Set your story at a work holiday party,

Posted in Holiday on Dec 23, 2022

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“Santa at the Roundtable” by Keith Brooks

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Santa at the Roundtable In his nearly fifty years of existence, Scott Lazlon had never been at a loss for words. He had been blessed with the gift of gab, the power of persuasion. His mother (as well as more than a few women he had taken to bed) always told him he had one hell of a “talented tongue”, that he could convince anyone the sky was black or that cats barked instead of meowed. He thought that was a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. But as...

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“Making the Wrongs Right” by Dart V

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Estel Hollyfrost was snuggled up on her couch, sipping some warm hot cocoa. She took a slow sip, indulging in the lovely chocolatey taste. She was truly exhausted and just wanted to relax. She had been working day and night for the past three months, building toys for children. Being a toy-builder elf took a lot of effort, but she couldn't just give up. The pay was excellent, and the thought of letting Santa down made Estel shudder. Toy-builder elves have been in demand since many elves chose easier jobs, such as tending to the reindeer or b...

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“Researching Xmas ” by Kimberly Walker

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Dear Robin,I don’t know who challenges me more, my daughter or our boss. The subject is the holidays. I wouldn’t say I like Christmas. The boss could not have been vaguer about what he wanted me to do: Research Christmas!Christmas has been overdone…it’s been commercialized. What can I say to sell more crap faster?Oh well, pick your poison! I researched every holiday, greeting, and even St. Nick…. I hope you can create some pictures from this; if you have questions, I’m at the office party, and we can brainstorm.Season Greetings(Popular gener...

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“The Luck Of The Draw” by Pat Gordon

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She wasn’t like the rest of them. The mirror affirmed that her bargain sweater and wrap dress exuded the confidence that a holiday party where she would know almost no one demanded. Sara tightly exhaled. The typical new hire in Artificial Intelligence was in their early 20’s and a good 12 years her junior. They also possessed a resume bulleted with internships and project successes corporations yearned for. But most of them hadn’t worked a decade as a computer science teacher to indifferent 10th graders. If she continued plodding the online...

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“Ho Ho Ho, Let it Snow” by Christopher Ford

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It occurred in his mind–the trail of light following everything that moved and every time he turned his head. Parker’s legs lurched forward with a drunken grace and stopped at a decorative, rather expensive-looking bench with cherubs and leafy vines carved into the stone. His feet swiveled. Objects in his view swirled with him, growing a diminishing tail of their residual image moving in 180 degrees with his sights. Parker sat down. Eyes shut–not his choice–and he twisted open the Desani and plunged the cleansing liqu...

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Set your story at a work holiday party,

Submissions are closed

✍️ 35 stories

“Santa at the Roundtable” by Keith Brooks

“Making the Wrongs Right” by Dart V

“Researching Xmas ” by Kimberly Walker

“The Luck Of The Draw” by Pat Gordon

“Ho Ho Ho, Let it Snow” by Christopher Ford

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a family (biological or found) coming together for Christmas.

Write a story that takes place over the eight nights of Hannukah.

Write about a cynical character realizing they do have something to celebrate after all.

Write a story about an unconventional holiday tradition.

Contest #178

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