I read a variety of books this year. These six are among my favorite genre reads in 2019 (not necessarily published in 2019).
Give a Dragon a Cookie
by Lester D. CrawfordJane noticed sitting on the windowsill an arm’s length dragon that shimmered red and green and silver and gold.
“You’re beautiful. Here.” She gave the dragon a cookie.
The dragon chirped, took the cookie, and flew away.
When Sally entered, Jane said, “I saw a colorful dragon.”
“Those are Christmas dragons.”
“New to me. I gave it a cookie.”
“No! It’ll bring others. Quick, run.”
Sally and Jane ran out of the house.
An ever-growing flock of iridescent dragons descended on the house covering it until it collapsed under the mass.
Jane said, “Lesson learned: Don’t feed the Christmas dragons.”
This is my 100-word Christmas story for 2019.
Stories submitted by other writers are here Advent Ghosts 2019: The Stories.
Years ago, I was inspired to attempt writing a 100-word Christmas story by Loren Eaton of the I Saw Lightning Fall blog. I tend toward long stories, so a 100-word story seemed like something I might not be able to do. I began typing, finished the story, and had exactly 100-words. I was surprised I did it first try. (Read it here. Click 100-word Christmas Stories to see all of them. Some are better than others, but they were all fun to write.) Now, every year, I write a 100-word Christmas story. It’s always fun.