Holiday Flash Fiction

Happy Holidays by JosDCreations
Used by permission from JosDCreations

The Ad

by IE Castellano

“Baubles bringing you down?  Has your jingle lost its jangle?  Bows have you in knots?  Is cheer a challenge?  Milk and cookies souring on the mantle?  Are you finding that giving the perfect gift has left you listless?

“Yes, with frosty days and icicle growing nights, a new bird is here to stay.  Silver bells ring on street corners and in front of shops.  Toys fill the stores.  Candy canes hang from branches.  Holly wreaths decorate doors.  Mistletoe dangles where all can see.  Nutcrackers guard everything sweet.

“Yet sometimes, rosy cheeks fail to glow.  Eggnog misses the mark.  Garland falls off the railings.  Jack Frost nips the nose a tiny too hard.

“Do not fret!  When standing in lines for hours ceases to delight, it’s easy to keep your stockings hanging with care.

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“Enjoy roasting chestnuts again!  Dance with sugarplums!  Build gingerbread castles!  Drive your sled down the silver lane!

“For only twelve easy payments of fifty-five eighty-eight, you, too, can re-light the joy of the season.  But wait!  If you act now, we’ll take off an entire payment, making it just eleven easy payments of fifty-five eighty-eight.

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“Say good-bye to fruitcake filled nights.  Sail away from that misfit island.  Clatter those sleigh bells with Holiday Joy!

“And if you call in the next thirty minutes, we’ll double the offer!  That’s two Holiday Joys and two bottles of Holly Jolly instant spray!  Keep one for yourself and give a friend Holiday Joy this year.  Reclaim your inner elf.  Only pay additional shipping and handling.

“Whoa!  Hold your horses!  Who can forget their pets this season of giving?  Ask your operator about Reindeer Magic.  Safe for dogs, cats, and ferrets.  Reindeer Magic has dogs wagging their tails in three quarter time and cats purring Bing.

“Do not delay!  Order now!

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“Holiday Joy side effects include making snowmen, singing carols, drinking hot chocolate, and rocking around the tree.  See your doctor if these symptoms persist beyond January sixth.”

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