Winter: a frigid season, to say the least. Some are lucky, and live in climates where the sun shines all year round. Those who are stuck in frostier areas during this time have trouble keeping warm. Nevertheless, there is another kind of warmth that lasts longer and glows brighter than a simple fire.
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Merry Christmas! :)
A short and sweet oneshot, inspired by "The Gift of the Magi," one of my favourite short stories. Hope you enjoy it! My first go at a oneshot, so any and all feedback is much appreciated!
How are things in your neck of the woods this fine day?
I think I can safely say I've been risking my neck.
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But I'm out of coffee, so a run to the store was necessary. To my fellow drivers' credit, I only saw three cars in the ditch. However, I saw at least 8 idiots on the road who forgot to turn their headlights on. Even if you can see just fine, they still need to be on so OTHER drivers can see YOU.
I believe the state law says headlights should be on whenever wipers are on.
edit: I suppose it's possible some of them did have them on, but the snow caked on blocked the light.
1770345 I live in Canada. Daytime headlights are required by law :)
Hmmm, this looks interesting.
As far as one-shots go, it could've used more fleshing out, but I still think this is pretty charming.
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Lucky you. I'm stuck in Virginia for Christmas because my father decided it would be great not to take time off from work.
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I actually disagree. I think the spare nature of the story adds to it's charm- the details aren't as important as the impression of the relationship I get, as well as the hints about the characters themselves. There's elements of sadness but hopefulness as well, and it made me smile to read it. I think it was just the right length- much more and the sense of a quick sketch of feelings would be overwhelmed by details.
Great short!
1780020 Thank you! That was exactly my feeling. I had a simple story to tell, and I didn't want to bore everybody with too much backstory. I wrote down a bunch of ideas of how to tell it, and this way seemed to be the best. Enough storyline action with hints dropped, providing just the right amount of background for the reader. I tried to show more than tell. ;)
Thanks to everyone for the kind words so far! :)
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Speaking as someone who has the "Documentarian" gene, I appreciate how hard it is to say less when writing and trust the reader to either fill in the detail or find a measure of wonder in the gaps. When I try to write something, there's this deep-seated need to provide perfect continuity.
The irony is, I end up LOVING stories with gaps, holes, and missing information; the empty spaces fascinate me and instill a desire to find out what happens.