Amazing… it’s Xmas Day and this Jewboy’s heart is going 120 bpm right now. You’re Connelly with heart, Pelecanos with a sense of humor, Lehane with depth. Jonesing for pierogies now….
This is gripping from start to finish. Great use of first person POV to drive a short narrative through a long history - the asides and peripheral characters all popped.
Hi Duane - Finally had a chance to read this in full, still within the Christmas season, so I think I’m ok. Loved it, what a great piece of cultural and family tradition, wrapped in a grim and fatalistic seasonal wrapping. Well done!
Fuck man. You can write. Scared the piss out of me with a Christmas story. I'm calling mom right now to make sure she knows I'm coming to dinner.
Hah! Thank you, Don.
Not the Wigilia tradition I was used to. It does show you the importance of showing up.
This version of the tradition is a little "heightened," I'll admit. Merry Christmas, Don!
Amazing… it’s Xmas Day and this Jewboy’s heart is going 120 bpm right now. You’re Connelly with heart, Pelecanos with a sense of humor, Lehane with depth. Jonesing for pierogies now….
You and me both, Sam. : ) Thank you so much for the kind words.
This is gripping from start to finish. Great use of first person POV to drive a short narrative through a long history - the asides and peripheral characters all popped.
Thanks so much, Ryan!
Damn.... finally got a chance to read that.
Thanks for sharing it! Hope you had a Merry Christmas!
Thanks, Michael! And Merry Christmas to you, too.
Hi Duane - Finally had a chance to read this in full, still within the Christmas season, so I think I’m ok. Loved it, what a great piece of cultural and family tradition, wrapped in a grim and fatalistic seasonal wrapping. Well done!