Christmas Round Robin - Chapter 7

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Chapter 7 of the Christmas Round Robin is posted.

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REMINDER for the Once Upon a Time Affair

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We're half way through the posting period for the current Once Upon a Time Affair but, as yet, we've had no submissions. However, I realise that it is a busy time for most people so, hopefully, we'll get a few stories over the next week. I may even get my act together and get round to writing something myself.

The current prompt can be found right here.

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Under the Tree (Once upon a Time challenge. December 2017. Theme: Christmas)

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Once upon a Time challenge. 23 December 2017 (Theme: Christmas)



Under the tree

“Peace and goodwill,” Napoleon muttered to himself as he trudged through the snow. "There will be none of either when I get back." There was no-one else on the street, and he was grumbling aloud to himself, just in order to hear a human voice in this blizzard.

Aunt Amy was away this year, and he was cast back on his own resources which were unlikely to be reliable in the circumstances. He had successfully, but rather belatedly, got away from Thrush, of whose proclivities whatshername – Sheila? Priscilla? – knew nothing. Proclivities, pah. Psychopathic tendencies, that’s what. Anyway, he was a day late and she had probably given up on him. And where was Illya when you needed him, hm? …Hope he’s OK. …Haven’t heard from him in a while… probably sitting in his far-from-warm room reading some worthy journal article about the fundamental constituents of matter. Fundamental …nuts… and not a holly berry or Yule log in sight, if he knew that Little Red Sceptic.

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