A Trace of Christmas Spirit
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Since his brother's death, Camden’s yearly road trip to celebrate Christmas with his parents has turned to nothing more than drudgery. With his holiday spirit gone, this is the last year he will subject himself to their narrow-minded views on his life.
But Cam’s world takes a left turn when he gets snowed-in with the eccentric and way-too-jolly Trace. Maybe...just maybe spirits can be revived and the joy of Christmas reclaimed.
This book was originally published December 2011 in the anthology And The Prompt Is...Holiday Edition with the Story Orgy. Though the base story remains intact, it has been edited again, enhanced from its original version. I hope you enjoy this new version and thank you.
Havan Fellows
I annoy, love, respect, scare, seduce, hurt, anger, infatuate, frustrate, flatter, envy, amuse and tolerate everyone. I just do it better in writing thanks to a little thing called...edits. Okay no, seriously...I'm a simple minded person who enjoys the escape from real life through a book. I write with the group Story Orgy and hope to continue doing so for a long time. I also am privileged to be with the Pulp Friction writers creating intermingling books in a world all our own. And just like every other red blooded human – I love hearing from people. So feel free to drop me a line – whether it's a comment on my blog, an email, a tweet or you track me down on FaceBook or Google + ... it's easy to catch someone who wants to be caught.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gosh, funny take on an old Christmas theme. Loved it! Keep up the good work.
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A Trace of Christmas Spirit - Havan Fellows
Blurb
Since his brother's death, Camden’s yearly road trip to celebrate Christmas with his parents has turned to nothing more than drudgery. With his holiday spirit gone, this is the last year he will subject himself to their narrow-minded views on his life.
But Cam’s world takes a left turn when he gets snowed-in with the eccentric and way-too-jolly Trace. Maybe…just maybe spirits can be revived and the joy of Christmas reclaimed.
This book was originally published December 2011 in the anthology And The Prompt Is...Holiday Edition with the Story Orgy. Though the base story remains intact, it has been edited again, enhanced from its original version. I hope you enjoy this new version and thank you.
A Trace of Christmas Spirit
By
Havan Fellows
Smashwords edition published in the United States
Second Edition Copyright © November 2013 by Havan Fellows
Copyright © December 2011 by Havan Fellows
Acknowledgements
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, locations, incidents and positions are completely and absolutely a part of the author's skewed imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, businesses, events or locales are entirely coincidental and maybe a little bit freaky.
Cover Art by Startled Monkeys Media
Editing by Jae Ashley
All rights are reserved. Except for use in any review, the reproduction or utilization of this work in whole or in part in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, is forbidden without express written permission of the publisher/author. So please be good, good is fun.
Dedications
To Bev Smith whose joy for life and generous heart have guaranteed that her spirit shines down from the brightest star in the sky.
To Myristica Onenine…you are always a joy to talk to, and these prompt words you sent in made a story pop into my head that I'm very proud of. Thank you for your kindness, and I hope you enjoy this story that wouldn't be if not for you.
Prompt words: toy maker / snowed in cabin / Christmas wrapping
Trademark Acknowledgements:
The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the following trademarks mentioned in this work of fiction:
Merriam-Webster: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Oxford (Dictionary): Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
And now…for your reading enjoyment…
A Trace of Christmas Spirit
Chapter 1
Camden Bartels swore under his breath. The last thing he wanted to do was drive thousands of miles to spend a fucking fake ass holiday with his fake ass family. None of them mattered to him anymore; he was free of their tyranny. Free until Christmas came around every year, that was. He was forced to drive up to Maine once a year to spend a grueling week with people who didn't give a damn about him. How did that work anyway? How was a grown man forced to do something so heinous that he absolutely despised the thought of it?
Oh yeah, because his kid brother made him swear to it. Daley was the only one of the lot worth anything. The only one with the power to make Camden take this journey every year, even after Daley's passing ten winters ago.
Well, this was it. The last year he participated in this stupid ass ritual. His parents could just shove it; they didn't want him there anyway. They had written him off long ago when he confessed the obvious… he didn't like girls. His mother actually offered to pay for his therapy if he would just find a nice wife and have lots of rugrats. His father threatened to beat the shit out of him until he manned up and hit back. He would have pulverized his father with two good blows. Two really fucked up ideas of how to straighten his ass out, if you asked Cam. Hell, you could ask anyone and they would think the same thing: his parents were bigoted lunatics.
Not Daley, though. Six years younger than Cam, his brother had been fine with