The Christmas Photo

In light of the fact that I've been intending to post short story excerpts on this site since its inception and haven't, and because there doesn't seem to be much of a market for Christmas-themed short stories, I've decided to post The
Christmas Photo in its entirety. I wrote this story a couple of years ago after witnessing the glut of Christmas photos my mom receives every year, and sent it out to a few friends in lieu of a Christmas card.