Eva Pasco's Blog - Posts Tagged "cheer"
A Holly Jolly!
Have a holly, jolly Christmas
And in case you didn't hear
Oh by golly have a holly jolly Christmas
This year
(Lyrics from “A Holly Jolly Christmas” written by Johnny Marks in 1962)
Is the sugar-spun notion of a “holly jolly” Christmas unrealistic?
Before his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge thought so: “If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart!”
An Indie author who aspires to the assertion, “art imitates life”—I’m inclined to agree.
Although Christmas is an integral part of my Contemporary, 'An Enlightening Quiche,' realism jingles all the way from the perspective of my protagonist, Augusta Bergeron:
A vision of myself as a ghoul from Christmases Yet to Come appeared in the guise of a long-in-the-tooth trollop flicking fried-dyed hair and wearing age-inappropriate, skintight attire tautly stretched over my butt of a joke. A comparable image satirized every night by Cohen at closing time inside the chamber of Chuggers put the fear of God in me.
‘Tis the season to indulge in a reprieve from the doldrums and humdrum. Against my better judgement, I indulge a Hallmark movie from time to time, in willing suspension of disbelief.
Eva’s Byte #449 – Good Samaritans
Good Samaritans stand out in bas-relief on the landscape of humanity. One can’t attach a price tag to a stranger’s charitable deed which has a positive impact on the recipient.
Good Samaritans who crossed my path this week:
The woman who called out “Miss” as I wheeled a shopping carriage to my vehicle. “You left a bag at the checkout lane.”
The driver who held up traffic so I could merge onto a busy roadway.
The server at a local restaurant who made it his point to hold open the door for my mother and me during our exit.
Good Samaritans empower us to pay forward an act of kindness. A neighbor in my building expressed her appreciation as I held the door open for her to proceed with a laundry cart.
In the capacity of a writer, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel for completing the draft of chapter 46 (1249 words) along my Contemporary work in progress. I’ve begun drafting chapter 47 (242 words thus far).
*May each of us aspire to extend kindness when an opportunity presents itself.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
Good Samaritans who crossed my path this week:
The woman who called out “Miss” as I wheeled a shopping carriage to my vehicle. “You left a bag at the checkout lane.”
The driver who held up traffic so I could merge onto a busy roadway.
The server at a local restaurant who made it his point to hold open the door for my mother and me during our exit.
Good Samaritans empower us to pay forward an act of kindness. A neighbor in my building expressed her appreciation as I held the door open for her to proceed with a laundry cart.
In the capacity of a writer, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel for completing the draft of chapter 46 (1249 words) along my Contemporary work in progress. I’ve begun drafting chapter 47 (242 words thus far).
*May each of us aspire to extend kindness when an opportunity presents itself.
My sincere appreciation to you for reading this far.
Eva’s Authors Den Page: http://www.authorsden.com/evapasco
