Aubrey’s Weird Christmas

Disclaimer

The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed are fictitious. No identification with actual persons or places is intended or should be inferred. All pertinent characters represented in this story are 18 years of age or older.

Thanks

Some days ago, my friend BPClavel challenged me to write a story according to the rules of The StoryBoard For Naked Fiction: “The 25+ lines of Dialog – Story Contest!“. Although my nickname may seem familiar to you, I’m a native French-speaking writer. Therefore, because it’s my very first time publishing in English, I’m grateful for all the help he gave me.

Enjoy!

Foreword

With his red suit easily recognizable, the arrival in the store windows of the fat bearded man reminds us that the end of the year celebrations are upon us. Also, whether he lives at the North Pole or in Alaska for some, or even Lapland for others, everyone knows that he will make children happy.

However, long before the appearance of this character inspired by mass consumerism, in the countries where Christmas is celebrated, Saint Nicholas was already on the scene. Unlike the nowadays famous Santa Claus, he did not travel alone but he was always accompanied by an assistant. Thus, while the Catholic saint distributes delicious treats to good children, his terrible companion punishes those who have been naughty.

This dark, dirty and black bearded man, adept at corporal punishment, armed with a large bag and a whip of sticks is known by the evocative name, ‘Old Man Whipper’. In German-speaking Switzerland he is called, ‘Schmutzli.’

Please discover in this new chapter, “Aubrey’s Weird Christmas“, what could easily be taken as a “spin-off” of my novel “Clémence Rebels“.