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Eggnog #4--"Grinching"

Dec 12, 2011 21:56

Author: leiamoody
Title: Grinching
Rating: PG-13 (some rough language)
Challenge: Eggnog #4, “fruit cake”
Story: Maybe December
Summary: Jamie discovers fruitcake can make someone angry.
Word Count: 388
Notes: The character Mr. Bonaventure made his first appearance in Watching. The lyrics quoted in the first line are from "Fruitcakes" by Jimmy Buffett.

( For the past hour, the old man had grinched about mall Santas, carolers, mulled wine, eggnog, Salvation army bell ringers... )

[author] leiamoody, [challenge] eggnog

Comments 4

ichthusfish December 13 2011, 04:06:50 UTC

Aww! The perils of working bar lol! Well, I guess that's the price you have to pay for a club. Nicely written. I think a few people probably secretly feel like Mr. Bonaventure. Most just don't say ;)

leiamoody December 16 2011, 02:27:51 UTC

I'd say it's probably about half and half when it comes to people who don't like Christmas. The commercialism increases the cynicism.

Thanks for reading. :)

bookblather December 14 2011, 05:23:02 UTC

Awww, poor Mr. Bonaventure. He should be happy about SOMETHING. At least the whiskey, I guess.

Also, fuck yeah Jimmy Buffet.

leiamoody December 16 2011, 02:38:11 UTC

I have this image of Mr. Bonaventure being an old man who's been crapped on so much in life that he was too angry to live, but too afraid to die. Might have to write that one day...

I had to include the Jimmy Buffet reference because I was writing this when that song came up on my Ipod. Karma, right? ;)

Thanks for reading. :)