Yes, I am a lazy slacker. But I also don’t want to give you a free short story that makes you go “This is the best he can do? Why would I buy his book then?”.

My new goal for The Absolute True Story of Santa Claus is now Monday, December 20th. I’ve got one little bit to correct (Forgot that in 1908, not a lot of people in Germany had electricity… if any) and to fix some conversation pieces. I’m trying to make this bloody and hilarious. Maybe bloody hilarious? Not sure.

The reason I need it done by Monday (besides dealing with an angry four people, who really want that free short story) is that I’m gearing up for the final run for Obliterator. Working on TATSoSC (…no comment…) has led me to believe that it is quite alright to have more than one story open on my desktop at a time. It’s worked so far, and left me with that chilly feeling in my spine, something usually reserved for when I do something good. Yay! I deserve Starbucks for my reward.

Plus I need to do some window shopping. Down side of having royalty checks? They usually don’t come in December…