It seems to me that a creative writer would want to make use of the abundant constructions, punctuation, and words the English language supplies. However, short fiction, or at least contemporary short fiction, or at least contemporary short fiction that I’ve read, is relatively sparse. Simplicity seems to be the rule — whether in construction or word choice.
You can plan on me. Please have snow and mistletoe and presents under the tree. Christmas Eve will find me where the lovelight gleams. I’ll be home for Christmas... if only in my dreams. For now, New Jersey keeps me. I can linger in the exquisite pleasure of picking out our first, our very own, tree — artificial for our carpeted apartment, but still a Christmas tree.
Read MoreI am newly transplanted to New Jersey. My boyfriend and I are firmly in pre-engagement bliss, nesting in our “Martha-Stewart” apartment, talking puppies. I never considered that potting mums on the back balcony and decorating the tiny square of concrete that passes for a front stoop could be so apple-pie-fulfilling.
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