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I hope you all enjoy this story as it is told every so often. It's an original, fictional story mixing a coming of age tale with the holidays, the supernatural, and topical issues...if you missed the first chapter, you can start by reading Chapter One . Underneath the Tree - A supernatural tale of Christmas "Underneath the Tree" Chapter Two: The Gambler Interlude: A CNN announcer tells us that US troops arrive in Iran and have cornered overthrown the regime. End Interlude. For what seemed like the entire bus ride, I couldn't get the vision out of my head. It was as if Stanley Kubrick met Oliver Stone and then they collaborated with Spike Lee and said "hey, let's mess with this kid's head…". The cinematography was excellent, guys. Part of me felt guilty for blowing off the last week of classes, like I was spoiling the money my parents spent on sending me to school. The guilt lasted all of ten seconds as I thought of how my Dad earned his living. My Da...

This is a Christmas story I've worked on over the years. It's an original, fictional story and I hope you enjoy it as I present it on a weekly basis. Underneath the Tree - A supernatural tale of Christmas Chapter One – "Homeward Bound" Interlude – Christmas 1988, 4:30 AM Drip. Drip! The sound was so quiet it was deafening. For minutes that seemed like years, I had listened for that sound. Please, oh, please let it start. I’d toss and turn in the bed just loud enough so the creaks would make their way into Mom and Dad’s room. They can’t still be sleeping – it must be five am already! Finally, I had enough of waiting – I leapt out of my bed and stomped on the floor. Surely that would get them up....Nothing! Frantic, I ran over to their bedroom. I didn’t know whether to cry or to yell or to poke. They HAD to get up. This was Christmas morning, and we must be the last family to wake up. I decided the "poke" method would work best. Dad would not budge, but Mom go...