Nicholas Was...
older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die.
The dwarfish natives of the Arctic caverns did not speak his language, but conversed in their own, twittering tongue, conducted incomprehensible rituals, when they were not actually working in the factories.
Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night. During the journey he would stand near every child in the world, leave one of the dwarves’ invisible gifts by its bedside. The children slept, frozen into time.
He envied Prometheus and Loki, Sisyphus and Judas. His punishment was harsher.
Ho.
Ho.
Ho.Neil Gaiman: ‘“Nicholas Was…” is a hundred-word short story that began life as a Christmas Card, which Dave McKean calligraphed for me and I sent out to friends and family in 1989.’
Holy Hell.
Christmas is ruined.
edgar-allan-poet-by-the-night replied to your post: Ok I have t..fan girls could would crowd. and
someone would establish a pee
corner, (like in the office)
Omfg the pee corner thing is brilliant, I can so imagine ringo really having to go and john coming up with that and george and paul trying to talk him out of it cuz it’d smell and poor ringo unkukgben it’s so gross yet very beatle-y :P thanks! :D
