When I first saw the title of this piece, I did a mental eye roll: As if we haven't already had way too many Dicken's ripoffs over the years. The original was OK, but the constant -- usually horrendous and totally unimaginative -- imitations really begin to grate on me.
And then I saw who wrote this story and thought I would give it a try, anyway...
Boy, am I glad I did. This was sheet brilliance. What a fun romp. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire story, but if I had to pick out a few favourite lines, they would be:
- New writer, new rules.
- ...almost as if she was a completely different person.
- Swear to God, I'm not kidding.
I guess you can tell I enjoy meta-humour.
You've left me hoping that there will be Ghost of Christmas Past and Present stories in our very own future Christmas.
Joy,
Lynn
p.s., You've nailed Tempus's voice down perfectly.
