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    Cold Turkey for Christmas
    Cold Turkey for Christmas
    Cold Turkey for Christmas
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    Cold Turkey for Christmas

    By H. K. Hillman

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    What if Santa and his elves didn’t really like their jobs?

    What if Santa resented the modern march of political correctness and the current frenzy of banning and controlling everything until we are all exactly the same?

    What if Santa decided to do something about it?

    In this short story, Santa has had enough. It hasn’t happened yet, but maybe this year...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherH. K. Hillman
    Release dateNov 24, 2012
    ISBN9781301990641
    Cold Turkey for Christmas
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    H. K. Hillman

    Author, owner of Leg Iron Books and co-editor of the Underdog Anthologies.

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      Cold Turkey for Christmas - H. K. Hillman

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      Cold Turkey for Christmas

      A short story by

      H.K. Hillman

      Smashwords edition

      Copyright H. K. Hillman, 2012.

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