Snowmen Of St.Mary’s Orphanage -Short Story (eBook)

Genre

Fantasy, Drama, Tragedy, Historical Fiction, short story

Graph

Comedic: 3

Romantic: 1

Scary: 1

Suspense: 2

Sadness: 9

Comfort: 1

Cerebral: 1

Erotic: 1

Dramatic: 3

Synopsis

The destitute and derelict St. Mary’s Orphanage has not seen Christmas in very many years. According to the nuns, Santa Claus has many children to deliver presents to, and occasionally… he just forgets about them.

This Christmas Eve, Mary, a young orphan, has taken it upon herself to flag Santa down and make sure he remembers their presents this year. Secretly, she hopes that she’s been good enough for Santa to bring her parents back to her.

Mood Excerpt

Mother Superior said Santa must have missed the orphanage, amidst all the other good children. Not that they weren’t good, she was always quick to add. Just that there were a lot of other children, and people just kind of… forgot.

Content Guidance

This short story explores themes of poverty, abandonment, neglect, and features a brief mention of substance dependency.

Reading Time

Word Count: 750 words

Average Total Reading Time: 3 minutes