Reindeer

For the last three years, ever since his young children looked forward to Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, George endured shoveling snow off the roof. On Christmas Eve, the jolly, old, obese, bearded imp would swoop down the chimney and spread gifts for everybody. All twelve reindeer remained on the roof until Santa’s task was done. 

On top of his roof now, George wondered why Santa never carried doggy bags. That red-nosed Rudolph could release an unbelievable amount from gobbling up all those cookies and treats that Santa always retrieved from household offerings near the chimney. Why do these twelve reindeer always wait to poop and piss on George’s roof?

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Garry Engkent

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Garry Engkent has co-authored three college/university texts: Groundwork: Writing Skills to Build On; Fiction/Non-Fiction: A Reader and Rhetoric; and Essay: Do's and Don'ts. His stories have appeared in Exile, Alberta Magazine, Many Mouthed Birds, SELS Review etc. Most of the stories have a Chinese immigrant slant, circa 1950-70s: "Why My Mother Can't Speak English," "Chickens for Christmas," and "Visiting". Among others, his stories "The Bear and I", "Eggroll", "Acceptance” and “Rabbit" were published in Ricepaper Magazine. Recently, he has branched out to horror: “I, Zombie: A Different Point of View,” “The Zombie and the Shedim,” “Swine,” and “Merci” among others.

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