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Christmas Baby
by
Johnny Miles (Goodreads Author)
It's Christmas Eve morning, 1957, and John wakes up to find his parents are missing. When he realizes they never came home from a holiday party they attended the night before, John calls his estranged uncle, a man he barely remembers and hasn't seen in nearly 14 years. Together, they face a life-changing tragedy and John discovers a family secret that's been tucked away li...more
ebook, 16 pages
Published
December 5th 2011
by Untreed Reads
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Traditionally, Christmas is a time for reuniting families, catching up on old times, and sharing hopes for the future. In 'Christmas Baby' by Johnny Miles, this Christmastime is one John will never forget. The only positive thing is that he is reunited with his mother's brother, Uncle Bill, a man he was never allowed to know, but never told why.
When his parents die in a car crash, John is overwhelmed with guilt. He regrets all the words spoken in anger and those left unspoken, all the questions...more
When his parents die in a car crash, John is overwhelmed with guilt. He regrets all the words spoken in anger and those left unspoken, all the questions...more
3.5 stars. This short story takes place right before Christmas in 1957 and is told from the perspective of a teenager whose parents drive off to a holiday party, never to return. Suddenly, an uncle he's never met before is the only person he has in the world.
Feb 29, 2012
Johnny Miles
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Dec 07, 2011
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marked it as wish-list
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Johnny Miles first burst onto the world of gay erotica in 1985, when he published his first short story for self-abusers. Since then, his work has been in Blueboy, Numbers, Stars, Honcho, First Hand, Skin, Male Insider and, more recently, Handjobs magazines.
After several decades of experimenting with different careers – graphic designer, massage therapist, phone sex operator and human dildo – he s...more
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