Gift Exchange

by Jack Osprey

The holiday season to many means warmth and sharing, but not everyone-s life goes quite as they planned. Rich or poor, life has a way of spinning hopes and expectations out of control. Those tossed to the icy curb by society still long to be loved, and when fate crosses the path of two desperate people, there might just be enough holiday magic left in the winter to make one more dream come true.

Nook

First published March 4, 2009

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

A woman is spending her third Christmas holiday homeless and alone with her thoughts. When a woman is forcibly thrown out of a cab onto the slushy ground, the homeless woman comes to her rescue, even if the help isn’t initially welcome. These two women discover similarities that aren’t visible at first glance, and renewed hope for the future.

Gift Exchange is an intriguing tale, a short but extremely detailed story with two captivating women. Within just a few pages, the author has provided two well developed characters while maintaining an element of mystery to each. There is a twist that makes this story more that what it appears to be, one that was unexpected and added an extra level of intrigue.

The story is extremely well written and the imagery is vivid throughout. This is a tale of two women from very different walks of life meeting and quickly becoming entangled in one another’s lives. I definitely recommend this unique holiday-themed short story.