The Christmas Shoppe
“In bright green and red and all caps, the words The Christmas Shoppe now hung above the front door. By Saturday midday, the rumor spread like wildfire that Matilda Honeycutt was out of her head—certifiably nuts.
“Nothing but a bunch of worthless old junk in there,” people were telling each other. “And that crazy lady calls it a Christmas store!”
“Something’s got to be done,” George Snider told several of the business owners as they met for coffee on Sunday morning. This impromptu meetin...g had been initiated by the councilman. “You can’t let one business ruin the downtown atmosphere, and especially right before Christmas.”
“That’s right,” one merchant said. “I peeked inside there yesterday afternoon, and the trash in that shoddy little shop makes Marty’s Secondhand Stuff look like a boutique.”
Everyone laughed.
“It seems irreverent to call that place a Christmas shop,”MoreLess
“Nothing but a bunch of worthless old junk in there,” people were telling each other. “And that crazy lady calls it a Christmas store!”
“Something’s got to be done,” George Snider told several of the business owners as they met for coffee on Sunday morning. This impromptu meetin...g had been initiated by the councilman. “You can’t let one business ruin the downtown atmosphere, and especially right before Christmas.”
“That’s right,” one merchant said. “I peeked inside there yesterday afternoon, and the trash in that shoddy little shop makes Marty’s Secondhand Stuff look like a boutique.”
Everyone laughed.
“It seems irreverent to call that place a Christmas shop,”MoreLess
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