Holiday Hilarity!
Every child adores Santa Claus. Every child dreams of catching Santa in front of their Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, watching him work his magic, and maybe even taking a ride in that famous sleigh. John Phythyon was not every child.
While every kid dreams of meeting Kris Kringle, John was obsessed. Every year on Thanksgiving Day, he would begin planning mad schemes to catch Santa Claus in the act, determined he would at last meet that jolly, old elf in person. And on December 24, 1977, this annual ritual would finally pay off.
In this mini-memoir, John tells the story of Christmas as a Midwestern kid in the 1970's. He recounts his adventures surviving Wisconsin winters, battling with his brother over who got to look at the Sears Wish Book, of how, despite his best efforts, he kept slipping off Santa's Nice List and onto the Naughty one, and of his burning desire to meet the One, True Santa Claus in action.
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Praise for other mini-memoirs by John Phythyon:
"Secret Identity: My True-Life Adventure as a Superhero"
"This is written for anyone who has ever been a kid that did something that they had no real business getting away with, but somehow did anyway. (Particularly if that something was really cool!)"
--David Vermooten
"Phythyon's mini-memoir is cute, witty, and at moments, side-splittingly funny. This is a fantastic foray into the writer's mind."
--Dwight Fidler
"Rocketed to Earth: My True-Life Adventure as a Space Alien"
"Phythyon is a fine story-teller and he manages to get inside his ten-year-old self in a wonderfully entertaining way. It's a lively and sometimes thought-provoking look at American middle-class family life."
--Whistlers Mom, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer
"Animal House: My True-Life Adventure with Pets"
"If you don't get a few chuckles while reading this book, call the undertaker because your sense of humor is dead."
--LFH
Click "Look Inside" above to read a free sample of "Naughty & Nice"
Every child adores Santa Claus. Every child dreams of catching Santa in front of their Christmas tree on Christmas Eve, watching him work his magic, and maybe even taking a ride in that famous sleigh. John Phythyon was not every child.
While every kid dreams of meeting Kris Kringle, John was obsessed. Every year on Thanksgiving Day, he would begin planning mad schemes to catch Santa Claus in the act, determined he would at last meet that jolly, old elf in person. And on December 24, 1977, this annual ritual would finally pay off.
In this mini-memoir, John tells the story of Christmas as a Midwestern kid in the 1970's. He recounts his adventures surviving Wisconsin winters, battling with his brother over who got to look at the Sears Wish Book, of how, despite his best efforts, he kept slipping off Santa's Nice List and onto the Naughty one, and of his burning desire to meet the One, True Santa Claus in action.
Click "Look Inside" for a free sample!
Praise for other mini-memoirs by John Phythyon:
"Secret Identity: My True-Life Adventure as a Superhero"
"This is written for anyone who has ever been a kid that did something that they had no real business getting away with, but somehow did anyway. (Particularly if that something was really cool!)"
--David Vermooten
"Phythyon's mini-memoir is cute, witty, and at moments, side-splittingly funny. This is a fantastic foray into the writer's mind."
--Dwight Fidler
"Rocketed to Earth: My True-Life Adventure as a Space Alien"
"Phythyon is a fine story-teller and he manages to get inside his ten-year-old self in a wonderfully entertaining way. It's a lively and sometimes thought-provoking look at American middle-class family life."
--Whistlers Mom, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer
"Animal House: My True-Life Adventure with Pets"
"If you don't get a few chuckles while reading this book, call the undertaker because your sense of humor is dead."
--LFH
Click "Look Inside" above to read a free sample of "Naughty & Nice"
