Faux Santa

By Nancy A. Cavanaugh

�Try this one,� suggested Mrs. Claus as she held up another suit.

�Ugh,� Santa replied. �Damn PETA! Threatening to protest at all mall Santas if I don�t stop wearing real fur!�

�They�re good people.�

�Bah humbug. Santa in faux fur! Ridiculous! Maybe a faux Santa should deliver the gifts!�

A few weeks later �

Santa spent Christmas Eve in Hawaii as a faux Santa in a faux fur suit delivered the presents. He drank pina coladas, following the journey on the Santa tracker site.

As he staggered to bed, he exclaimed, �Merry Christmas to all and to PETA, bite me!�

© 2008 by Nancy A. Cavanaugh