Secret Santa

Wes Howard is fat. He's tried dieting, exercising, and even gastric bypass surgery, but nothing has helped. His wife has left him, he has very few friends, and for him, a good Christmas is curling up on the couch with a drink and a copy of Die Hard.But this Christmas Wes is going to learn why he's fat. Because Wes has a destiny, and that destiny will take him to a gleaming castle -- one that's farther north than Wes ever thought he'd go."Secret Santa" first appeared in audio form as issue 138 of the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine, edited by Rish Outfield and Big Anklevich.Abigail Hilton, author of the Cowry Catchers "This was my favorite (new) Christmas story that I've heard on any podcast"Christopher Munroe, short fiction "You know that thing where the third act brings the whole story to a whole new level? WOW this applies."