Three Christmas Gifts: A Trio of Holiday Short Stories

As a gift to readers, Bill Burkett offers up three Christmas stories from three of his short story collections -- “A Santa Claus Story” from Pea-Green Boat, “Christmas in Nassau” from Mean Grey Old Morning, and “L.A. Christmas” from Newspaper Gypsy.

William R. Burkett, Jr. is an acclaimed sci-fi writer, listed in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia. But his “straight” writing is equally powerful. A product of Georgia and Florida, he now lives in the Pacific Northwest where he can enjoy the fishing and duck hunting. He was once described by author Frank G. Slaughter as a “natural-born storyteller.” After a Quixotic career in journalism and public relations, he’s now turning his attention back to his fascinating life.