Within a few hours, one of the worst years of my life will thankfully be over but please do not despair on my behalf. My pickle has not fallen off its burger and the fried egg of happiness has not totally slid off the greasy plate of joy. The next year will be a battle, as it will be for all of you out there, to achieve things that you wish to achieve in spite of the forces set against you.

'The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.'-…

A quick story to hopefully cheer up those suffering, like me, from the Christmas/holiday blues. If you like this story, there's more available under 'Dean Scurlock' at Amazon e-book kindle store.

John Macilroy and the Dog That Came In From the Cold

(Or ‘Tinkerer, Time-Traveller, Solderer, Berk’)

At 31 years, John Macilroy was a constant nuisance to his Nana…