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Posts tagged as “Mariah Lanfier”

Calling Steam Santa (Part 5 of 5)

After supper, Mariah was allowed to stay up and open her gift bag at the kitchen table, while her parents watched.  There was the now-traditional…

Calling Steam Santa (Part 4 of 5)

The side of the steam sleigh folded out with a hiss of machinery, and other partitions shifted around, until two seats had been created –…

Calling Steam Santa (Part 3 of 5)

She stepped out from her sheltered place, feeling the wind nip at her face as she kept her eyes outward, still scanning for any signs…

Calling Steam Santa (Part 2 of 5)

Seven-year-old Mariah Lanfier had argued long and hard to convince her parents that she was old enough, and responsible enough, to participate in this year’s…

Calling Steam Santa (Part 1 of 5)

((Hey, all! This is the Christmas story that I meant to write for Tenk’s call for Christmas stories last year, but didn’t get going on…