Review: A Writer's Gift
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2013
A wonderful Christmas short story.Mark, a relatively successful author is struggling to find any ideas for the Christmas short story competition that he wishes to enter. After hours of staring at a blank screen, he decides that he needs to go out to find inspiration.With notebook in hand, he heads off out and observes several things which he may be able to use, but nothing is quite good enough to be the main focus of the story. Then he notices Rebecca, an old schoolfriend that he hasn't seen for several years. Overhearing that she has forgotten her purse and can not pay for her goods, Mark immediately pays and they sit down together and chat about old times.Mark meets Rebecca's son Tommy and learns that the family dog Fitzy is seriously ill and will need surgery if he is to survive. Unfortunately Rebecca just doesn't have the money to pay for the surgery and is desperately upset about how Tommy will react if Fitzy dies.This could be a perfect idea for his Christmas story and Mark decides to work with Tommy to tell Fitzy's tale and promises that any money he wins will be used to pay for the dog's surgery.Unfortunately the cost of the surgery is significantly more expensive than the prize money available and of course there's no guarantee that the story will be good enough to win the competition.They really do need a Christmas miracle if Fitzy is going to get his surgery.....