Throwaways
Nicholas, not the christmastime figure of jolly old santa, but a fourth-century bishop later decreed to be the patron saint of boxers. he had learned over the years to pick his battles carefully, not to let his anger overtake him wantonly.
Metal-Heads Ch. 3
Steamer's lane was one of the best surf spots in santa cruise, and she found that she could always think clearly out here by the ocean.
12/21/2012
Another large missile flew overhead, striking santa monica, leaving it in ruins. "we need to get as far from here as we can, kids." joshua continued to drive off. dustin smiled weakly at the stranger. "nice to meet you."
Engineering, Part 2
"the fang fairy; santa was busy handling the elves' strike." i made my voice more aggressive. "who do you think sent us, numb-nuts? you've been compromised. we're the clean-up crew. now, open this door before i get angry.
The Day
It was malcolm who noticed that santa had apparently managed to sneak into their room in the middle of the night.
Test Trial No. 2
"you said santa wouldn't give me anything for christmas because he was broke. so, funny patrick flew to my window wearing a beard and a hat to give me mrs. crumpet. they are nice!" she showed a boy three groups over from her the doll when he asked.
CARDBOARD 1
"first santa clause has one and now you." lockely found the idea of a tardis being real and camouflaging itself as a box a lot easier to understand than whatever explanation calex was about to attempt. "nuh uh." calex shook his head.
In The Doghouse: Chapter Three
The next sunday afternoon found reid and vance poring over the event over lunch at a seaside restaurant out in santa monica.
Undertow : Prologue -- Chapter 5 - Christmas
A reef hung from the wall above the television and we'd put an otter-ized version of santa claus in the corner of the room next to the tree. there were also lights outside but i'll admit i'd only seen them once or twice.
The Eve
His staff, on a strictly volunteer basis, helped him put the norad santa tracker on the big screen at the back of the café, got hours of winterfest music together (some traditional, some of what might have been called new age), and made sure that every possible
The Misadventures of an Unexpected Dragon - Chapter 1
Cheasequah let out a rather hearty laugh, something that almost seemed santa-like in nature, yet also felt out of place coming from him.
Morgana the vampiress
My mind recalled a mortal memory in a flash, i remembered the night i found out there wasn't a santa claus. i was devasted as a child. it was something i believed to be so real, pure & hopeful....to be shattered by the lie.