April in the 'Brook

Every year since 1990-something, I've written an Acton Christmas story for my holiday letter. The story is "creative" nonfiction. Some of the events happened, but mostly it's a story. Here is this year's, based on the runaway antics of our shelter dog, Sara.                            An Acton Christmas - 2018:  "Runaway Christmas" In the Acton home, Mom was feeling the pressure of Christmas. There were always so many things she needed to do: paint each fingernail with a different holiday design, read all the books she was giving before she wrapped them – and those were just the important jobs. This year even the minor jobs like shopping and decorating were complicated. This year everything had changed – all because of Sara. Mom and Dad had a dog! Brennan was the first to notice the changes when he came home for Christmas. He called Mom’s phone from the driveway. “How am I supposed to get in the house?...