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holiday stress
(Mike Allen)

Holiday stress

It’s not that I hate this time of year — I’m no Grinch — but as I get older, I’m finding more reasons to dislike the month of December than reasons to enjoy it. Holiday stress just keeps taking its toll.

Christmas parties though; I’m all about those Christmas parties.

— Mike Allen


(Editor’s Note: NonDoc provides Sundaze as a weekly space for poetry, short prose, visual art and other ideas pitched by creatives in Oklahoma and around the world. All submissions are encouraged, and new creatives are sought. Submit your work for publication by contacting Editorial@NonDoc.com.)


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