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An Alternative Christmas Carol

By: Matt Shaw
Narrated by: Matt Shaw
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Some men cannot be saved.

From the dark mind of Matt Shaw, author of Sick B*stards and Octopus, comes a new take on a classic tale.

What if Scrooge saw his past, was reminded of his present, and had a glimpse of his future but did not care for how he was perceived by the Spirits offering redemption and salvation?

“If I am to be damned with slim chance to yet redeem myself than for why spend the rest of my waking days in trying to make amends when I can but face my demons early and enjoy the warmth offered from the free flames of Hell? You say that this is the fate that awaits unless I change my ways and wants and yet the man you’ve shown is the one whom I am and am proud to be. The what-if is all but weak, the kind of man seen staggering down a street with not a penny in his pocket and yet still taken for a fool by those passing by. I may well be remembered in ways seen as hateful or hurtful but, my spirit, living like this - I am at least remembered.”

What if the visits turn Scrooge darker still?

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Written and read by Matt Shaw. This Scrooge makes Dickens' miser seem a paragon of virtue and generosity. A thoroughly nasty, nasty individual, not for the pursuit of gain but to be vicious as a matter of fact. This short story is devoid of the hope and lighter, wornderous aspects of the original but is an interesting take on an 'alternatvie'.

This could be a palate cleanser after 'A Christmas Carol & the Spirits of Christmas (The Prequel)' by M. Justin Parsons. "The three careless spooks misunderstood the slurred words of a toothless Jacob Marley and accidentally haunted Albert Netterscrudge instead of Ebenezer Scrooge."

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