Tag Archives: Holidays

Solo Holiday

Posted on December 29, 2025 by jenicek

Constant readers, please indulge me as I ruminate on the holidays. The Squad will return next Monday. As an only child, I have often fantasized about having a large family at Christmas. A house decorated from top to bottom, filled … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Life, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged Alone, Bad Parents, Caroling, Christmas, Commercials, Decorations, Famiily, Family, Fantasy, Food, Games, holiday, Holidays, Life, Loneliness, Magic, Moms, Movies, Orphan, Parents, Siblings, Sledding, Solo, Traditions, Travel, TV, Weird | Comments Off

Resolute

Posted on December 30, 2024 by jenicek

“HAPPY NEW YEAR!” they all cried. The bar was filled with cheers, party horns blown, confetti, some kissing, and the certainty that things were about to get a lot better. Harry stood on a chair and announced, “This year I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Short Stories, Writing | Tagged Books, Change, changes, Cooking, fiction, guitar, Happy New Year's, Holidays, music, New Year's Day, New Years Eve, Promises, Resolute, Resolutions, smart-phone addiction, social, Social anxiety, Travel, vegan, vegetarian, Writing | Comments Off

Anti-Schadenfreude

Posted on December 23, 2024 by jenicek

Guilty pleasure is a term people use when they are ashamed of what brings them joy. It can be anything from a TV show to junk food or even an entire genre. Once others discover you love this thing, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Life, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged Approval, Binge, Bob's Burgers, Brony, Bugles, Bullying, Christmas, FBoy Island, Guilt, Guilty Pleasures, Happy Hanukkah, Hard Times, Holidays, joy, Junk Food, Kindness, Life, Merry Christmas, Peer Pressure, Reality TV, Schadenfreude, Self-Care, Snacks | Comments Off

Moms Are Magic

Posted on May 13, 2024 by jenicek

Yesterday was my first Mother’s Day since my mom died last fall. It was rough, as were the days leading up to it. I can’t be resentful about the existence of this holiday just because I no longer can celebrate … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Thoughts, Writing | Tagged Cooking, Food, Gratitude, grief, Holidays, Magic, Memories, Mom, Moms, Mother, Mother's Day, Mothers, recipes, Stuffing, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Turkeys | Comments Off

Detective Arpin and the Chapeau De Mystère

Posted on December 13, 2021 by jenicek

Forward: Again, I find myself wandering the rues of the Arrondissement. While I love all the characters in this world, I am especially fond of Detective Arpin. Sorry, Gendarme Detective Class Première Arpin, and wanted to check in again with … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrondissement, Fantasy, Short Stories | Tagged Abstract, Abusrdist, Arrondissement, Bear, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Detective, Fantasy, Friendship, Gifts, Hat, Holidays, Marmoset, Mystery, Penguin, Reindeer Games, Short Story, Sled, Superplums, Surreal, Theft, Urban Fantasy, Yule | Comments Off

Gift of Giving

Posted on November 29, 2021 by jenicek

I am an excellent gift giver. Is this a brag or even a humblebrag? No, it’s a fact and one other thing, which I will reveal later. “Why bring this up at all?” you might be asking yourself, “I’m busy … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts | Tagged Brag, Christmas, Gift Giving, Gifts, Hanukkah, Holidays, Humblebrag, Humor, Kwanzaa, Listen, listening, Memo Cube, Perfect, Shopping, Thoughtful | Comments Off

The Subject-The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Posted on September 27, 2021 by jenicek

A.E.G.I.S. REPORT # 89H6-V9X LOCATION: Debra Feinberg’s Apartment, NYC, UWS. (Audio Only) PROJECT: November Delta Alpha DATE: December, 21st, 20XX, 20:23 RAMIREZ: So it’s not a Christmas tree? FEINBERG: It is not. RAMIREZ: But it is a tree in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Science Fiction, Short Stories, Super Heroes, The Subject | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Cards, Christmas Tree, Government, Hanukkah, Hanukkah bush, Holidays, New York City, Rompope, Science Fiction, SCP Foundation, Short Story, Super Heroes, Super Villain, Traditions, Upper West Side. | Comments Off

The Subject-Early Christmas

Posted on September 20, 2021 by jenicek

A.E.G.I.S. REPORT # 89V7-H3B LOCATION: White House, Oval Office PROJECT: November Delta Alpha DATE: December 15th, 20XX X: Mister President, thank you for meeting with me. POTUS: I don’t have a lot of time. Something exploded in Montana, where there … Continue reading →

Posted in Science Fiction, Short Stories, The Subject | Tagged Christmas, Enhanced, Espionage, Holidays, Montana, Politics, POTUS, SCP Foundation, Short Story, Super Heroes, Super Soldier, Super Villain, Washington, White House | Comments Off

Twelve Days of D&D

Posted on December 25, 2019 by jenicek

Merry Holidays and Happy Christmas constant readers. Here’s a little nerd themed gift for you all. Enjoy! -Leo Jenicek On the first day of Yule Time my DM gave to me, A Goblin hiding in a Treant. On the Second … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Poetry | Tagged Christmas, Dungeons and Dragons, Fantasy, Gaming, Holidays, Humor, Poetry, Tabletop RPG, Twelvedays | Comments Off

Make Thanksgiving Great Again.

Posted on November 13, 2017 by jenicek

It’s the Holiday season. I know this not because Thanksgiving is next week but because a fair amount of commercials and online ads are telling me so. However, they all seem to be for Christmas, the Godzilla of holidays, large, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Thoughts | Tagged Christmas, Holidays, Humor, Ideas, Santa, Santa Claus, Thanksgiving, Traumatic, Turkey, Turkey Day, Xmas | Comments Off