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Christmas was gluing cotton balls to Santa’s beard in Coke ads, sneaking candy canes off the tree daily (that my parents replaced every few nights), enough gift-wrap to wallpaper a room, the terror and delight of knowing a magical being would enter my home while I slept.
Christmas was gluing cotton balls to Santa’s beard in Coke ads, sneaking candy canes off the tree daily (that my parents replaced every few nights), enough gift-wrap to wallpaper a room, the terror and delight of knowing a magical being would enter my home while I slept.
Approximate author period: c. 2011 AD · contemporary
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- Thomm Quackenbush
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- Approximate author period: c. 2011 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Thomm Quackenbush, based on documented writing activity in 2011. Original author bibliography lists We Shadows, Double Dragon Publishing, 2011. The separate contract date is not used as a publication date. Source: Biography and Bibliography — Thomm Quackenbush, https://thommquackenbush.com/about.php (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://thommquackenbush.com/about.php (accessed 2026-10-09).
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