: About Me

Bob Holt is a freelance writer slash forklift operator who worked for Sony Music in Pitman, New Jersey for 31 years. His work has appeared in such newspapers as The Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier Post, Gloucester County Times, and Press of Atlantic City on really slow news days. His first book, "Views From The Cheap Seats: Lifestyles of the Unskilled and Mediocre," is currently available at random flea markets and various undisclosed locations everywhere. Mr. Holt lives in a spider hole in Mantua, New Jersey, where plans for an insurgency against the Pulitzer Prize committee are currently continuing.

My passion is ...

Writing,

Why I write ...

to make others feel better, and to make people forget their problems, even for a short time.

Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Santa Claus

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It was a beautiful winter day at the North Pole toy factory. It was 75 degrees in December due to global warming, and winds were E/NE at 5 to 10 MPH. The elves were all snuggled in their tanning beds, with visions of stimulus checks dancing in their heads. Christmas bonuses were quite unlikely this year, as all was not well at Claus Brothers Enterprises. Santa didn't really have a brother, but the southern branch of Claus Brothers was headed up by longtime friend Yukon Cornelius, and was based in Mexico. Cornelius kept a low profile, as he was constantly hounded by rumors of elves in his w...

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