“The Spirit of Giving” is a short story published in the collection Low-Key Calamities in 2023. Alex tries to work out Christmas gifts for Lorelei and Rachel.
Warning[]
“The Spirit of Giving” contains explicit sex, profanity, blasphemy, lingerie, public indecency, charity, oral sex, insensitivity, poor leadership skills, insults, explicit expletives, polyamory, feminism, ordinary jerks, lust, nudity, consensual sexual misconduct in public, private, and workplaces, consumption of alcohol, portrayals of divine and demonic matters bearing little or no resemblance to religious canon, sexual power exchange, even more explicit sex, innuendo, and a casual disregard for traditional Western family values.
Synopsis[]
Alex asked Lorelei and Rachel what they would want for Christmas, but their wishes turned out to be both readily available and not suitable for wrapping. Alex had also taken a temporary job in a department store in order to earn some extra money for presents.
Alex and Lorelei both realized that the best gift for Rachel would be to do good and charitable deeds. Alex did many minor helpful things, while Lorelei proposed opening the conservatory to schools for a week of workshops and concerts, especially schools with disadvantaged students.
The charitable activities made Rachel extremely horny. She joined Alex in selecting suitable sexy costumes for Lorelei.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Lorelei
- Alex
- Rachel
- Chris, a department store shift manager
- Kathy
- various Christmas shoppers, retail workers, panhandlers, a lost child, and a woman of female solidarity
Locations & organizations[]
- Seattle
- Suite 1705
- A department store
- The conservatory
- An up-scale boutique for racy clothes
Continuity[]
“The Spirit of Giving” is set slightly before Christmas and Personal Demons.[1]
Trivia[]
Rachel gives a possible hint that Alex has intervened in harassment situations at times. The only known such example set prior to this story is in “On the Bus: Lewd Intentions”.
Publication history[]
“The Spirit of Giving” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in January 2022, in novelette length. It was re-published in Low-Key Calamities on February 21, 2023, and shortened to short story length after editing.
References[]
- ↑ Timelines and Links: Good Intentions (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, July 4, 2022)