The votes are in and the winner of the Scared of Santa (Or Not) photo contest presented by the North Coast Journal and The Enterprise is Ngan Ho.
The moment captures a young Santa visiting with 6-month old Maximo. This was his first time meeting Santa Claus and he was not a fan. But don’t worry, he stopped crying as soon as Santa handed him back to his mommy.
Thank you to all our readers who sent in photos and voted.
This article appears in Flash Fiction 2021.
Thankfully Santa was not scared at all.