Every year Curtis finds someone to cover his bartending gigs on the Las Vegas strip as he packs up and spends one quarter of the year working for Santa Claus.  Curtis is an elf.  Unlike the movies, elves don’t have pointy ears, don’t go around wearing only tights and pointy hats, and certainly aren’t all height challenged. Instead, they look just like us but commit to working three months each year preparing for the Night Of.  However, this year Curtis is stuck working his quarter shift during the anniversary of the worst day of his life.  A day he typically prefers wallowing in self-pity, holed up in his apartment.  He’s willing to do anything to get out of working for Santa Claus that day, even if it means completing a favor for the big man himself. … More “The Truth About Elves” by Ekta R. Garg