Ivo and the Velvet Button — Every night, Ivo polished the brass rails of the glass arcade and rubbed the small velvet button in his pocket before the sleigh bells rang. Read the full story →
Every night, Ivo polished the brass rails of the glass arcade and rubbed the small velvet button in his pocket before the sleigh bells rang. Until one night, a snapping gust tore Santa’s hat clasp loose, and the route maps spun like startled birds. Because of that, Ivo chased the hat through icy panes bright with green fire; because of that, he had to climb the singing clockwork ladder he had only dusted before. At the top, with cold biting his fingertips, he pressed the button into the broken clasp. The bells steadied, the maps settled, and Ivo kept one palm over the velvet button.
