Lines by Lee

It is Christmas time in the city and the Cove. It seems like each year the season begins sooner. If the proper focus is on the Christmas holiday it is not necessarily a bad thing that we think of Jesus' birth for more than a few days.

It is interesting to consider the various beings and people who were there for the Christmas story. Angels got to interpret dreams, give reassuring messages, and give a birth announcement like no other. Then there is the innkeeper. What Christmas pageant does not include him? He can be an unsympathetic villain who would not find a fitting space. The innkeeper may...