Newcastle Herald Short story competition finalist 2020: The Pinata by Karen Whitelaw

Updated January 23 2020 - 7:47am, first published January 14 2020 - 11:00am
The Pinata: A Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition finalist, 2020
The Pinata: A Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition finalist, 2020

This Christmas Cousin Jonathon has made the pinata. He slinks into the backyard with a giant plum pudding inside a black plastic bag. Well, that's what it looks like. No one's ever covered their pinata before. We usually parade it in, loud and proud. Jonathon is breaking with a tradition we didn't even know we had. There is to be an unveiling.

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