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Fantasy and magic are things that often get work well together but there are some who just don't want to believe. Christmas is also a time about believing when it comes to magic. It can be good to consider the possibility and to allow for a little belief.
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*Spoiler Alert for those that believe in Santa Claus (Clause)*
The holiday season is one filled with magic.
Well, that might actually depend on who you are, the situations around you and a general point of view. Cindy probably sees more magic in the world than the Grinch. To some, the many sales boasted by stores along with the frenzy of customers, this could be a very capitalist or corporate pushing holiday full of greed. If your family was all killed on Christmas by someone dressed as Santa Clause, then in might be a time of painful memories. Opinions will vary. Still, let's consider the concept of magic this holiday season whether you have white snow, icy roads, palm trees, rain or sandstorms as your weather based settings.
This topic is also sparked a little by a Christmas commercial that I've seen a number of times for a grocery store called Aldi. In this particular commercial, there is a Santa Clause on the roof and he falls, sliding down but catching himself only to fall again after presents hit his head. He lands, somehow safe, because it turns out there was an Aldi truck right there in time.
It is a little reminiscent of The Santa Clause where the Santa character falls and the guy who saw him fall and puts on the suit to finish the shift becomes the next Santa. There was magic in that one when he did fall as the previous one disappeared into snow flakes. The Aldi commercial, to me, was more happenstance than magic and it reminded me of a story review many years ago in a critique group where a person talked a lot about how it was impossible for a human to sprout wings and fly. There was some dimension discussion about how big the wings would need to be, making them impossible to hide under a suit. But they forget one possible detail and that is magic. Like, I feel in the commercial the Santa would at some point, since he caught himself the first time, be able to use magic to help instead of falling more. But that's my thoughts on the scene. I write fantasy so I am more prone to like the idea of more magic.
Not that one should rely on magic to explain everything away but it can be used sometimes because that is part of what makes the stories fantastical. That sounds weird but I'm keeping the word... fantastical.
And here is the thing, for me, magic can mean many different things. Yes, we have explained a lot of things away and given it terms, created words and found ways to explain so much of our world (but not all of it). That doesn't mean it needs to be explained. Sometimes, we can look at something ad see it as magic.
Like photography, for example.
The idea that one can use a device to capture an exact moment then print it later only a piece of special paper, that sounds quite magical.
Santa is someone of magic who can go around the world after elves spend the year creating gifts to hand them out. While this might not be how things actually happen, that doesn't mean it can't be any less magical. There is magic in some of us being around still (thanks to science too from the medical field) to celebrate the holidays with family. It might take a little magical help to get a cute outfit on a very fluffy cat who is reluctant to allow such, but I'm hoping it will happen. There was magic in the candle light lasting much longer than should have happened. The love a person has for someone when they give a gift, no matter the type even if it cost less than a dollar.
Magic is all in how you word things and create the scene. That is where writers come into the picture. We create stories where magic is one way things are understood or defined. How do you show magic in your world? What does magic replace when it comes to explanations? Where is the magic?
I hope you have some magic in your life, any time of the year. Happy Holidays! 
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What makes something magical? Are there times when it's okay to just believe in the magic?
Last time, for this newsletter, I discussed the gnome. Not many people write about them it seems even if they have gained popularity in stores because only one person comments, admitting to the use of the character type in their stories. Thanks for letting me know!
Comment by thereBdragons  :
Yes, I written a couple of stories about gnomes.
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