Write a 100-word story and use it as my Christmas card

In the introduction to Smoke and Mirrors, Neil Gaiman says that his artist friends send him homemade Christmas cards showing off their skills. So one year he wrote a 100-word Christmas story and used that.

I think it’s a superb idea—I really resent the amount of money I am forced to spend on Christmas cards. Plus, when people read it they will know that I am a writer, not just a person who talks about writing.

So, by the end of June I will have written the story. By the end of September I will have designed the card. And then I will compile a list of people to send it to.