Navidad

by Elizabeth Zelvin

It's Christmas Eve, 1492, and the second night of Chanukah. The crew of the Santa Maria, including Admiral Columbus, are sleeping off a three-day party with the local Taino. Diego, the young Marrano sailor who first appeared in the Agatha-nominated story, "The Green Cross," climbs into the crow's nest to light his secret menorah. When the ship goes aground, consequences arise that will affect the history of the New World from that moment on.

A historical short story for the holidays from our Nibs literary line.

9 pages, ebook

First published December 19, 2011

About the author

Elizabeth Zelvin is the author/editor of the groundbreaking 2019 anthology ME TOO SHORT STORIES. Liz is the author of the Bruce Kohler Mysteries and the Mendoza Family Saga. Her short stories have been nominated three times each for the Agatha and Derringer Awards. Liz's short stories are mostly mystery & crime, historical, or both, but sometimes have an urban fantasy element. In her "other hats," Liz is a New York City psychotherapist who practices online and a singer-songwriter whose album of original songs is OUTRAGEOUS OLDER WOMAN. Besides her fiction, she's published two books of poetry and a professional book on gender and addictions.