Christmas was a full-contact sport in Little Aleppo; dominatrices wielded tinsel whips, and assassins used garrotes made of stringed popcorn. Santas were in charge of elf-gangs, and they battled for turf. Old ladies rang bells for the Salvation Air Force–they were saving up for their first plane–and sometimes they’d just whack you with their buckets … Continue reading A Local Tradition In Little Aleppo