It’s funny how Christmas always brings lights—and yet reveals exactly where the dark spots lie.

Some people see a festival. Others remember loss. And some, like Fourie, would prefer to just turn off the lights and escape.

I tried to capture that feeling in Beklitsde Kersfees (A Bewitched Christmas)—a novella about love that ignites in the midst of family chaos and old wounds.

Fourie has his own reasons for hating Christmas. Carmi believes it’s the time for second chances. And somewhere between the glitter and the secrets, something unexpected happens…