A Christmas for One

A Christmas for One is a heartbreaking Christmas tale about loss, loyalty, and the quiet devastation of loneliness.

Thomas Dunking is a man who has outlived everyone he ever loved. Friends are gone. Family is gone. On Christmas night, in a small, rundown house, he prepares a lonely meal meant for two: himself and Buster, the aging Weimaraner who has been by his side since puppyhood. Together, they share one last silent Christmas, surrounded by memories and absence.

As the night deepens, Thomas holds Buster as the dog peacefully passes away from old age, leaving Thomas truly alone for the first time. Grief consumes him. In the echoing silence of his broken home, Thomas screams into the darkness, questioning why life has taken everything from him.

The story ends on a haunting cliffhanger. A graveyard scene suggests Thomas may not have survived the night. A lone mourner visits his grave and confesses a love she was too afraid to speak while he lived, leaving the reader to wonder if Thomas truly died alone or if love, though unspoken, was always closer than he knew.

A Christmas for One is a somber reminder that the quietest nights can carry the deepest pain, and that love often speaks too late.