Starsky & Hutch Advent Calendar 2017

Note from Elf Management: It must be Christmas kismet. We received two stories with the Nutcracker ballet subject within two days of each other and were struck with how different the stories were despite the starting theme. The authors, who had not discussed their stories beforehand, agreed it would be fun to have them posted together.

Author’s Note: I watched The Kiev Ballet perform The Nutcracker last night. I love to see the ballet live when I can, but when I can’t I plug in my ancient VCR and watch an old tape with a cup of cocoa and a sigh. For some reason this year I thought the handsome Russian Nutcracker looked a lot like Starsky…

Hutch was halfheartedly working on an overdue report in the squad room at Metro while Starsky was handing out Christmas cookies baked by Minnie. Starsky was bullshitting with Simmons about the annual holiday pool tournament at Huggy Bear’s.

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Note from Elf Management: It must be Christmas kismet. We received two stories with the Nutcracker ballet subject within two days of each other and were struck with how different the stories were despite the starting theme. The authors, who had not discussed their stories beforehand, agreed it would be fun to have them posted together.

Starsky didn’t bother knocking. He let himself into Hutch’s apartment quietly, hoping his partner was sleeping and not wanting to disturb his much needed rest. This whole case with Artie Solkin had done a real number on Hutch.

Starsky frowned, remembering how he’d found Hutch sitting in that dark rattrap hotel room, their teenaged murder suspect lying on the bed crying out in fear to Artie. Only Artie wasn’t there, so Hutch had played the part. His voice had been so weary that Starsky had barely recognized it.

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