Proud Yorkshireman Dave Gracey, of Leeds, has penned this atmospheric ghost story based on the Yorkshire coast with a Christmas theme for Dalesman readers. Enjoy! There is something wholly unique about the small fishing village of Robin Hood’s Bay, something that transcends words; a certain feeling, a state of mind, a precise way of being that pervades the soul with a distinct sense of mystique; a sensation that is both comforting and fulfilling yet at the same time somewhat beguiling and tinged with curiosity. Those of you who are familiar with the tight huddle of red-roofed cottages which clumsily spill down towards the sea, and the secretive inter-connecting paths that wind about the village like veins will surely identify with my sentiment; it is as if the whole place harbours some strange source of intrigue and mystery left over from the midst of time that keeps pulling you back to its shores, like an addiction, time and time again.