Literature
Callisto
Callisto written by: Christie Walker Bos - As I approach the restaurant, I remove my health monitor from my wrist and tuck...
In Defense of the Fruitcake
In Defense of the Fruitcake written by: Joseph F Coniglio - "There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep passing it around...
The Mouse on the Hearth
The Mouse on the Hearth written by: Cathy Anderson - In the English county of Essex, but far from the coast and the cold North Sea...
The Yule Siege
The Yule Siege written by: Diana Hignutt - When I was in my early twenties, many years ago now, in the year 1640...
The Christmas Squint
The Christmas Squint written by: Kat Merrigan - Some may read the title of this piece and wonder if it’s a typo. Surely it should...
Festooned
Festooned written by: Johnny Francis Wolf - His AI brain had been freshly teased and tweaked to reason through all the aggregate...
Santa’s Dead!
Santa’s Dead! written by: Carmen Baca - “Santa’s dead!” came the cry from my vecina’s house. I’d been dumping trash...
I Don’t Want a Pony
I Don't Want a Pony written by: Diane Polte - Matilda was 12 years old and, because...
Christmas Chocolate
Christmas Chocolate written by: T. E. Davis - The house was not just quiet; it was hushed by a profound, brittle silence...
Tangled Traditions
TANGLED TRADITIONS written by: Karen Southall Watts - Thank goodness for long-suffering nurses, the man thought as he...
Christmas Music
Christmas Music written by: Sheila M. Cronin - On the afternoon of December 24th, a plump brunette in her mid-twenties...
Big Fly
Big Fly written by: Sarah Das Gupta - It was Christmas Eve and in all the windows along Dorrington Row, bright Christmas lights...
Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men
Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men written by: Dawn DeBraal - Alice Okamura put together airplane parts in a factory...
A Foggy Christmas Eve
A Foggy Christmas Eve written by: Ciaran J McLarnon - At Christmas around the North Pole, the night never ends; you can always see the stars...
