12 Days of Christmas, series at Spillwords.com

A series, consisting of different authors and different literary works that embrace the Christmas Holiday, and the joy of this season.

A Chicago Carol

Nathan Perrin·December 24, 2024

A Chicago Carol written by: Nathan Perrin - December 15, 1967 - Stanley Redlaw, mid-sixties, close to retirement...

Literature Christmas 12 Days of Christmas English Featured Post

·65 mins read

Home is Where the Heart is

Jim Bates·December 23, 2024

Home is Where the Heart is written by: Jim Bates - "Mommy, I want that one and that one...

12 Days of Christmas Christmas English Featured Post Literature

·35 mins read

Cardinal Wings

Madison Henry·December 22, 2024

Cardinal Wings written by: Madison Henry - Christmas begins with an early morning and lots of prep work...

Literature Featured Post Christmas English 12 Days of Christmas

·29 mins read

The Happy Little Christmas Tree

Bob Lazzar-Atwood·December 21, 2024

The Happy Little Christmas Tree written by: Bob Lazzar-Atwood A happy little Christmas tree Stood proudly in...

Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas

·1 min read

A Christmas Heckler

John Christopher·December 20, 2024

A Christmas Heckler written by: John Christopher - “With your vote tomorrow—” The Governor raised his hands to quell...

12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas English Featured Post

·15 mins read

I’m The Star

Andrew McCormick·December 19, 2024

I'm The Star written by: Andrew McCormick - We didn’t put on tire chains because Channel Six had...

Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas

·12 mins read

Father Christmas Comes Knocking

Ginny Swart·December 18, 2024

Father Christmas Comes Knocking written by: Ginny Swart - Weighed down with shopping bags, Anna Martens plodded up...

Christmas English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Literature

·12 mins read

You Must Believe

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 17, 2024

You Must Believe written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Yuletide Spirits from long ago Came tapping at...

12 Days of Christmas English Phyllis P. Colucci Poetry Featured Post Christmas

·1 min read

Free’s Tale: No Home at Christmas-time

Gabriella Balcom·December 16, 2024

Free's Tale: No Home at Christmas-time written by: Gabriella Balcom - Brilliant lights flashed in a steady rhythm...

12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas Featured Post English

·47 mins read

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse C

Jim Bartlett·December 15, 2024

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse written by: Jim Bartlett - Christmas Eve. Christ. Mas. Eve. What was he thinking?...

Literature Featured Post Christmas English 12 Days of Christmas

·17 mins read

The Suit of Red

Dean Robbins·December 14, 2024

The Suit of Red written by: Dean Robbins It happened many years ago: a Christmas Eve dusted...

Poetry Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English

·1 min read

The Reluctant Santa

Stephen Michael Berberich·December 13, 2024

The Reluctant Santa written by: Stephen Michael Berberich - These days, people say kids feel entitled...

English Literature Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas

·13 mins read

Parachutes and Painted Faces

Corinne Beinke·December 24, 2023

Parachutes and Painted Faces written by: Corinne Beinke A comfortable silence sat between the two women, as...

Christmas English 12 Days of Christmas Featured Post Literature

·13 mins read

A Christmas to Remember

Jamie N·December 23, 2023

A Christmas to Remember written by: Jamie N Many years ago, I experienced a Christmas that changed...

12 Days of Christmas Featured Post Literature Christmas English

·6 mins read

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

Features

Milo’s Safe

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Bucket List Vacation

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

Milo’s Safe

Our Winter Sleigh Ride

Hand-me-down

12 Days of Christmas

A Chicago Carol

Home is Where the Heart is

Cardinal Wings

The Happy Little Christmas Tree

A Christmas Heckler

I’m The Star

Father Christmas Comes Knocking

You Must Believe

Free’s Tale: No Home at Christmas-time

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse C

The Suit of Red

The Reluctant Santa

Parachutes and Painted Faces

A Christmas to Remember

A Chicago Carol

Beyond The Wrapping Paper

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Milo’s Safe

Christmas Miracles

Bucket List Vacation

The Santa Collective

Minnesota Sunday

Winter’s Bane

The Ocean Never Asks

Midnight Knight

Spark in Dark