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 Christmas Rose

Jim Bartlett·December 24, 2022

A Christmas Rose written by: Jim Bartlett Fisher slowly slips even lower into the seat, stopping only...

Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature

·20 mins read

An Unexpected Christmas Gift

Patricia Furstenberg·December 23, 2022

An Unexpected Christmas Gift written by: Patricia Furstenberg @PatFurstenberg It was Christmas Eve and while it was...

English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Featured Post Christmas

·8 mins read

Echoes of Christmas

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 22, 2022

Echoes of Christmas written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Winter’s frost brings snowflake bliss Sparkling mounds and...

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·1 min read

The Messenger

Christine Tapper·December 21, 2022

The Messenger written by: Christine Tapper On Christmas Eve Rachel dropped me off in the rectory courtyard...

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·5 mins read

Home To Evergreen

Jim Bates·December 20, 2022

Home To Evergreen written by: Jim Bates “Glenn.” My wife Sue handed me her phone. “It’s your...

English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Featured Post Christmas

·13 mins read

One Still Night

Julie Lindsell·December 19, 2022

One Still Night written by: Julie Lindsell Part One Esther peered out of the window of the...

Literature Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English

·29 mins read

The Christmas Child

Darrell Case·December 18, 2022

The Christmas Child written by: Darrell Case @DarrellCase1 The lamplighter paused, lighting the street lamp in front...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

·9 mins read

The Knight Before Christmas

Buzz Miller·December 17, 2022

The Knight Before Christmas written by: Buzz Miller It was the night before the night before Christmas...

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·11 mins read

Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes

Wendy Markel·December 16, 2022

Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes written by: Wendy Markel The Christmas tree has branches laden, With baubles...

English 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas Featured Post

·1 min read

The Book

Fay L. Loomis·December 15, 2022

The Book written by: Fay L. Loomis They clicked the first day of kindergarten. Fay fell in...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

·5 mins read

Jacqueline’s Heart

Gabriella Balcom·December 14, 2022

Jacqueline’s Heart written by: Gabriella Balcom “Mama, this is for Nina,” Jacqueline said, holding out her red...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Literature

·12 mins read

The Angel Across The Alley

Carmen Baca·December 13, 2022

The Angel Across The Alley written by: Carmen Baca @carmen_author We lived on the cusp of lower-middle...

Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Literature Christmas

·12 mins read

Humbug

C.T. Henderson·December 24, 2021

Humbug written by: C.T. Henderson I’ve only been sitting at this desk for a few minutes, but...

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·43 mins read

A Christmas Angel

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 23, 2021

A Christmas Angel written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot She came softly with the fallen snow And...

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·1 min read

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

Features

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Carousel”)

Still Life

Devil Incarnate

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Diana Burns

Spotlight On Writers – Rob Clark

Interview Q&A With Smitha Vishwanath

The Purple Wall

Nightly Chores

Still Life

12 Days of Christmas

A Christmas Rose

An Unexpected Christmas Gift

Echoes of Christmas

The Messenger

Home To Evergreen

One Still Night

The Christmas Child

The Knight Before Christmas

Christmas Through a Child’s Eyes

The Book

Jacqueline’s Heart

The Angel Across The Alley

Humbug

A Christmas Angel

Rope-Snake

Devil Incarnate

Spring is a Lady

The Purple Wall

Buzzword Symphony

Loved in the Spring

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Carousel”)

The Hum

Waiting Room

Porch Dancing

Juke Box Love Song