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...

English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas

·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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Gabriella Balcom writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more, and has had 551 works accepted for publication. She was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award, and Clarendon House Publications awarded her a publishing contract after one of her stories was voted best in a novel; her multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, was then released. Gabriella won second place in JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company's 2020 Open Contract Challenge, and they published her romance, Worth Waiting For. Black Hare Press put out her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publicating released her horror anthology, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales. She also self-published a novelette.

A Christmas Heckler by John Christopher

“With your vote tomorrow—” The Governor raised his hands to quell thunderous applause. “With your vote, we can end this foreign invasion once and for all. America for Americans!”

This wasn’t just a slogan for Governor Bishop DeCulpat. It was a life’s crusade. In his border state, it was his family, his neighbors who’d borne the brunt of the social costs of the flow of migrants across the border. They’d been pushed to a boiling point. Now, it was time for action.

Hearing the signature catchphrase of the campaign, the audience erupted once again, the ovation magnified by the white marble column of the Statehouse rising at the Governor’s back, drowning out The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Christmas is Coming blaring from the speakers...

Features

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Truth or Bones

The Erosion of Connection

Whale Song

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

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

By The Book

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moisture’s Grace

The Veil of Vanity

In The Name of Grace

Widowland

A Palette of Love and Rain II

A Time of Captivity

Truth or Bones

Whale Song