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.

The Ties of Christmas

Katie Stairs·December 22, 2023

The Ties of Christmas written by: Katie Stairs The soft thudding of a little girl’s footsteps down...

Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature

·14 mins read

Quaking at The Sight

Jenny Morelli·December 21, 2023

Quaking at The Sight written by: Jenny Morelli @JennyMo31725980 Night closes in, the sky grows dark, a...

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·1 min read

Christmas Tea

George R. Justice·December 20, 2023

Christmas Tea written by: George R. Justice The house has regained an air of stillness in the...

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·7 mins read

A Little Help

Gabriella Balcom·December 19, 2023

A Little Help written by: Gabriella Balcom Glancing around him, Reuben saw all the desks were empty....

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·27 mins read

Terry Christmas, Everybody!

Mark Warrington·December 18, 2023

Terry Christmas, Everybody! written by: Mark Warrington Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news. “Attention all...

Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature

·21 mins read

A Special Christmas Concert

Roger Turner·December 17, 2023

A Special Christmas Concert written by: Roger Turner @titansdad On Christmas Eve, the street was dead Most...

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·1 min read

Uncle Frank

Rob Wilcher·December 16, 2023

Uncle Frank written by: Rob Wilcher @RobertWilcher ‘Oh good grief,’ whispered Jennifer to husband Jason, ‘it’s Uncle...

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·17 mins read

Mom Was Waiting For Us In The Dark

Amelia Estelle Dellos·December 15, 2023

Mom Was Waiting For Us In The Dark written by: Amelia Estelle Dellos It began as a...

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·12 mins read

Finding Christmas Along Interstate 75

Jim Bartlett·December 14, 2023

Finding Christmas Along Interstate 75 written by: Jim Bartlett From his hard plastic chair, in the third...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Literature

·34 mins read

Christmas Eve in a Little Boy’s Bedroom

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 13, 2023

Christmas Eve in a Little Boy’s Bedroom written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Christmas joy, Christmas peace...

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·1 min read

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...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

·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...

Literature Featured Post Christmas English 12 Days of 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

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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

Boy with a Box Full of Wasps

The Wedding Gift

Milo’s Safe

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

Fly Fishing

Wind Chimes

Beginnings

12 Days of Christmas

The Ties of Christmas

Quaking at The Sight

Christmas Tea

A Little Help

Terry Christmas, Everybody!

A Special Christmas Concert

Uncle Frank

Mom Was Waiting For Us In The Dark

Finding Christmas Along Interstate 75

Christmas Eve in a Little Boy’s Bedroom

A Christmas Rose

An Unexpected Christmas Gift

Echoes of Christmas

The Messenger

Milo’s Safe

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Winter’s Bane

Gods and Meditation

The Santa Collective

The Wedding Gift

Boy with a Box Full of Wasps

Dopamine Searcher

Clown Shop

Hiding from The Now

This Small Small World

The Scholar’s Ascent