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 One and Only Real True Santa: A Memoir

Barbara Harris Leonhard·December 14, 2021

The One and Only Real True Santa A Memoir written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 I I...

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·10 mins read

The Christmas Cookies – A Story from Switzerland

Monika Brewster·December 13, 2021

The Christmas Cookies A Story from Switzerland written by: Monika Brewster The time between St. Nicholas, on...

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·6 mins read

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Jim Bates·December 24, 2020

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas written by: Jim Bates With five-year-old Stacy and three-year-old Dale nestled snug...

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·4 mins read

Christmas Magic

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 23, 2020

Christmas Magic written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Snowflakes falling; friends are calling Ol’ Man Winter has...

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·1 min read

The Last Tree

Esme Lee Wilmot·December 22, 2020

The Last Tree written by: Esme Lee Wilmot Lee studied the milky way from the rooftop, wondering...

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·8 mins read

My Priceless Gift

Bridie Murphy·December 21, 2020

My Priceless Gift written by: Bridie Murphy @swotpot1 Everyone knows that at this time of year Presents...

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·1 min read

Winter Daughter: A Yule Tale

J.M. Elam·December 20, 2020

Winter Daughter: A Yule Tale written by: J.M. Elam @elamjm The first snow had fallen softly but...

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·11 mins read

The Uninvited Guest

Michael Danese·December 19, 2020

The Uninvited Guest written by: Michael Danese @danesemc The day’s last rays are glistening off of the...

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·12 mins read

Christmas Song

John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking)·December 18, 2020

Christmas Song written by: John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking) There’s a grand Christmas tree in the window,...

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·1 min read

The Best Christmas

Dawn DeBraal·December 17, 2020

The Best Christmas written by: Dawn DeBraal The neighbor’s dog had puppies. They were so cute. Little...

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·7 mins read

Christmas Tunes, 2020

CTD Robinson·December 16, 2020

Christmas Tunes, 2020 written by: CTD Robinson @CTDRobinson This year, when I play, the tunes—part truth, part...

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·1 min read

Father Christmas

Mary Daurio·December 15, 2020

Father Christmas written by: Mary Daurio Anna stared through the chain-link fence; her slender white fingers threaded...

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·10 mins read

Signs of Christmas

Mike Turner·December 14, 2020

Signs of Christmas written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper Presents wrapped in paper Ribbons, bells and bows Stockings...

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·1 min read

A Song For Christmas

Steve Carr·December 13, 2020

A Song For Christmas written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960 I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against...

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·11 mins read

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After a long career tinkering in telecommunications, Jim Bartlett switched to tinkering with writing fiction, both requiring a stretch of the imagination. In the course of putting his fingers to the keyboard, he's been fortunate to have quite a number of his stories featured both in print and online in several wonderful publications, including a story selected for "The Best of Fiction on the Web, 1996 – 2017" anthology. While mentally he strolls along a warm California beach with his wife and golden retriever (shhh, she doesn't know she's a dog), physically they reside on a special little island in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaper by Sharon Frame Gay

As an orphaned son of an orphan, I always see the glass as half empty. I picture the water murky and lukewarm, a waterline etched below the rim. Maybe with an ash or two floating at the bottom, because that’s what I do for a living. I deal with ashes. The remains of the deceased. No matter how those who pass away see their glass, meager or full, they eventually end up in a satchel carried on my shoulder.
My business card reads “Morton Stark Transport.” I’m called upon to disperse the ashes of the dearly departed and honor their final wishes. People hire me to escort the remains throughout the world ...

Features

Up In The Sky

The Morning Star

The Light We Keep

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Dmitriy Belyanin

Spotlight On Writers – Miroslava Panayotova

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

The Morning Star

Up In The Sky

The Christmas Intervention

12 Days of Christmas

The One and Only Real True Santa: A Memoir

The Christmas Cookies – A Story from Switzerland

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Christmas Magic

The Last Tree

My Priceless Gift

Winter Daughter: A Yule Tale

The Uninvited Guest

Christmas Song

The Best Christmas

Christmas Tunes, 2020

Father Christmas

Signs of Christmas

A Song For Christmas

Ghost of a Christmas Past

This is Our Christmas

The Great Christmas Caper

The Spy Hiding in the Bougainvillea

The Morning Star

Up In The Sky

Santa Eats Ice Cream

Up In The Sky

The Christmas Cottage

The Christmas Cake

The Gift We Carry

Where Could She Be?