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.

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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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

Confession at St. Mary’s

Jim Bartlett·December 24, 2019

Confession at St. Mary’s written by: Jim Bartlett Mickey rounded the end of the fence, stopping to...

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·14 mins read

Possessed by Christmas

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 23, 2019

Possessed by Christmas written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Christmas carols, holly bells Angels’ breath and blissful...

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·1 min read

Memory of Christmas and Mistletoe

Ken Allan Dronsfield·December 22, 2019

Memory of Christmas and Mistletoe written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield Looking at the Christmas tree the...

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Burnt Christmas

Melisa·December 21, 2019

Burnt Christmas written by: Melisa @MQuigley1963 Tasting soot breathing difficulties house burnt down water bomb bursts through...

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·1 min read

The Spirit of Christmas

Shelly Wilson·December 20, 2019

The Spirit of Christmas written by: Shelly Wilson @ShellyWilsonDQK A warmth in my heart arises a notch...

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·1 min read

My Christmas Tree

Papia Ray·December 19, 2019

My Christmas Tree written by: Papia Ray One by one the months go by, And then comes...

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·1 min read

Silent Night

Jim Bates·December 18, 2019

Silent Night written by: Jim Bates Ralph Kaczynski had been a salvation army bell ringer for seventeen...

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·6 mins read

Christmas Images

Bruce Levine·December 17, 2019

Christmas Images written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Snowflakes falling on frozen tree limbs Festooned now with red...

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·1 min read

Christmas Belief

Roger Turner·December 16, 2019

Christmas Belief written by: Roger Turner @titansdad Have you ever “dashed through the snow in a one...

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·1 min read

I Believe In Christmas

Ivanka Fear·December 15, 2019

I Believe In Christmas written by: Ivanka Fear In the innocence of my childhood I believed in...

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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

May Girl

Boy with a Box Full of Wasps

The Wedding Gift

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Dopamine Searcher

The Sheep We Are

Can’t Sleep While Someone is in My Room

12 Days of Christmas

Christmas Tunes, 2020

Father Christmas

Signs of Christmas

A Song For Christmas

Confession at St. Mary’s

Possessed by Christmas

Memory of Christmas and Mistletoe

Burnt Christmas

My Christmas Tree

Silent Night

Christmas Images

Christmas Belief

I Believe In Christmas

Dopamine Searcher

Milo’s Safe

The Sheep We Are

Can’t Sleep While Someone is in My Room

Interview Q&A With Sanu Sharma

Winter’s Bane

Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

May Girl

Symphony of Tears

Goodness

The Sheep We Are

Blooming Clouds