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Santa’s On The Wagon

Clive Grewcock·December 18, 2024

Santa’s On The Wagon written by: Clive Grewcock Stop the press, hold the news, Santa’s on the...

Poetry Christmas English

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Thank You for Choosing BOSS Journeys

Lisa H. Owens·December 17, 2024

Thank You for Choosing BOSS Journeys written by: Lisa H. Owens - “Hurry, Honey-Bunny. We can’t be late.”...

English Literature Christmas

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Chokeberry Cookie

Gosha Kulisiewicz·December 4, 2024

Chokeberry Cookie written by: Małgorzata Kulisiewicz translated by: Anna Luberda-Kowal he turns dough into laughter into sweet...

English Poetry

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Beyond Sugar Cookies & Gingerbread Houses

Linda M. Crate·December 28, 2023

beyond sugar cookies & gingerbread houses written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe iced sugar cookies and gingerbread...

Poetry English Christmas

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Shortbread Cookies

Jordan Beckett·December 27, 2023

Shortbread Cookies written by: Jordan Beckett “Can I help you, dear?” Ainslie stared at the bookseller helplessly,...

English Literature Christmas

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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...

Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas

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Christmas Frenzy

Franci Eugenia Hoffman·December 22, 2023

Christmas Frenzy written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman @FranceH45083335 My, oh my the eve is nigh in a...

Poetry Christmas English

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Gingerbread and Candy Canes

Alisa Guttadauro·December 19, 2023

Gingerbread and Candy Canes written by: Alisa Guttadauro Gingerbread and candy canes, swimming through my mind, such...

English Poetry Christmas

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Christmas Caroling

Jan Niebrzydowski·December 17, 2023

Christmas Caroling written by: Jan Niebrzydowski Passel of fresh faced girls huddled in the snow The stinging...

Poetry English Christmas

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Magic

Mel Andela·December 15, 2023

Magic written by: Mel Andela With snow falling gently And lights on the tree With ornaments shining...

Christmas English Poetry

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Old Man Jasperson

Jim Bates·December 13, 2023

Old Man Jasperson written by: Jim Bates Ambrose Jasperson looked at himself in the mirror, fluffed out...

Literature Christmas English

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Home Baked

Mark Alden·September 29, 2023

Home Baked written by: Mark Alden @MarkAAlden I remember how early the darkness came. Long noisy bus...

English Poetry

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Two Black Cats

Tamara Lindsay·September 7, 2023

Two Black Cats written by: Tamara Lindsay It starts when I ask my Russian house painter not...

English Literature

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Tiny Tales

Snigdha Agrawal·July 20, 2023

Tiny Tales written by: Snigdha Agrawal @SnigdhaAgrawal1 moldy flattened bread homeless man crushes garlic pods picky about...

Poetry English

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Lisa H. Owens, a retired flight attendant and former syndicated humorist columnist, resides in North Texas with a multitude of long-suffering houseplants and a senior rescue dog called Fred, who rules the roost. Her first published story was a mini-memoir about her close-call with the infamous Ted Bundy in 1978. A variety of Lisa’s multi-genre stories and poems are published in magazines and anthologies, and a collection of her own fictional pieces, as compiled by a boutique publisher, is scheduled for release in 2026. Her stories are often inspired by skeletons in the closet, and she’s not afraid of spiders and snakes.

Shuttered by Lynn Newman

Night shift has its own rhythm. By eleven, the ward had settled into the soft machinery of after-hours care. The corridors dimmed to permanent twilight. Monitors hummed like distant insects, and the wheels of the trolley learned to whisper. After enough years, the nurse had come to recognise the small patterns that meant someone was nearing their end. It wasn’t written in the notes. It happened at the windows and doors. People closed things. Both families and nurses complicit. Blinds first. Then curtains....

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