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A HOLLY BERRY CHRISTMAS • by A.M. Buxton

December 23, 2012Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

I hated Christmas. “The elf did it,” Rudolph said before he spat a glob of tobacco juice into one of Mall of America’s promenade trashcans. Dark brown liquid splattered his faux fur. The combined scent of Red Man and dark… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Mystery / Suspense, Stories A.M. Buxton, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Santa Claus

THE FIMBULVINTER REVOLT • by Alexander Burns

December 24, 2011Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

December, 1963 The Etch A Sketch nearly passed through Martin’s hands without a second glance, but his neighbor jabbed him with an elbow. Martin froze at the image of the starburst drawn in grey plastic. “It’s Aaron,” his neighbor, Sanjeet,… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories Alexander Burns, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Mrs. Claus, North Pole elves

WHO KNEW MORE THAN KAREN CARPENTER ABOUT A BROKEN HEART? • by Digby Beaumont

December 24, 2010Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

Christmas Eve. I’m in my car, trying to sleep, when the sound of Karen Carpenter singing makes me sit up. I unzip my sleeping bag, wipe condensation from the windscreen and there she is, standing under a streetlight, not thirty… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Christmas Eve, Digby Beaumont, homelessness, Karen Carpenter, The Carpenters

ROSES AND PEPPERMINT CANDY • by Wanda Morrow-Clevenger

December 23, 2010Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

Tree sap popped inside the fireplace. Head slumped in a sagging recliner as old and rumpled as himself, Nathan Fletcher’s mind fixed on another Christmas. “Evening in Paris,” he muttered. “What, Grandpa?” Bailey’s thumbs skipped atop a pink Game Boy.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas Eve, memories, Wanda Morrow-Clevenger

THE ANGEL ON THE TREE • by Avis Hickman-Gibb

December 24, 2007Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

The little Angel sat on a sturdy branch half way up the biggest tree in the little wood — despondent. The persistent rain drizzled down the back of her best white gown. She hated rain — it made her wings… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories angels, Avis Hickman-Gibb, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas trees

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