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WE LEARN FROM ALL YOUR BEAUTY • by E.S. Dial

December 23, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I “We get in, get the tree, get out,” says Dad. “Got it?”Football begins in less than two hours; my family is on the clock. II Marc points out that Christmas trees do not grow in Bethlehem. It would be… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas trees, E.S. Dial, family, LGBTQ, siblings, traditions

CHRISTMAS IN MARCH • by Kevin Tasker

October 2, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

One Wednesday morning in the middle of March, Isaac Thomas arrived at his father’s house to find the elderly poet recumbent on the attic staircase, holding onto a Christmas tree. The tree, which Isaac recognized from his childhood, lay on… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas trees, fathers, Kevin Tasker, poetry, writers

THE REAL PROBLEM WITH ARTIFICIAL TREES • by Cathy McCrumb

December 22, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

My patrol had taken longer than I had anticipated, and I returned at dusk, the cold December air clinging to me as I snuck back into the house. After weeks of spying, I finally had the intel from the last… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories birds, Cathy McCrumb, cats, Christmas trees, Santa Claus

A CHRISTMAS RUBICON • by A. Elizabeth Herting

December 20, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Bob hated Christmas. It brought to mind memories of when his parents fought, usually after a long night of spiked eggnog. While his parents’ quarreling was far in the past, Bob still found the forced merriment of holidays unbearable. If… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories A. Elizabeth Herting, Christmas, Christmas trees

AULD LANG SYNE • by Michael Snyder

January 3, 2017Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

I was born and raised in the forest, among my kind. We lived off the land, the nearby waterways, unmolested and unencumbered, free to enjoy the sun, the stars, and especially the occasional breeze. Now my ankle hurts. I only… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas trees, Michael Snyder

A COLD DRIVE HOME • by J. Chris Lawrence

December 23, 2015Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

I hate driving in snow, Margret thinks as she dumps a bag of ornaments onto the passenger seat of her car. She doesn’t even know why she does this. David’s been gone six years now, and their spoiled brat children… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas trees, December Invitational, financial hardship, J. Chris Lawrence, parenting

ROOTLESS • by Beth Cato

December 19, 2015Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

Day 1 I am ancient yet not immortal, and I wonder if this is how my death begins. I have lived in these mountains for seasons beyond measure. I have bonded myself with dozens of trees and mourned their mortality… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Beth Cato, Christmas trees, December Invitational, dryads, fires

O TANNENDOOM • by Folly Blaine

December 10, 2015Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

The scraggly Douglas fir bristles with anticipation as a man and woman finally stop before it in the Christmas tree lot. “Really, Rob?” The woman sighs a puff of steam, glances around at thicker, taller pine, spruce, and cedar trees.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Christmas trees, December Invitational, Folly Blaine

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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