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December Invitational

In December 2015, EDF solicited and published December-themed stories by 27 authors. Those authors included voices from EDF’s history and present as well as stories by some of EDF’s editorial team.

TERRA NULLIUS • by Alexander Burns

December 31, 2015Every Day Fiction 43 Comments

Iona, on duty at ten minutes to midnight, smiled over her cup of coffee. Everything was running smoothly. She closed her eyes and listened to the machine hum. Encased in rows of transparent tubes, volunteers slept while verisimilitude engines pumped… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Alexander Burns, December Invitational, dreams, New Year's Eve

DARK SHADOWS ON THE EARTH • by Cat Rambo

December 30, 2015Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

I loved Christmas lights till I knew better. Loved to look out my kitchen window, down the hill, and see the lights twinkling, sparkling, lines going off and on, leading the eye in complicated cuneiform, punctuated with glowing candles and… Continue Reading →

Horror, Science Fiction, Stories aliens, Cat Rambo, Christmas, December Invitational

GLOW • by Joseph Kaufman

December 29, 2015Every Day Fiction 40 Comments

Mom bequeathed me two things before she passed. First were keys to the Vermont Bed & Breakfast where I grew up. She managed the business with perfect elegance: polished woodwork, superbly manicured lawn, and spotless sidewalks every winter. At twenty-four… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Romance, Stories December Invitational, Joseph Kaufman, snow

DAD’S CHRISTMAS PRESENCE • by Emily C. Skaftun

December 29, 2015Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

It’s a story as old as time: a father’s desire to create a special Christmas memory leads to a tragic chimney accident. Yes, we thought it was strange that Dad missed the frenzy of gift-unwrapping. Yes, we noticed the smoke… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories Christmas, December Invitational, Emily C. Skaftun, ghosts

COMPANY • by J.C. Towler

December 25, 2015Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Carter McCall never considered himself much of one for company until this Christmas, when the familiarity of a house full of people during the holidays was completely absent. Years past, he would make token appearances at the family gatherings at… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas, December Invitational, J.C. Towler, loneliness

YULE TIMES • by Jenn Q. Goddu

December 24, 2015Every Day Fiction 26 Comments

A glowing wife wraps a “Baby’s First Christmas” bib for her husband’s stocking. *** Sean bashes his rattle against his wooden high chair. His parents dance close to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” *** Sean leaps onto his sleeping parents shrilling,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas, December Invitational, family, Jenn Q. Goddu

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

THE NIGHT MAN AND THE FIRST SNOW • by Kella Campbell

December 22, 2015Every Day Fiction 23 Comments

The Night Man walks the winter dark, trailing mist and shadows, too tall and thin for an ordinary man and slightly translucent around the edges. No lock or bar can keep him out, and though a light might hold him… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories December Invitational, Kella Campbell, snow, Winter Solstice

LONGEST NIGHT • by Nicole Lavigne

December 21, 2015Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Gideon’s sword cleaved blindly through the pitch darkness that surrounded him. Sticking ooze splattered and another monster, invisible through the black, gurgled to the ground. When they had started their journey, his sword had illuminated the hunting shadows. How long… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories December Invitational, knights, Nicole Lavigne, Winter Solstice

DEAD MAN’S DROP • by K.C. Ball

December 20, 2015Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

Eddie Horrigan was a ride jock for a carnival. Angela came by the carousel first night in town. She pulled at the gomer with her. “Let’s ride the merry-go-round, Delbert.” Delbert studied Eddie. “We’ll ride the Ferris Wheel.” “I want… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories addiction, carnival, December Invitational, drug dealers, drugs, K.C. Ball

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