The Perfectly Behaved Boy
There was once a very well behaved eight-year-old boy named Miles. He did all the things that good children are supposed to…
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I had managed to keep a healthy scepticism of ghosts, ghouls and all things supernatural until I was 28. I found most…
Read NowThe Advent Calendar
It was the Christmas of 1965, before man had landed on the moon, before the wall had fallen, before many things good…
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Elf on a Shelf (with a Knife)
“It’s creepy,” Dan balked. “It’s cute,” Julia countered. “Besides, it’s fun. I mean, geez Scrooge, where’s your Christmas spirit?” Dan picked up…
Read NowThe Christmas Tree
Staring at the tree, whiskey in hand, Pete was pleased that this year would be different from the last. It had been…
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I Was a Christmas Elf
Mrs. Claus sat in her rocker, a half completed sweater resting on her lap. The alarm clock on the small table beside…
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The Chimney Man
My dad built his dream cabin in the southern Ozarks back in 1991, a reward to himself for achieving early retirement. The…
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Santa’s Magic
The night of Christmas Eve 2008 is a blur, depending on how much medication I am given that day. I can avoid…
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Santa Saved Me
Hello, dear member of this marvelous community. You have no idea how relieved I am to find you; I need your help.…
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Better Watch Out, Better Not Cry
My parents own a Santa animatronic. I think it tried to kill us. Now, I know what you might be thinking. This…
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Father Cooke: Part 3 – A Holly Jolly Christmas
Publisher's Note: This story is part of the author's Father Cooke series of interrelated stories. If you enjoy it, the author invites you…
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Stay Off the Ice
Ever since grade three, my friends and I could make Derek Zimmer believe anything. Anything. From Pop-Rocks and Coke will make your…
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Carrots and Whiskey
The alarm was horribly loud in his left ear, a persistent high pitched beep forcing him from his dreamless, alcohol-soaked slumber into…
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White Christmas
Living in lower Alabama, we rarely receive snow. I spent most of my life wishing for a white Christmas, a white Christmas…
Read NowWhite Christmas
"Fuck, it's cold." You would think I'd be used to it by now. Pulling my scarf a little tighter, I take one…
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The Elf on the Shelf
Growing up, or at least since the mid-two thousands, my house always had an Elf on the Shelf during the Christmas season.…
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An Unexpected Magi
“Donde Esta Santa Claus” was blaring on the radio as Gary crossed over state lines into...somewhere. He lost track of where he…
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Pretty Paper
One contrary wheel wobbled erratically as Thomas Moon pushed against the weighted shopping cart. He looked down at the mountain of Christmas…
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Face Mask Required
The stillness wakes me. Not that pleasant quiet after a winter snow, or the comfortable silence of a sleeping house, but a…
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The Sunnyside Murders
Serial killers have always fascinated me. Ever since I was a kid, I've found myself both scared and intrigued by psychos like…
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A Very Special Christmas Supper
The first time you meet your girlfriend’s family is extremely important. Maybe they will become your family too. You have to be…
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The First Night of Christmas is for Special People
My weakness was always power. I don’t mean that in an inspirational way you might find in fairy tales or The Children’s Book…
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