Before NaNo rolled around we were hitting about sixty stories a week for #fridayflash. Looks like the NaNoBite (sorry, could not resist) has finally passed and we’re back to about normal level of participation. As of this moment we have sixty stories in the Collector. Woo hoo, back to full strength.
I think there are a few more floating around out there. We usually end up posting a few late arrivals. If your story is not in the list please add it to the Collector and then I’ll add it here. I’ve posted new listings as late as a Wednesday, but obviously the sooner you get it listed, the better.
I don’t usually discuss my private life here, but I feel recent circumstances warrant a bit if explanation. If I have been a bit remiss in visiting your stories and posting comments please forgive me. My wife is currently in the hospital (second time in three weeks) so much of my time is taken up with hospital visits and trying to keep the house from falling apart in her absence. I try to read a story or two when I can, but have been noticeably missing in action both on #fridayflash and 12 Days commenting. She is doing much better and I hope things will settle back to normal soon.
I had no time to write a new story this week, so I posted one from my files. While not exactly seasonal, I hope you enjoy it, as well as all the other terrific stories we have on tap for you this week. Hope all of you on the East Coast are surviving the big snow. You are in my thoughts. ~jon
The Stories
A Christmas Tradition by Lauren Cude via Facebook ~ Slice of Life
A loving mother by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey ~ Slice of Life
Ablaze by Carrie Cleaver @shadowsinstone ~ Slice of Life
An Angel Gets His Wings by Shannon Esposito @soesposito ~ Slice of Life
Attack on Sector Four by Chris Chartrand @ChrisChartrand ~ Science Fiction
Baboushka: A Special Story for the Christmas Season by David Masters @davidmasters ~ Unspecified
Catsup soup by Karen Schindler @karenfrommentor ~ Unspecified
Charity: A Christmas Story by Elizabeth Ditty @ditty1013 ~ Humor
Christmas in Latvia by Christian Bell @christianbell37 ~ Unspecified
Christmas Spirit Parts 1 & 2 by Sam @FutureNostalgic ~ Horror/Suspense
Christmas Truce by Skycycler @skycycler ~ Literary
Convergence by Jon the Storyteller @storytellerjon ~ Horror/Suspense
Different by Shawn Main @shawnmain ~ Slice of Life
Dismissed Mingling by Craig Daniels @washthebowl ~ Experimental
DIVE! by Michelle Dennis Evans @michelledevans ~ Unspecified
Feast by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Slice of Life
First Snow by Angie @techtigger ~ Fantasy
Fishing With Dad by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Slice of Life
Fluffy’s Christmas Toys by Deirdre M. Murphy @wyld_dandelyon ~ Fantasy
Freaks by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Slice of Life
Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2) by Anne Tyler Lord @AnneTylerLord ~ Cross Genre
Frozen by Lily Mulholland @CascadeLily ~ Mystery/Thriller
Gas Premium by Louise Dragon @WeezelWords ~ Science Fiction
Haute Couture by Alyssa Tompkins @xAChels ~ Fantasy
Head-Organ’s Import, The by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Humor
Honor Among Thieves by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Mystery/Thriller
I miss (poem) by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul ~ Unspecified
In search of the turtle dove by P.J. Kaiser @doublelattemama ~ Slice of Life
In The Beginning by Dana @ywgdana ~ Humor
Intersections by Lou @lfreshwater ~ Literary
Irony’s a Bitch by Coyote Southbridge @AntiSocBtrfly ~ Humor
Letters to Santa Series, Letter 2, from serviceman’s child by Deanna Schrayer @deannaschrayer ~ Slice of Life
MILF by Peggy McFarland @peggywriter ~ Slice of Life
Mother Dove by David G Shrock @dracotorre ~ Humor
Night Feeds by Amy Taylor @adastrapoetry ~ Slice of Life
Nighthawks by Ryan Harron @rharron ~ Slice of Life
One Flew Over the Cuckold’s Nest by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant ~ Experimental
Please Santa by Clive Martyn @clivem ~ Slice of Life
Please, Christmas by Cecilia Dominic @RandomOenophile ~ Unspecified
Poe’s Parlour by Laurita Miller @LauritaMiller ~ Cross Genre
Rearview by Gary Harmon @Gary_Harmon ~ Slice of Life
Sassy Love by Marisa Birns @marisabirns ~ Humor
Shy Cowboy by J. Dane Tyler @DarcKnyt ~ Slice of Life
Silver Bullet by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Unspecified
Spiderman: The 2 1/2 Minute Version by April L. Hamilton @indieauthor ~ Humor
Summer Santa by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Horror/Suspense
Sung. by Anton Gully @antongully ~ Slice of Life
THE DARK SIDE by Jim Wisneski @wisneski ~ Horror/Suspense
The Fable of the Kangaroo by Barry J. Northern @BarryNorthern ~ Fantasy
The Freeze Dried Monster on the Skyway by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor
The Green Zone by Marc Nash @21stCscribe ~ Literary
The GS Virus by Iapetus999 @Iapetus999 ~ Horror/Suspense
The Hershey Bar by Melissa D. Johnston @melissa_djohnst ~ Slice of Life
The Kissy Bunny by Sarah Snell-Pym @Saffy ~ Humor
The last Year Of Father Christmas by Dan Powell @danpowfiction ~ Slice of Life
The Present by Laura Eno @lauraeno ~ Slice of Life
The Queen of Sheba by Chance @chance4321 ~ Humor
The South Harding Street Clouditecturalist Union monthly pancake buffet and meeting by Chad Redden @chadredden ~ Literary
The Squids In America by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror/Suspense
Time’s Arrow by Tony Noland @TonyNoland ~ Fantasy
The wrap
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~jon
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