Twelve Days of Christmas – Leela Soma
A Festive Story by Leela Soma Twelve days of Christmas She is excited, super excited from the moment she sees the tinsel and the baubles in the shop. October this year! Twelve days of Christmas? No, not for her. My nerves are frazzled from October onwards. She calls her friend excitedly. Day – 1. […]
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 | Filed under: Christmas Poems , Stories and Winter Tales, Writing, Writing for the Festive Season 2015
The Angel Beds by Michael Crossan
From a valley place he came. A north man. The Scotsman. Fatherly to see, hardy spined, here in lowland Howwood a fortnight to fix a chapel rooftop. Eight till five daytime shifts. Grey then black hours. He the gaffer, a one man service, jacketed and booted, given hammer-tap at the slates. Afternoons, December crept dark […]
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Friday, December 17, 2021 | Filed under: Christmas Poems , Stories and Winter Tales, Writing, Writing for the Festive Season 2015
Fiona Alderman: A Peaceful Christmas Greeting from Rural France
A peaceful Christmas greeting After a month’s trouble in France let’s hope that the festive period is calm, wherever we live. Here in rural France life carries on as usual and there are lots of Christmas markets and musical events that have been quietly getting underway. In Salignac, the cluster of fairy lights decorating the […]
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 | Filed under: Christmas Poems , Stories and Winter Tales, Fiona Alderman blogging from The Salignac Foundation France, Writing, Writing for the Festive Season 2015
Café Noir by James Carson
Inspector Bjørn Torvik was in heaven. As the scorching Costa Rican sun warmed his weathered face, Torvik’s senses were immersed in the incredible fragrances drifting across from the coffee plantation. He could almost taste the full-bodied fruitiness, the sweetness of caramel, the hint of vanilla. If he just reached out, he could – An explosion […]
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Saturday, December 19, 2015 | Filed under: Christmas Poems , Stories and Winter Tales, Writing for the Festive Season 2015
Some Winter Poems by Maria Venditozzi
The invalid January hobbles along un balan ced Paying for the consequences of December Nothing to do but learn… Premature The weather changed to snow confetti –fluttered showers, soft as baby’s breath.Kissed her eyelids, cooled her burning tears.They lowered the coffin, laid her child to rest. Pause for […]
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 | Filed under: Christmas Poems , Stories and Winter Tales, Writing, Writing for the Festive Season 2015
