A Yuletide Short Story Collection
Four Yuletide stories from the Kanata Fiction Circle writer's group. Christmas might be the most joyous time of year, but that doesn't mean it's always a smooth sleigh ride.
Christmas On the Rocks
by Matt C. Sully
When Dan attempts to drown his sorrows at a local dive bar, an unexpected companion brings his life back into perspective. With help from the spirits, both Christmas and whisky, Dan discovers the wonder of life and the secret to finding miracles in the everyday.
Dear Melissa
by Kathi Bradley
Eva’s dreary life and dread of the upcoming Christmas season are further destroyed when she arrives home early to find her life turned upside down. With hope dwindling, she takes a drive to the one place where warm Christmas memories abound.
Can hope and purpose be found again in the form of a forgotten letter abandoned in a used car?
Shifted for Christmas
by Steve Moretti
How could my mother think that working every night at our stupid bakery during my Christmas break was not severe and unusual punishment? It’s 1973 for heaven’s sake – slavery was abolished a long time ago!
And how will I ever get the only thing I want for Christmas - the phone number of Marilyn in my algebra class, the girl who doesn’t realize how unhappy she is without me?
Habits
by Merja Tammi
Cecelia's comfortable life, with her set routines and steady habits, is about to get complicated.
She thought she’d closed the door on romance, friends, and even family, but life has other plans for Cecelia.
