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Zombie Elves
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Sue Penkivech
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What effect would destroying a cultural icon with the galactic significance of Santa Claus have on the Multiverse? Virginia of the Multiversal Time Protection Unit is determined not to find out.
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A Son is Given
Recommended
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Risa Wolf
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Chris, having lost wife and son, tries to recreate the joy of Christmas.
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The Kates and I
Recommended
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Bernie Mojzes
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What happens on Christmas eve when kids first find themselves trapped in outer space? And what's this Christmas thing all about anyway?
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Happy Christmas Morning
Recommended
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Jenni Dowsett
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Happy Christmas Morning captures the excitement and joy a child feels waking up on the morning of Christmas. Carrie's parents are not quite as merry about waking up before 6am to see what Santa brought.
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Fluffy's Christmas Toys
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Deirdre M. Murphy
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Fluffy, normally a rather proper sort of cat, had arranged to become a werewolf so she could take care of the terrorist next door, a dog who was killing her stray friends. But once that was taken care of, the whole werewolf thing was turning out to be a drag. What was the point? Even her favorite Christmas dangle held little allure--until....
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'Twas the Night
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Manuel Royal
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"So, what's it like, being Santa? Good question. You might not like the answer."
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The Christmas Angel
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Donna Burgess
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Christmas Eve one year ago
And Mommy became an angel
Red halo and red wings all spread out beneath her
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A Green Christmas
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Jon C. Forisha
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When new recruit Ferris arrives on a planet ruled by an abundance of chlorophyll and mysterious aliens, he finds that all he can think about is Christmas back on earth.
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Bloody Tannenbaum
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Matt Sawyer
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The Kolbenstecker family discovers blood beneath the Christmas tree. Ornaments with Christian imagery are also burned. The next night, the Kolbensteckers stand in awe when the tree becomes animated. Warning: may contain offensive imagery.
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The Little Match Muse
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Lisa Lees
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Medusa's Holiday
Recommended
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M.M. Bergstrom
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Here upon an evening dreary
Though all the world is wet and weary
I bundle up my head of snakes
To deliver all my Yuletide cakes
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Christmas Cracker
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Debbie Cowens
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For the family of earthlings known by the name of Jones, Christmas dinners can be chaotic enough without the sudden appearance of an alien. How will they cope when a strange visitor materialises in their dining room, seeking the meaning of the enigmatic Earth object that arrived on its planet? Will the Jones be able to explain the purpose of a Christmas cracker to the satisifaction of their extraterrestial guest before Maureen's turkey dinner gets cold? Can an alien ever come to understand the true meaning of Christmas?
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Snow Walker
Recommended
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Sharon Clauss
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Madeline and her son found a new home just in time for Christmas. It seems idyllic, friendly, snowy, and picturesque, but the land is animated in ways that defy logic.
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The Death Star of New Bethlehem
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Matt Cowens
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Life on New Bethlehem is tough but when the colonists begin to see lights in
the sky rumours of an alien invasion spread and hope becomes an even rarer
commodity...
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The Christmas Poet
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Jack Horne
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He got a Christmas card that wasn't signed;
It seemed to be from someone whom he knew.
The writing was untidy like a child's;
It had a dreadful verse that made him spew:
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Tis the Season to Be...
Recommended
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Steven Saus
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Some would say that it's impossible for Santa to do everything he's supposed to. But it might just be entirely unlikely.
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The Horde
Recommended
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Karlton Douglas
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Two warriors face a black day.
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It's Dangerous Being Magical
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Amy Roskilly
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Every time someone says 'I don't believe in Santa Claus' - another Father Christmas falls down dead!
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The Twelve Gauge of Christmas
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P.A. Gardinali
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"It was the old bastard, all right; laying by the fireplace, contorted in an unnatural pose. The streaks of blood ran down from the mantelpiece, which he had likely grabbed in a desperate escape attempt."
A homage to my favorite noir writer of all times. Set in an alternate reality, just slightly less bizarre than ours. Warning: implied ickiness.
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Silent Night
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D. Travis Brandel
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A holiday tradition leads two brothers to a nontraditional fate.
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