updated June 21, 2011

 

Halloween Stories

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A Quest Of The Spirit

They wanted to know so I told them! I didn’t want to, I asked them to reconsider. How do I begin I asked? They replied from the beginning...They wanted to know so I told them...

Born on Hallowed's Eve
(and so it begins now and forever)

….'not to worry, dear, I’m here for you for you'll be with me always'

Halloween Tryst

Tabatha Wright shot a quick glance over her shoulder to ensure her parents had truly left the building! One might ask why she did that. Didn’t she get on with them you may ask? Well asking is one thing, actually finding the truth quite a different matter…

In The Wee Small Hours

A special Halloween story. Can a portrait influence someone's life? Read the story to find out JM's take on the subject.

The Boar's Head Inn
A Halloween story

They do say the strangest things happen in the most agreeable of places. At least according to one fellow traveler I happened to bump into on a rainy day in late autumn. Even now, my fellow traveler is still unsure that what she experienced actually occurred. However, it was a pleasant enough pastime swapping the odd story of our journeys over the years as we waited for the rain to cease while sitting in a small cave opening barely big enough to fit us both in. The view was stunning, if a little hazy because of the rain, our eyes drifting over the spot nestled in a green peaceful valley between a couple of mountains and a lake.

I digress of course. You want to know the actual story rather than our current disposition. Therefore I shall begin the tale of Darcy Grainger…

 
Christmas Stories
 

Christmas Remembered

A futuristic short story extolling the hope of goodwill to all at this special time of the year.

A Change of Heart at Christmas

Susan Scrounger hated slackers and anyone who worked for the Scrounger Company worked devilishly hard for the minimum wage, meagre, pay packet they were given, not that they dare complain to her about it or they would immediately be dismissed. That was until one Christmas Eve when everything changed.

A Christmas Fantasy

If it were Dickens times she would be like a beggar woman unable to clothe and feed herself, fortunately it wasn't that bad. Merely swallowing ones pride and stepping into the job centre every two weeks to claim the allowance the government allowed.

Christmas Carol With A Difference

Catherine and Jace spend Christmas surrounded by family and friends as a night of stories unfolds.

Christmas Hope

Tanya Hammond‘s life was neatly organzied with one focus—her company. She rose early and was at work by seven and didn’t leave till well after eight. A chance encounter with a small street urchin brings Tanya to a juncture in her life that she hadn’t wanted or expected. Can this small child bring the happiness into Tanya’s life that was missing especially during the Christmas holidays?

 
 

The Little Helper

Reluctantly Laura accepts an invitation to her boss' annual Christmas party. She is surprise by a a small child that helps her realize that there is more to the season than she thought.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Santa Claus is coming to town; well that’s one way of putting it at this time of year! Who believes in all that rubbish anyway?

The Christmas Tree

A tale of how the simple buying of a tree can bring two lonely people together.

Wanted For Christmas

The sudden death of Danielle Reed's brother and sister in-law puts Danny in a new role - guardian of her two nephews and a niece. As the first Christmas approaches without the children's parents, Dannielle needs a housekeeper for the holidays. Annabelle Farrow finds herself jobless after her former boss dies. Desperate for a job of any kind she applies for a position she finds in a newspaper ad. Sparks fly for all kinds of reasons can they adjust to give the orphaned children a Christmas to remember.

 

campfire

Tales From
the
Dragon's Campfire

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Some stories are mere figments of active imaginations, others try the patience with ridiculous feats and scenarios…and then there are those that tantalise the interest. From there you are suddenly transformed to a place and time you never thought possible. Once there what do you do? What indeed!

By JM Dragon
By Heruda
By Erin O'Rielly
By Various Bards

 

Christmas Challenge Stories
Each of the four stories featured have a different take on the holidays

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