Witching You A Merry Christmas

by Roxanne Rhoads

Vicki walked into Daniel’s great room and curiously eyed the Christmas tree he was decorating. The twinkling lights lit up the whole room. Multicolored sparkles bounced off the walls and furniture.

“I didn’t know vampires celebrated Christmas,” she said with a hint of sarcasm even though the warm ( Read more... )

SNOWBOUND

by Elizabeth Schechter

“It’s coming down pretty hard here, Mom. Nick says that he can’t even see the car in the driveway, and he doesn’t think we’d be able to get off of our street, let alone to the airport…”

“Which, by the way, they just closed,” I heard Nick call from the other room. “Steven, nothing will be flying into or out of BWI ( Read more... )

Red Christmas

by Joe Nobel

He lives on Mars. She lives on Earth. It’s Christmas.

She decorates a tree. She’d picked a small one that fit her small mood for the season. She works hard at not letting depression seep in. As festive as the season can be, with snow, lights, and holographic Santas prancing door-to-door, depression permeates the walls, ( Read more... )

Celebrating Together

by Kathleen Tudor

Cassin stared at the beautiful planet below her, but as much as she wanted to, she could barely focus on the strangely colored globe. “What makes the water red?” she asked, trying to bring her attention to the ruby seas.

“There’s an organism that lives in the water. It’s photosynthetic; isn’t it gorgeous?” ( Read more... )