Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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A Drunkard in a Pear Tree

ESSAY

How much is too much?

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Christmas 1984

MEMOIR

An old recording survives to tell a forgotten Christmas story.

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The Case of the Christmas Crush

HUMOR

Darci Ratliff learns an important lesson about why she should never help.

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Home for the Holidays

FLASH NONFICTION

Brian Eckert goes home. For the holidays. Poop talk ensues. But that’s not why he feels fifteen again.

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Family Truth

HUMOR

The truth about UFOs, Santa Claus, and Judaism is out there, but Summer Block isn’t particularly interested in finding it.

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The $9.00 Box of Cherries

MEMOIR

Holiday cheer becomes a bloody bier when Quenby tries her hand at brandied candies.

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A Typical Text for the Zion Family

HUMOR

Irene Zion tries to answer a simple text from her son but Lenore grabs the phone.

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Hotel Bound

ESSAY

Amanda Miller was begging to be abandoned at the roadside. But, her father was a good man who instead kept his eyes on the highway and the day when family holidays would reach a merciful end.

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Let’s play Conversation!

THE FEED

Like millions of good Americans, I spent part of the holidays playing a parlor game. It’s meant different things over the centuries, but for the purpose of this post, I’m designating as a “parlor game” that species of organized leisure activities more “creative” and often more interactive than a board game—that have likely shed their [...]

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