Tag Archives: Christmas

Wishing you all well this holiday season

Posted on 24 December 2022 by Jacey Bedford

Don’t ask me why Christmas is traditionally a time for ghost stories in England. Perhaps Charles Dickens started it all with A Christmas Carol, but I suspect it goes deeper than that, way back, in the oral tradition, to icy … Continue reading →

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First Foot – a short story by Deborah Walker

Posted on 29 December 2020 by Jacey Bedford

First published in Nature’s FutureAll rights remain with the author. New Year’s Eve, and it’s snowing outside. Of course, it is. They switched on the weather machines on December 1st. Snow for the holidays. We’re in the living room, waiting … Continue reading →

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A Christmas-ish Miscellany from Marion Pitman, Vaughan Stanger, Molly Brown and David Turnbull

Posted on 22 December 2020 by Jacey Bedford

Christmas Present – a short story by Marion Pitman Doris heard the slight plip of the cat flap, followed by the scrutch scrutch of claws at work in the doormat. There was a pause, then the plink of the name … Continue reading →

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