Creepy/Cozy #2

Decking Substack with stories of the season!

Busy time of year, but several of you out there are finding time to crank out some goodies (and baddies) suitable for the dark season and the time for when that dark is lit with twinkling lights and glowing Santas.

I have perused postings here and come up with a few to tease and tempt you.

Oh, and don’t miss Thorny Thursday hosted by Joseph L. Wiess.

And a shout-out to Scott Roche - he/him having fun in his Omniverse. Pop on over for a visit. (I missed putting him on the latest writers list. Sigh.)

A Batch for Your Perusal

If I missed your stories, poems, podcasts, comics, videos, artwork, etc., then tag me (@A.C. Cargill, Author) in a Note linking to your item. The genre doesn’t matter—sci-fi, romance, horror, mystery, etc. Gotta help each other get seen, especially during a time of year when people are doing so much rushing around.

Top of the list is this creepy tale by C. Lee McKenzie :

The Messenger

Terrance Ó Domhnaill posted this a week ago but I had missed it:

Stories and a Poem for December 4th

Wendy Parciak gives a nice bit of writing advice:

The Endless Search for Empathy

Mary Catelli talks about magic, fairly appropriate for this time of year:

Magic and Things

and presents a bit of holiday décor fun:

Richard Glover marks the day when the hours of sunlight are shortest:

Winter Solstice and the Start of Yule

C. Elyse lists Christmas celebrations “on the Continent” (Africa) with no snow or horse drawn sleighs but plenty of cheer:

Christmas on the Continent

Katelynsam posts the final diary entry for 2024 (wishing her a great holiday and looking forward to seeing her next year):

Dear Writing Diary Entry #23

Joseph L. Wiess brings a bit of his unique style to the season here:

Winter Wonderland

Mariella Hunt 🍂 gets ghostly in this chapter of her serialized work:

Chapter 12 - Mr. Shelley’s Ghostly Report

Jessica Maison can always be counted on to bring us a twist:

The Christmas Witch and the White Lady

FranB takes a holiday from the holidays:

Christmas is Cancelled

James Hart posts another great poem he wrote and calligraphied by hand:

Snowy Hearts continues a Christmas tradition:

The Little Drummer Bird#3

And I’m including this from Jennifer Morrow just because:

Shelly the Belly: A Short Story

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And yes, I want to bring my books (so far) to your attention. Hope you don’t mind.

My four books (so far) from Wordwooze Publishing:

• NEW! The Greeting Card Girl’s Christmas – a sweet romance novel for the holiday season.

• Wind Down the Chimney and Other Eerie Tales – my first book of eerie short stories (ebook, paperback, audio).

• The Stardust Alliance and More – my second book of eerie stories with a touch of Sci-Fi (ebook, paperback, audio).

• The Wiccan Tales – a novel and a real Halloween treat.

(All human written. I even designed the covers.)

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