This Little Light of Mine
The garage door opened and she watched as her husband walked through the living room carrying a ladder. She stopped him, calling out, “Honey—uhm—what are you doing?” He paused. “Taking […]
Category Archives: Short Stories
Bring a Torch
“It is Jesus, good folk of the village! Beautiful is the mother — beautiful is her Child.” “Why?” she asked. “Because that is what we do on Christmas,” came the […]
Ah, Bleak and Chill the Winter Wind
“Ah, bleak and chill the wintry wind, but colder far be he who hath no warmth of love to share.” She had been standing on the corner since morning. The […]
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
“Peace on the earth, good will towards men from heaven’s all gracious king.” It wasn’t a particularly good day for the shepherds. Four of the sheep had gotten caught among […]
Heaven’s Fairer Eye
Christmas is less than a month away. The buying, the carol-singing, the decorating, suddenly all of these things are the most important and I’m filled with what some sage has […]
‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
“Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fled That mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel choirs instead.” — from a French-Indian carol The snow fell, swirling in […]
