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All things holly, jolly, and odd-ly.
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The submissions are IN! Now it's time to beg for money to pay people!

(And I wish I didn't have to say this, but I do: donating does not influence me to favor your story at all. I and my crew read them without names attached.)
Their genetic imperative to ascend the tallest fungi for a better view of potential mates was often mistaken for mere chimney sweeping.
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The swan is merely checking the water for errant popes or sudden televised appearances.
December 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"YULE pull a muscle!!" HAHAHAHAHkillme
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Those cherubs were fired from Celestial Airlines. Their wings kept getting caught in the overhead bins, causing socially awkward turbulence for everyone.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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I do actually have a podcast that goes beyond the story contest. It's just kinda been dead for a year.

But I'm trying to bring it back. ;)

Starting with some weird Xmas Baking and Linda Raedisch whose Secret History of Christmas Baking is awesome.

weirdchristmas.com/2025/12/14/p...
Podcast! Weird Christmas Baking with Linda Raedisch
Or listen at the Podbean site. Craig talks with Linda Raedisch about her new (ahem, 2023) book The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys.…
weirdchristmas.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
They say one should avoid repeating mistakes, yet here we are again, inexplicably cuddling a pig with questionable fashion choices. Happy New Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Bless your home by installing a giant window overlooking the local church.
December 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Santa’s early 20th-century PR team often used this tactic to distract children from the horrors of the Great Coal Shortage of 1908. Worked every time.
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
wut
December 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Blessed Yule!
A book that explores the roots of this season’s traditions is The Old Magic of Christmas: by Linda Raedisch. Discover winter deities, brief tales of their lore, recipes & crafts that we might enjoy adding into our holiday practices.

#pagan #DMN #spirituality #Gathering #books #holiday
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The moments before a clown's death are always so sad.
December 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I do actually have a podcast that goes beyond the story contest. It's just kinda been dead for a year.

But I'm trying to bring it back. ;)

Starting with some weird Xmas Baking and Linda Raedisch whose Secret History of Christmas Baking is awesome.

weirdchristmas.com/2025/12/14/p...
Podcast! Weird Christmas Baking with Linda Raedisch
Or listen at the Podbean site. Craig talks with Linda Raedisch about her new (ahem, 2023) book The Secret History of Christmas Baking: Recipes & Stories from Tomb Offerings to Gingerbread Boys.…
weirdchristmas.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Her formal complaint about the "graip" quality was technically valid, despite the four spelling errors.
December 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"Gruss vom Krampus"
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hat fashion has gone too far too many times.
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The sound of tiny snorts echoing in the night meant the annual Piggy Gala was officially underway. Someone was definitely going to step on a tail.
December 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The future is an endless parade of identical potted plants, each slightly less green than the last.
December 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Poverty. That's the Christmas message.
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
More avian orphans.
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The forecast called for mild conditions, perfect for napping under a giant horseshoe while small men with candles and a watchful pig await your awakening.
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Christmas card by Robert Dudley, The Temptation of Good Saint Anthony Noel (surrounded by enticing Christmas food, including geese, a turkey and a pudding). (5 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Santa only exists in the fumes.
December 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
circa 1885: A Christmas greetings card showing a boy playing with building bricks, and a cat looking on. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Oh, Santa, no.
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Not so much a Christmas card as it was a Christmas newspaper cover—specifically The Queenslander newspaper, Australia.
December 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM