Year: 2022
Day: 25
“A Present For Big Saint Nick” by Kurt Vonnegut
5⭐️
‘Big Nick was said to be the most recent heir to the power of Al Capone.’
A perfect Christmas short story😎🎄🎅
Year: 2022
Day: 25
“A Present For Big Saint Nick” by Kurt Vonnegut
5⭐️
‘Big Nick was said to be the most recent heir to the power of Al Capone.’
A perfect Christmas short story😎🎄🎅
Day 24 / Story 12
A Very Mario Lopez Christmas by Megan Giddings
3⭐️
‘Can we spend the rest of our lives kidnapping each other? But isn’t that what love is? A series of being whisked away by someone your dumb heart has decided is right for you?’
Quirky last story (cont…)
Day 24 / Story 12
A Very Mario Lopez Christmas by Megan Giddings
3⭐️
‘Can we spend the rest of our lives kidnapping each other? But isn’t that what love is? A series of being whisked away by someone your dumb heart has decided is right for you?’
Quirky last story (cont…)
Day 23 / Story 11
When You Were Here by Claire Lombardo
4⭐️
‘…her children have always known and targeted the parts of her that incite the most pain.’
A Christmas Eve and morning full of re-opened wounds and unrequited desire for connection.
Day 23 / Story 11
When You Were Here by Claire Lombardo
4⭐️
‘…her children have always known and targeted the parts of her that incite the most pain.’
A Christmas Eve and morning full of re-opened wounds and unrequited desire for connection.
Day 22 / Story 10
A Nativity Scene by Amilear Scott
4⭐️
‘The feeling of overwhelm that sneaks into your mind to nourish the idea that you are no longer capable of anything but numb existence may seem all powerful, but it’s not.’
Feared the ending, was relieved!!
Day 22 / Story 10
A Nativity Scene by Amilear Scott
4⭐️
‘The feeling of overwhelm that sneaks into your mind to nourish the idea that you are no longer capable of anything but numb existence may seem all powerful, but it’s not.’
Feared the ending, was relieved!!
Day 21 / Story 9
The Rent Controlled Ghost by Lee Cornell
4⭐️
‘It was not servitude, if she had done what Cooper had asked. It was love. Or if it [was] not love, then at least some cousin to love.’
‘The rooms he inhabited were Halina’s rooms.’
Day 21 / Story 9
The Rent Controlled Ghost by Lee Cornell
4⭐️
‘It was not servitude, if she had done what Cooper had asked. It was love. Or if it [was] not love, then at least some cousin to love.’
‘The rooms he inhabited were Halina’s rooms.’
Day 20 / Story 8
The Old Ways by Silas House
3.5⭐️
‘That’s how it has always been, growing up in a house full of women. They decide something and they just go forward.’
Day 20 / Story 8
The Old Ways by Silas House
3.5⭐️
‘That’s how it has always been, growing up in a house full of women. They decide something and they just go forward.’
Day 19 / Story 7
Beneath the Softness of Snow by Chanel Sutherland
5⭐️
‘The night you left home, you begged your mother not to let your daughters forget.’
Heart shattering story of a woman who emigrates to care for someone else’s child to support her own children.
Day 19 / Story 7
Beneath the Softness of Snow by Chanel Sutherland
5⭐️
‘The night you left home, you begged your mother not to let your daughters forget.’
Heart shattering story of a woman who emigrates to care for someone else’s child to support her own children.
Day 18 / Story 6
How To Milk a Sheep by Stephanie Dennee
4⭐️
“…you are the same as the antique tractor they bought at auction and placed at the turn onto the rural highway. Looks authentic, doesn’t work for shit.”
Loved this story😎
Day 18 / Story 6
How To Milk a Sheep by Stephanie Dennee
4⭐️
“…you are the same as the antique tractor they bought at auction and placed at the turn onto the rural highway. Looks authentic, doesn’t work for shit.”
Loved this story😎
Day 17 / Story 5
Protection by Paola Peroni
4⭐️
“Love is grief: love we have, love we lack, love we we give, and love we miss.”
Love that quote, but I can’t stop thinking about the omission of “love we lost”…do we not lose love? We only have it or lack it??
Day 17 / Story 5
Protection by Paola Peroni
4⭐️
“Love is grief: love we have, love we lack, love we we give, and love we miss.”
Love that quote, but I can’t stop thinking about the omission of “love we lost”…do we not lose love? We only have it or lack it??
Day 16 / Story 4
Storm Windows by Charles Haverty
5⭐️
“But shame, like prayer, is a solitary pursuit.”
Loved this dark and broody story about family, the secrets that can be approached but never broached, and the how often what is unsaid is what is important.
Day 16 / Story 4
Storm Windows by Charles Haverty
5⭐️
“But shame, like prayer, is a solitary pursuit.”
Loved this dark and broody story about family, the secrets that can be approached but never broached, and the how often what is unsaid is what is important.
Day 15 / Story 3
The Idler by Tyler Barton
3.5 ⭐️
“South Dakota stretches out like a cold, brown, made bed. It’s been two years, but I still can’t find comfort here.”
Great opening line to this story about feeling stuck.
Day 15 / Story 3
The Idler by Tyler Barton
3.5 ⭐️
“South Dakota stretches out like a cold, brown, made bed. It’s been two years, but I still can’t find comfort here.”
Great opening line to this story about feeling stuck.
Day 14 / Story 2
Remedies by Kali Fajardo-Antone
5 ⭐️
“That man and his choices are behind you now.”
Perfection…descriptive, emotional, empathetic, with a tinge of mysticism…plucked all right heart notes for me…a classic🏆
Day 14 / Story 2
Remedies by Kali Fajardo-Antone
5 ⭐️
“That man and his choices are behind you now.”
Perfection…descriptive, emotional, empathetic, with a tinge of mysticism…plucked all right heart notes for me…a classic🏆
Day 13 / Story 1
Two Man Luge: A Love Story by Claire Battershill
4.5 ⭐️
A gem of a story to start this year’s edition…loved all the different ‘love stories’ within these 20 pages…love of a sport, love of exercise and exertion, love of focus, and romantic love of a crush.
Day 13 / Story 1
Two Man Luge: A Love Story by Claire Battershill
4.5 ⭐️
A gem of a story to start this year’s edition…loved all the different ‘love stories’ within these 20 pages…love of a sport, love of exercise and exertion, love of focus, and romantic love of a crush.
Year: 2018
Day: 8
“Festive” by George Saunders
4⭐️
“This Xmas must be modest. We always say, never do. This year: do.”
The eternal annual struggle, this story feels timeless.
Year: 2018
Day: 8
“Festive” by George Saunders
4⭐️
“This Xmas must be modest. We always say, never do. This year: do.”
The eternal annual struggle, this story feels timeless.
Five stars, highly recommended. Earns all of its accolades and lauded reputation.
Five stars, highly recommended. Earns all of its accolades and lauded reputation.
Year: 2023
Day: 9
“Cosmic Cul de Sac” by Jade Song
4⭐️
Suburban landscaping equipment vigilante creates an unexpected urban Shangri-la that facilitates her escape from this mortal coil….a tale as old as time😂. Great story.
Year: 2023
Day: 9
“Cosmic Cul de Sac” by Jade Song
4⭐️
Suburban landscaping equipment vigilante creates an unexpected urban Shangri-la that facilitates her escape from this mortal coil….a tale as old as time😂. Great story.
Year: 2020
Day: 13
“Our Humans” by Meng Jin
4⭐️
Black Mirror meets literary Twilight Zone in this sci-fi short story that tantalizes the reader with a perfect balance of imagery, ideas, and unsolved mysteries. Agree with the love for the crumbling West in the future.
Year: 2020
Day: 13
“Our Humans” by Meng Jin
4⭐️
Black Mirror meets literary Twilight Zone in this sci-fi short story that tantalizes the reader with a perfect balance of imagery, ideas, and unsolved mysteries. Agree with the love for the crumbling West in the future.
Year: 2022
Day: 19
“Reindeer” by Cynan Jones
4.5⭐️
Loved this horror tinged story both times I’ve read it.
A hunt for a rogue bear gives a Northman the shock of his life…
Gem of a story and a master class in leaving details out to spark your imagination.
Year: 2022
Day: 19
“Reindeer” by Cynan Jones
4.5⭐️
Loved this horror tinged story both times I’ve read it.
A hunt for a rogue bear gives a Northman the shock of his life…
Gem of a story and a master class in leaving details out to spark your imagination.
Year: 2020
Day: 22
“The Ones We Carry with Us” by Sara O’Leary
4⭐️
When I originally read this, I liked it maybe slightly less than I did this time, but still think it has one of my favorite final paragraphs ever.
Year: 2020
Day: 22
“The Ones We Carry with Us” by Sara O’Leary
4⭐️
When I originally read this, I liked it maybe slightly less than I did this time, but still think it has one of my favorite final paragraphs ever.
Year: 2016
Day: 15
“Minus, His Heart” by Jedediah Berry
3⭐️
Still really like my original comment from the first read…
Apparently androids DO dream of electric sheep . . . and have anxiety, insecurities, and crushes.
😎😎😎
Year: 2016
Day: 15
“Minus, His Heart” by Jedediah Berry
3⭐️
Still really like my original comment from the first read…
Apparently androids DO dream of electric sheep . . . and have anxiety, insecurities, and crushes.
😎😎😎
Year: 2024
Day: 19
“Chris Cornell” by Damian Tarnopolsky
4.5⭐️
“The Russian soul is a dark place.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Still flat out impressed by this gem of a story, loved it just as much the second time around😎
Year: 2024
Day: 19
“Chris Cornell” by Damian Tarnopolsky
4.5⭐️
“The Russian soul is a dark place.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Still flat out impressed by this gem of a story, loved it just as much the second time around😎
Year: 2023
Day: 1
“Notes On The Craft Of Fiction” by Sam Shelstad
2.5⭐️
Did not enjoy this read as much the second time through, still has strong satirical Ron Burgundy vibes, but this time for me, it just felt too clever by half.
Year: 2023
Day: 1
“Notes On The Craft Of Fiction” by Sam Shelstad
2.5⭐️
Did not enjoy this read as much the second time through, still has strong satirical Ron Burgundy vibes, but this time for me, it just felt too clever by half.
Year: 2019
Day: 18
“Amaranth” by Lauren Groff
5⭐️
Loved every single thing about this story…had a very Kill Bill revenge vibe, perfectly executed, in my opinion. Even though you could see the final resolution coming, it was still so satisfying.
Year: 2019
Day: 18
“Amaranth” by Lauren Groff
5⭐️
Loved every single thing about this story…had a very Kill Bill revenge vibe, perfectly executed, in my opinion. Even though you could see the final resolution coming, it was still so satisfying.
Year: 2018
Day: 15
“Snatching Bodies” by Rodrigo Fresán
4⭐️
Still love this quirky, gorgeous little mystery of a story, with it’s interesting way of weaving together social observations, film, sci fi, relationships, and so many other things😎
Year: 2018
Day: 15
“Snatching Bodies” by Rodrigo Fresán
4⭐️
Still love this quirky, gorgeous little mystery of a story, with it’s interesting way of weaving together social observations, film, sci fi, relationships, and so many other things😎