We interrupt your regularly scheduled Top in Fiction Recommendation Issue.
Much thanks goes to Emily S Hurricane for stepping in and filling this gap that I’m sure plenty of us in the fiction community didn’t realize we needed. We give so much of our work to others, why not do a little Secret Santa exchange and receive a story just for us this year?
So, sit back, relax, perhaps grab a cuppa and prepare to read some truly wondrous stories. There are 18 stories to choose from. We’re sure you’ll find something to enjoy.
Now, we realize it’s Christmas morn. Some of you may be celebrating with family and friends. Some of you may be wrapped in a blanket watching football, watching a sappy movie, killing baddies in a FPS, working or even burning the midnight oil writing that next best fiction story to share with us come 2025. But wherever you are in your busy or lazy day, we hope you’ll take some time to read and enjoy the stories we present here to you:
Listed in random order
Island of Solitude | From: Alexandra Hill / To: Emily S Hurricane
Holiday Gift Guide | From: Andy Futuro / To: Jack Nagy
The Ballad of Delyth | From: Ink & Poesy / To: E.K. MacPherson
Onomatophobia: A Fable of Healing | From: Aysun G. (She/Them) / To: Jessica Neal
Scion | From: E.K. MacPherson / To: Keith Long
Love | From: Emily S Hurricane / To: Paola F. Caravasso
Mr. Fantastic | From: Erica Drayton / To: Aysun G. (She/Them)
With Love | From: Jack Nagy / To: Scoot
The Fishwife | From: Jessica Neal / To: Ink & Poesy
The Father's Gift | From: Joseph L. Wiess / To: ☕ KimBoo York
Makellan's Christmas (with Cindies) | From: Jude Mire / To: Andy Futuro
A Claus Encounter | From: ☕ KimBoo York / To: Michael S. Atkinson
Glass Laugh | From: Keith Long / To: Erica Drayton
A Christmas Miracle | From: Michael S. Atkinson / To: Thérèse Judeana
Tweezers | From: Nick Buchheit / To: Jude Mire
Thoughts of a Killer | From: Paola F. Caravasso / To: Alexandra Hill
Where There’s a Will | From: Scoot / To: Nick Buchheit
Amid the Winter Snow: The Slaying of the Bells | From: Thérèse Judeana / To: Joseph L. Wiess
The Recommendations Post will be a few hours late today (12pm EST) in honor of Fiction Gift Exchange. But do these amazing writers a favor, especially if you enjoyed any of their stories, and consider sharing this post everywhere:






These medallions are so boss!! 😍😍
Thanks so much Erica for all your help! 💗💗💗