Hey, yaâll! Itâs eight days into the New Year but we still have a few things to âwrap upâ Top in Fictionâs 2025. For starters, hereâs the December Monthly Recap. And donât worry, medallions are all ready for download for those featured below.
Next, our Top in Fiction Recap of 2025 on January 15th. Thatâs where Iâll share nerdy numbers with all of you.
In the meantime, check out some great stories written this past month and donât forget our archive which includes all 2k+ submissions we received in 2025.
Lastly, PAID subscriptions are turned on for those whoâve wanted to support Top in Fiction on a regular basis. We have plenty happening in 2026 and any assistance you can be towards our goals, would be appreciated.
Any errors seen below such as typos, miss-labeling of genre or category, wrong link, wrong person mentioned, etc. please state the error in the comments and I will update immediately. Mistakes can happen. I am only human.
POETRY
All The Good Days Are Gone - 12/11/25 [Free Verse]
A Writerâs Voice of A Writers Voice
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Eye of the Beholder - 12/5/25 [Horror]
John Watson - Horror Author of Watsonâs House of Horrors
Twas the bite before Christmas - 12/18/25 [Horror]
Jo Green of Life, Killer Plants, and Unionised Seagulls
What Waits at Home - 12/16/25 [Literary Fiction]
Tapo Behera of Fiction Lab of Tapo
The Christmas Card - 12/19/25 [Literary Fiction]
Ashley@Briefly of Briefly
None. - 12/6/25 [Literary Fiction]
Isha Jain of The Indian Story
Home Note - 12/25/25 [Fantasy]
Gerard DiLeo of The FRICTION SECTION
SHORT STORY
Queenie's Christmas - 12/5/25 [Literary Fiction]
Charlotte Henley Babb of Charlotte Babb Writes
The House on Dead Ebb Tide - 12/11/25 [Horror]
Chris Hicks of Disco Insomnium
Christmas in Wonderland - 12/19/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Alison Lloyd of The Scroll
Leftovers - 12/26/25 [Literary Fiction]
Feasts and Fables of Just Write, Right
December 23: It's a Wonderful Life - 12/23/25 [Horror]
Norm DePlume of Norm DePlume
something rotten this way comes - 12/3/25 [Horror]
Chloe đ of Reveries in the Warren
Crushed - 12/5/25 [Romance]
Ian Gouge of Writing until the light goes out
FROSTY IS HUNGRY - 12/24/25 [Horror]
Judith Ashcraft of Judith Ashcraft
Sylvia - 12/8/25 [Literary Fiction]
Geoffrey Gevalt of Telling Stories
Lucky - 12/14/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Jordan Erwin of Parabolic
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You are so awesome! Thank for the mention! I appreciate it so much! Iâm so honored to be featured among some of the best of Substack!
thanks for the nod.