TiF Weekly #51

Week of December 13 - December 19 | Vol. 2 Iss. 51

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POETRY

Ode to Originality - 12/16/25 [Free Verse]
Paul Plett of Paul Plett

Fields Of A Soul - 12/15/25 [Horror]
Blace Alcock of Keep On Keeping On

MICRO/FLASH FICTION

Tuesday - 12/16/25 [Literary Fiction]
J.A. Evans of J.A. Evans Speculates

Twas the bite before Christmas - 12/18/25 [Horror]
Jo Green of Life, Killer Plants, and Unionised Seagulls

Family - 12/13/25 [Literary Fiction]
Sharron Bassano of LEAVES

Manger Danger - 12/14/25 [Mystery]
Scott MacLeod of Son of Ugly

SHORT STORY

The Other Side - 12/17/25 [Science Fiction]
Jenifer Jorgenson of Snark Floats

Winter Warmer - 12/19/25 [Literary Fiction]
Jason Simon of All Persons Fictitious

Christmas in Wonderland - 12/19/25 [Speculative Fiction]
Alison Lloyd of The Scroll

WALL OF SERIALS (New Section)

Making a comeback in 2026, Serials and Short Serials, will return to the Weekly Issues. However, don’t let that stop you from checking out our Wall of Serials where we have a dedicated page showing you the ACTIVE works: (updated regularly)

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This is the second to last weekly email of 2025. With illness rearing it’s ugly head on me and my family I have little to bring you in terms of news. Other than to say, I hope your season is merry and bright. See you all in 2026!

Special thanks to Bri Heron for her selections for this issues featured stories.

- Erica Drayton, Editor-in-Chief 😈

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