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Whew! Hello from a lurker-who-used-to-post! It's been...a year I have no wish to repeat. There were some wonderful things, but also a whole lot of not wonderful things. I have not been writing, and didn't think I'd participate in this year's challenge. But, you know, who can resist when I see all the wonderful things you all create? So, here is my present for you all: a short, short story, like a little appetizer, on Christmas Eve. Happy Christmas/Solstice/End of Year/New Year to you all.

( And Here's Another Christmas Eve, by PFL )


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Good morning/afternoon/evening! For today's post you will find a short story with a bit of a puzzle to it. Come along and join Bodie and Doyle in celebrating the new year, eh?

( If Dreams There Be )

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Whew! I am finally going to post these! A bit of an explanation: for the DIALJ Christmas 2011 I wrote a short story that was meant to be followed immediately by a companion story. However, Christmas 2011 was a bit fraught, being marked by a lost dog (fortunately found, miraculously in time, beside a very busy highway) and my mother's fall on Christmas Eve that led to a broken wrist and the realization that I couldn't care for her, at her stage of dementia, at home anymore. That was followed by a year of moving her into a nursing home, worrying, planning, and (the next year) selling the family home and moving into an apartment. Therefore, not only was the companion story never written, I didn't write at all for the last year. This post marks, I hope, a return to regular writing for me.

I am posting both stories here, since they really do need to be read together. The first you may well have read already, so I'll put it under its own cut. The trailer that, er, trails, applies to both stories. I am rusty at the writing and the posting, I'm afraid! But I hope you will enjoy these stories of Christmas with the lads. Happy Christmas to all who celebrate it, and all the best for everyone for the new year!

( Part 1: There Is No Rest )

( Part 2: Because You're Mine )

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Okay! Story #2 for the day! (Being in England=being prolific.*g*)

Um. Don't lynch me…. *g* This is a complete story, and nobody dies or anything. But…it might be that you will want a sequel. And, good news!, a sequel is in the works! Bad news, it won't be posted today. (I have started it, but today ended up being wonderfully social, what with meeting a Pros friend (yay!), Skyping with my brother (all is well), and going out for a celebration dinner.)

My plan is to somehow write the story late tonight and early on Christmas Eve and post it on Christmas. We all know about the best laid plans, however, right? Still, I shall do my best. Of course, one might argue that the story is best as it is, no sequel required.

You'll just have to read the story and decide for yourself! *g*

( There Is No Rest )

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Um. Yeah. I've no idea where this one came from. It just...happened! I blame England, personally...*g*

( Stop the Pigeon )

Whew! Like byslantedlight, I wasn't at all sure I'd get my story done in time. Things have been a bit rough at home. But I did it! More or less. Perhaps not coincidentally, this is almost complete fluff. I hope you enjoy it!

( Snow Day by PFL )

Now, sit down here, right by this fire. There's hot chocolate--or perhaps you'd prefer hot apple cider? Tea? Please do make yourself comfortable. I've a tale to tell you, of two wayward lads who nearly didn't get what they really and truly deserved for Christmas...

( White Christmas by PFL )

Good morning!

For your enjoyment (I hope), a bit of fluff!  Since it is me writing, there is, maybe, a little angst as well. *g*  Also slash.  Very much slash. *g*

Thank you, everyone, for all the great stories, artwork, songvids, songlists, games, comics, and everything else!

Here is my entry for Bonfire Night.  This is a sequel to my Halloween challenge story "Fire".  It's kind of slight, but...slashy!  I hope you enjoy it!

I'm off to read all these other entries!