Category Archives: Christmas Short Stories

Peyote and My Short Story

Posted on October 18, 2017 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Years ago, I contributed a short story to a Christmas anthology that a friend was publishing. My piece was named “Santa’s Secret Helper” and it was a rather hilarious (and irreverent) take on what can go wrong when a curmudgeon … Continue reading →

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Warm Wishes and Holiday Cheer

Posted on December 24, 2014 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Last year around this time, I wrote a couple of short stories with Christmas themes. I was pleased that both got published in seasonal anthologies. One of those stories, Santa’s Secret Helper, was . . . well, it was sort … Continue reading →

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Two Invites To The Party!

Posted on December 4, 2013 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

So what happens when you think that you’ll never get more of your writing published and then all of a sudden you get invited in the same week to publish a Christmas short story in two different anthologies? My first … Continue reading →

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