Category Archives: Holiday Short Stories

SANTA’S SECRET HELPER – A short story (part 2)

Posted on December 17, 2019 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

Several years ago, I contributed to a Christmas short story collection of “less than sugar and spice” Christmas tales called “FROST and other stories published by Michelle Browne. Last week I published about a third of my Christmas short story (See part … Continue reading →

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COMING SOON – New Short Stories!

Posted on September 2, 2015 by James J. Murray, Fiction Writer

It’s been an exciting summer! In July I published one of my favorite short stories—Cuffed. It’s a true story about a frightening yet entertaining event that happened one night long ago when I worked the graveyard shift in a local … 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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