Write a story about a family (biological or found) coming together for Christmas.

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“The Year Of The Cat” by Chris Campbell

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Daydreaming, I sat looking out the kitchen window, as the smell of roast potatoes, turkey, and brussels sprouts filled the crisp and cold winter air feeding the rising damp of our unheated house. The light chill in the air caused some condensation to form on the window glass, so, to pass some time, I playfully traced the shape of a Christmas tree onto it with my index finger. Hunger pangs had me longing for something to eat, as the glorious aroma of the prepared feast swirled around the humid kitchen, out into the hallway, and snaked its en...

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“Bea and Bertie” by Mary Lehnert

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The day my life changed forever started with me suggesting an innocent trip to Stratford -upon -AvonA nice family outing for Aunt Bea, that’s me, my brother and his wife, and nephew, BertieIt was on the fourth day of my Christmas week with the family, when we’d reached that point where fish and guests after three days……….The trip would mean driving about 50 miles”We’d pass my uncle’s house, it was on the way, so I could surprise him and drop off a little gift of mincemeat pies. I’d just got the Queen’s recipe.“Where did you get it” Bertie my...

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“21 Century Christmas party ” by Sam Smith

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It was one week to Christmas Judy had done most of her shopping, she should just add a few gifts to her list and is done . She had thought about Christmas since first of October to make sure this year Christmas will be one of the best , after preparing a long list of what should be done , who should be invited, where the party should be held, how those her gifts from family and friends, when is the best time send invitation and reviewing all aspects of her Christmas party she had started shopping. Next week is Christmas everything is r...

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“You Can’t Choose Them” by Paul Michael Winters

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I have to drive, because Andrew is a total wreck. He’s sitting in the passenger seat, chewing a fingernail, and his left foot can’t sit still. I peel my eyes off the road long enough to peek at him.“Hey. It’s gonna be fine.” I reach over, grab his shoulder and gently squeeze. “Besides, aren’t I supposed to be the worried one?”He lets out a deep sigh. “You just don’t know my parents, Marc.”“I know I don’t. That’s why I’m finally meeting them.” I smile.“Promise me you’ll love me no matter what happens tonight. Okay?”“Wow.” I laugh. “How bad co...

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“Pie and Politics” by Christina Marie

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Mom tried to lay down ground rules at Christmas this year because respect couldn’t be counted upon to intervene.“Come in, come in.” Dad pecked cheeks and swung kids to the foyer ceiling while Mom and Grandma wrestled with the turkey in the kitchen. “I’ll take your coat. You’re so tall! What grade are you in now?”The kids barreled into the living room to inspect the name tags dangling on carefully wrapped boxes guarded by the twinkling tree. My aunts and uncles piled in after them, leaving Dad staggering under a mountainous armful of winter w...

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“Who Cooks for You?” by Chelsey B

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Anja slipped into her snow pants, pulled on her boots, and stuffed her arms into her jacket. She threw a hat over her head, grabbed a pair of mittens, and snuck out the back door, quiet as a mouse. “I’m going for a walk,” she said, as the door clicked shut, though she knew no one would hear her over the festivities inside. With snow crunching beneath her feet, and snow pants swishing with each step, she ran to the woods. Once she was safe under the cover of her pines, Anja stopped to catch her breath and zip her jacket. She glanced bac...

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“The Red Christmas” by Emma Ponn

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Valentina was watching her.Rose could feel Valentina standing over her, boots crunching into the snow as blackness squeezed the air from her lungs and left its cold fingerprints against her neck. Valentina was five feet above Rose as the snow crumbled and she clawed, and then everything stopped. It was the strangest feeling: like the world was fading from her ears and eyes, like she was being pulled from it and dropped in water.Except Rose was dead. That was what happened.Valentina was staring at the spot where she disappeared.Silent. Still....

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“Convenient Store Christmas ” by S N

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We arrived at the most ill-placed-for-foot-traffic convenience store that you ever did see. I ran through its sluggish doors. Among the six of us, there was twenty dollars. We would each need to miracle ourselves two gifts: one for Secret Santa and the other for the Grab Bag. I knew right away what I would get. When I was four, my mother handed me seven smackeroonies. Eager to shop like a big girl, my older brother and I braved cold concrete Chicago. I found a palm small, heart-shaped box in Humboldt park. Every upward thrust of its blacke...

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“A normal Christmas” by Dilbert Jazz

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It was Christmas Eve, and the snow was falling gently from the sky, covering the streets and houses in a blanket of white. The warmth and cheer of the holiday season could be felt throughout the small town as people bustled about, finishing last-minute errands and preparing for the big day. The Johnson family was no exception. They had been busy all week, decorating the house with twinkling lights and festive garlands, baking cookies, and pies, and wrapping presents for each other. As the evening approached, the family gathered in the living...

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“A Christmas Truce” by Haley Clark

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Holly paces before the great hall’s doors, wringing her silver-gloved hands. She knows she should be admiring the festive decorations her team managed to scrounge up in the days since she came up with this plan. But Holly can’t stop thinking of the last Christmas she and her siblings spent together. It was the first family Christmas since her mother’s passing. The holiday season following the death of her father had been more of a celebration; there were inheritance gifts, after all. But without their dear mother to keep the peace, the las...

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“Second Best Gift” by Ace Burnside

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Francesca stared at the miraculous display of the gift shop's front window, her brown, doe-like eyes sparkling much like the glitter reflecting from the biodegradable, eco-friendly faux snow surrounding her. As of this moment, she would buy—in her humble opinion, that is—the greatest present of all time, better than any parent has gotten from a young child before. With a hum, she entered the small shop—hardly any bigger than her bedroom at home, really—and waved the shop clerk over. He must have been in either his teens or his early twenti...

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“A New Family For Christmas ” by Elizabeth Clark

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In twenty minutes, this house will be full of people. In twenty minutes, strangers will arrive. In twenty minutes, will be the first Christmas since my dad got remarried. In twenty minutes, Christmas will never be the same. “Kyle, you can’t stay in your room until Christmas is over,” Nikki shouts at my door. “Stop sulking!” Of course, she would know what I was thinking. She is my twin. My twin, who also hated the idea of dad remarrying and moving us to this house to fit our “new” big family. But, after only two months, Nikki decides she ...

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“Yuletide” by Zoë Watts

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It was cold, the mountains capped in snow and the sprawling forest pines covered in it; as a mother would lay a blanket on her child. Between the steep cliffs going down into the valley, the waters of the fjord lay still and quiet; as though the world had simply stopped. Snow had a way of deafening things, sound stopped. Everything was quiet. Dawn hadn’t even broken… I had been sitting a long while, nestled with my back to a lichen (and now snow) covered rock. I knew this rock well and it knew me; I had been coming to sit here for many ...

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“The Night Before The Holiday ” by Ashley Hampton

Submitted to Contest #178

“ Can you pass the salt Geneva?” Luke asked, pointing his hand to the shaker on the table. Geneva picked it up slowly and raised it in the air. “ You mean, may you” she insisted. Luke’s mother, Nicole turned to Geneva. Her long weave swung as she did so. “ Geneva, give the boy the damn salt” A look of annoyance covered her caramel covered face. Geneva did not protest as she handed Luke the salt shaker. Luke grabbed it, pouring it heavily on the potatoes that Geneva had prepared. “Good lookin” he mumbled. “ Is that what you s...

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“Mutantur Tempore” by Tara Leigh Parks

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(This story contains the threat of violence and language.)Greta woke and ran to the mirror to see if time travel messed up her face. She always worried about losing her looks in the name of one of Greg's experiments. Her face looked the same. Even the room looked the same. Greg was nowhere to be seen, though. Because everything looked the same, she figured the time travel didn't work. He must've left her sleeping while he went to drink away his fury. She hoped he was passed out because she didn't feel like dealing with a drunk Greg who went ...

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Write a story about a family (biological or found) coming together for Christmas.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 44 stories

“The Year Of The Cat” by Chris Campbell

“Bea and Bertie” by Mary Lehnert

“21 Century Christmas party ” by Sam Smith

“You Can’t Choose Them” by Paul Michael Winters

“Pie and Politics” by Christina Marie

“Who Cooks for You?” by Chelsey B

“The Red Christmas” by Emma Ponn

“Convenient Store Christmas ” by S N

“A normal Christmas” by Dilbert Jazz

“A Christmas Truce” by Haley Clark

“Second Best Gift” by Ace Burnside

“A New Family For Christmas ” by Elizabeth Clark

“Yuletide” by Zoë Watts

“The Night Before The Holiday ” by Ashley Hampton

“Mutantur Tempore” by Tara Leigh Parks

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story that takes place over the eight nights of Hannukah.

Set your story at a work holiday party,

Write about a cynical character realizing they do have something to celebrate after all.

Write a story about an unconventional holiday tradition.

Contest #178

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