Scott D. Parker
As of today, we have only eighteen days until Christmas. How's that for a late Thanksgiving?
In our entryway, we have an Advent calendar. Ours is a homemade one where each day, we get to place an ornament on the tree. There are a myriad of other Advent calendars: Legos, chocolate, wine, you name it.
One of the most unique calendars I've enjoyed for the past few years focuses on stories.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith have, for the sixth year in a row, created an "Advent"-type Calendar of Stories. For a mere $25, you will receive a new short story every day, from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. Yes, it's now about eight days and eight stories in, but you can easily catch up.
After you sign up, you’ll get an email every day. In the email, Rusch writes an introduction and then gives you a link. From there, you can download the story onto the device of your choice. I use my Kobo reader and it works seamlessly.
Rusch curates the stories, pairing up holidays with stories written for that holiday...and a few made-up ones. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading these stories this year and I look forward to each new story every day.
So, if you are in the mood to get a story a day this Christmas season, head on over to the webpage and sign up. It’ll make each day of this month fly by.
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