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Tis the season. For me, that means I'm well into my second month of bitching about the ubiquitous mawkish decorations, the parade of fat-mongering foodstuffs is in full swing, and the rain and darkness has started to react with the imposing cheer of those around me to form a mental marinade of viscous vinegar that makes me somewhat testy.

In the spirit of this joyous time, I'd like to call upon the members of this nascent community to posit herein links or references to good seasonal or mood-setting tales. To put it in the English real people actually use,

What Christmas / Winter Solstice / Year-End Holiday stories do you like?


Now, this may come as a shock to you, but I don't generally go looking for Christmas stories. One found me anyway. Two years ago, someone got the attention of a few writers in the electronic wilderness and suggested we all write stories with a holiday theme, and one of those writers produced a real gem:

Fruitcake Lovers
by Ace McCloud

It's a Christmas story with love, food, and sex. How great is that?