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Welcome back to the Advent Calendar Story Train, where writers signed up to create a flash fiction story using this year’s theme: “Surprise”.
The project is ready and the first story will go live on Sunday. So let’s jump on the train!
24 Stories
Come and enjoy 24 Flash Fiction stories from writers who joined this project. You can see who participated below and on which dates their story will go live.
As the stories go live I will update this page with direct links.
December 1st – Birthday Surprises by Rachel Poli
December 2nd – A New World Opens by Morgan RR Haze
December 3rd – What Chalkie Saw by Marjorie Mallon
December 4th – Nightingale Knitting Group Ladies Club by Layla Todd
December 5th – The Box by Chris Harvey
December 6th – The Visit by Ari Meghlen
December 7th – Red Bells by Reece Nolan
December 8th – All In Good Fortune by Marié Asano
December 9th – Last Minute Dash by Suzanne Rogerson
December 10th – A Borrowed Gift by I.L. Cruz
December 11th – Motherhood by Stephen Goodson
December 12th – Christmas Surprise by Mermaid Tasha
December 13th – Well, Isn’t It Ironic by Sam “Goldie” Kirk
December 14th – A Birthday Surprise by Cat Strawberry
December 15th – Spindrift by Isla
December 16th – Blood Is Thicker Than Ink by Chris Farley
December 17th – A Disappointing Surprise by Rachel Poli
December 18th – Immortal Souls by Ashleigh
December 19th – The Sister of the Melted Wax by Wilmar Luna
December 20th – Under The Mistletoe by Darlene Foster
December 21st – The Winter Star by Holly Millward
December 22nd – The First Wintertide by S. R. Severn
December 23rd – Sir Chocolate and the Graffiti Artists by Robbie & Michael Cheadle
December 24th – Reindeer Bob by Amanda Nicholson
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I would like to say a big thank you to all the Writers who joined this collaboration and shared their work for the 2024 Advent Story Train.
As well as a special thanks to Isla, Ashleigh and Rachel who were kind enough to jump in late to this project when we lost some participants.
I always appreciate all the support I receive for this project from both the participants and from the readers.
Happy reading
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Delightful submissions. Thanks for organizing, Ari! Merry Christmas!
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Sorry about the delay in commenting. I’m very excited for this! I’m going to spend the next few days reading all the stories before mine and after. This was so fun to take part in, thank you Ari 🙂
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I’m looking forward to reading all the stories! Thanks for having me. 🙂
I can’t see a way to follow your blog, Rachel, but it is great to meet you.
Hi, the subscribe button is at the bottom of blog posts above the comments section. I’m on a self-hosted website, so it’s a weird setup. If you choose to follow or not, thank you for your interest and it’s great meeting you, too! 🙂
Thanks, I’ll see if I can find it.
I’m sure you will enjoy them. I had a great turn out of writers all with really different voices and styles and stories 🙂
Looking forward to sharing my fantasy tale about Chalkie, the little 🐕.
I love the picture of Chalkie in your story. What a cutie.
Yes she really is! ❤️
What a great idea! I’m also looking forward for this daily surprise! Best wishes, Michael
Thanks, Michael. It was a (mostly) fun project to run again. I like being able to showcase different writers and their voices. This year I got a great turnout of writers wanting to join. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the stories
I am sure i will enjoy. Thanks Ari. Please have a nice weekend! xx Michael
I’m looking forward to it 🌺
Thanks Robbie. I hope you enjoy the different daily stories 🙂