Robert Taylor on his thoughts and experiences as a young, black man in America
Maria Behan on rejoicing in a Blue Christmas and the gift that Robert Mueller is set to bring
Jami Ingledue on mom-burnout, the magic of Christmas, and how it’s not about the Elf
COLUMNS
Behind Domestic Lines
Jami Ingledue on avoiding mom-burnout, creating a magical Christmas, and how it’s not about the Elf
Other Father
James Prenatt on Holiday memories, family and the joy of one’s own home
My Right Honorable Wife Theresa
Kate Katharina Ferguson on a fictional behind-the-scenes account of the private life of British PM Theresa May
Brood
Robert Taylor on his thoughts, conversations, and experiences as a young, black man in America
Healthy Holiday Boundaries
Drew Nelson on Catholic shaming of the LGBTQ+ community and avoiding religious holidays as an act of self-care
Soapbox
Mike Hembury on grieving the planet and the hope and inspiration in taking a stand
Not Another TV Dad
CL Bledsoe on his top tips for decluttering Christmas and the beauty of Oreos
Spotlight
Maria Behan on rejoicing in a post-election Blue Christmas and the gift that Robert Mueller is set to bring
Gaze
Irena Ioannou on her three ways to overwhelm a mother at Christmas
Head Above Water
Tim Clark on the apocalypse that is holiday shopping and his top five HAPPY HOLIDAYS songs
FICTION
Joanna Friedman
Joanna Friedman’s short story ‘Wife on String and Other Wishes’
William Cass
William Cass’s short story ‘If the Fates Allow’
POETRY
Catherine Lee
Catherine Lee’s poem ‘Season’s Greeting’
Stephen Mead
Stephen Mead’s poems ‘Ghosts of Christmas’ and ‘Christmas Card From Your Neighbor’
Alexis Wolfe
Alexis Wolfe’s poem ‘First Christmas’
Parker Jamieson
Parker Jamieson’s poems ‘November 27th, Every Year in Which I Can Remember’ and ‘At Niagara Falls in a Country that is Not My Own’
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