I have taken up a self-created challenge to write a short mystery story each year, set at Christmas time. In each case, they lean towards magical-realism. Not an approach you’ll see elsewhere on my site, but fun to explore. You can find each of them at the links below.
2021: The Christmas Eve Dinner
2022: The Missing Person
2023: The Unreliable Narrator
2024: The Exam Before Christmas
2025: The Last Word
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