Christmas Short Works Collection 2013

A globe-spanning celebration of the holiday spirit, this 2013 collection gathers poems, short stories, and prose from three distinct literary traditions. English, Finnish, and German voices interweave, each bringing their cultural understanding of Christmas to the page. Some pieces ache with the particular loneliness of winter; others burst with the warmth of gathered family. The Finnish entries carry the stark beauty of a northern winter, while the German works often hold a sentimental earnestness. English contributions range from the whimsical to the quietly profound. What unites them all is that peculiar Christmas feeling, simultaneously tender and melancholic, when the shortest days seem to hold the most light.