A short story about a day in the life of a Tooth Fairy at Christmas. Written for my Christmas Advent Challenge Day 8! — A little-known fact about Christmas: this was the busiest time of year for the Tooth Fairy Corporation. Between children knocking those baby teeth loose after one candy cane too many and kids losing teeth playing hooky and ice-skating, the fairies were almost as busy as Santa and his elves.

A short story written for day 7 of my Christmas Advent Challenge! — Everyone knew that elves made the toys in Santa’s workshop. In exchange for a more than generous living wage and great work benefits, they worked tirelessly all year round to ensure all the gifts were ready for Christmas Eve delivery. Without the elves, there was no way that anything would…

A short story written as part of my Christmas Advent Challenge! — Amelia had been over the moon when she had been able to purchase a two-bedroom flat in London for less than £170,000. Of course, she had to get a mortgage and was going to be living on a strict budget for a while but a flat in London for that…

A festive whodunnit for the holidays — THE NORTH POLE CHRONICAL BREAKING NEWS: SANTA DEAD Reported by Jingle J Bell. Santa’s body was found late last night by his wife Mrs Claus. …

Follow Dove as she gets pulled into the dream realm and has to find her way home against all odds… — Dove sat up and rubbed her eyes, blearily. For some reason she was in the middle of a desert and couldn’t recall how or why she got there. …

A Christmas poem written in response to Day 5 of my Christmas Advent Challenge. — Tis the season of friendship and family alike, Homes all aglow from bright fairy lights, Knitted jumpers and argyle sweaters, Children draw pictures and write Santa letters. Sparkling baubles and a glittering star, Snow coating streets and the top of our car. …

A short humour story written for day 4 of my Christmas Advent Challenge! — “Bloody hell”, my mother gaped at the six-foot inflatable Santa that our dad had just put up in the front garden. “I thought it was doll sized, not ruddy bigger than your dad’s old colleague that towered over everybody at the office parties”. We stared at the light up inflatable…

A fairy-tale inspired story, written for day 3 of my Christmas Advent Challenge! — Once upon a time, there lived a witch in the depths of an enchanted forest. She built herself a house made of gingerbread and all sorts of sweets and chocolate. Unsurprisingly, Circe, which was the witches name, got a lot of interested children visiting her house made of sweets. …

Written for Day 2 of my Christmas Advent Challenge! — “Oh bugger”, Emily swore as she pushed her way through a swarm of people in the crowded airport. She’d just landed back in London after a two-week trip to New York to visit her long distance, American boyfriend Josh. She’d promised her mum that she would make it home in…