Christmas Holiday Stories & Poems 2025

Stories Poems A Taste of Stew A collection of poems from seductive and spicy to thoughtful and observant. 39 of the best poems from the AuthorStew blog and scattered across the Internet are gathered in this collection. There is sure to be something within this collection that will delight you.

Granites and Schists

“Behold! The granites and schists of my dark and stubborn country,” said Igor, looking out of the window at the crowd below. I looked at Svetlana.  “The people are dumb as rocks,” she explained. She rolled her eyes and slumped onto the couch.  “And twice as stubborn!” yelled Igor, turning away from the window, “TheyContinue reading “Granites and Schists”

Winter Snows

“You can’t go out like that,” yelled Rebecca from the doorway as I was heading out. It was late fall. The air had turned crisp and the leaves began their descent to cover lawns, roadways and forest floors.  “I shalln’t be gone long.” “Shalln’t? Going on an adventure Mr. Frodo?” she said mockingly. I justContinue reading “Winter Snows”

Halloween Reads!

Looking for something a little spooky, or dark, or scary? Check out the stories and poems below. Ghoulishly good! Stories Poems Picking Up A Hooker – Micro fiction about what happens when a man picks up a hooker and things go wrong. Very wrong. A Goth Mermaid Tale – A prose poem about a man’sContinue reading “Halloween Reads!”

Summer face/ Winter Eyes

The rain fell lightly like the sky was holding back tears. I stood face upturned, letting the falling water mix with my freely flowing tears. Dark stains on my suit where rain and tears fell appeared as bullet wounds. Mortal injuries to fabric and soul. She was gone. The official cause: heart failure, unofficial: oldContinue reading “Summer face/ Winter Eyes”