Welcome to Litsy!

As with all anthologies some are great and others not so much. But overall a good collection.

#5JoysFriday @eggs thanks for the tag! @debinhawaii
1.A major joy was that a close relative's medical. Emergency ended up being less major than we feared.
2.My dad's really painful spondylitis has improved considerably.
3.My office secret Santa gift was surprisingly nice!
4.Lovely goan Christmas sweets from a friend
5.Christmas lighting in my area! In the photo

LOOK AT THE LIST OF AUTHORS!

Sone great stuff here! A wide variety of sex, violence, and gore so there‘s something for everyone!!

It should be no surprise that Jeff Strand‘s story was my favorite. Funny man!

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Ultimately a very uneven collection of stories - when they are good, they are very good but otherwise it was a bit of a slog 😔 THAT COVER THO!!

But since I‘ve discovered some new to me authors - I think it was time well spent. I‘m quite looking forward to reading more from Darcie Little Badger and Tade Thompson.

A collection of stories, each based on a painting by Edward Hopper 1882-1967. This painting is called Automat (food/drink vending machine of early 20th century). Fascinating stories🧡

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I‘m in love with the concept, and there are some great names on the list, but somehow this has still been languishing on my TBR for a few years.

Long book with quite a variety of stories short and long. Some are better than others and some are a bit odd. Mostly really good. Many have a Southern locale and somewhat autobiographical. One is about Dachau camp and the last is in Jerusalem. Worthwhile.

A charming, lovely little collection of sometimes Christmas stories.

Pratchett‘s humor continues to shine in these adorable stories. Although I could almost turn “character named Albert turns up” into a mini drinking game. 😂 I think my favorite of these was The Story of the Blackbury Pie. Didn‘t keep my nibling‘s attention the whole time, but they definitely laughed. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Nothing quite like the nibling‘s winter break and Christmas short stories to wind down after the hustle and bustle of the holiday. ❤️ #OokBOokClub

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#Rushathon #DashingDecember readathon

🎄 In the run-up to Christmas, I plan on relaxing with my kiddos, wrapping presents and food shopping. Other than that, I will be hibernating with a good book.
🎄 I hope to get in 30 hours reading, picking titles on a complete whim, but it must be from my tbr.
🎄 First up Sir TP's 🎅
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