First, here's a couple of things y'all might want to take a look at.

Gwenda writes an advice column for the good people at Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet (actually, she writes it for the benefit of all good people everywhere, but LCRW is the publisher). The column from Issue #13 of that august outburst is now online, here.

And way back in 1999 and 2000, during my time in the District of Columbia, I was briefly involved with a writing group whose excellent membership at that time included Dave Coleman, Aimee Kratts, Nancy Jane Moore, Anne Sheldon, Rosie Smith and John Sullivan--good writers and good people, all. At the group's 1999 Christmas Party (at Anne's house, thanks again Anne!) we all wrote Christmas stories. My old running dogs at Ideomancer have published my story in their December issue. That link goes to the top page, which changes month to month. Here's a direct link to my story, Relativity in the Gospel: Five Looks at Matthew 2:9-10.

Finally, if I don't get a chance to say it again, or to say it to you in person, have a good Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Saturnalia, Solstice, and New Year's Day. However you mark this time of year, and even if you don't, here's hoping you know peace and grace, now and in the year to come.