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A Christmas Visit
You can have anything you want, Honey, says Grandma, don’t mind your mother, who picks up her coffee and drinks it like she’s stopping a scream.
Arts & Culture, Fiction, LunchBreak Fiction, Travel&Lifestyle
A Tree Called Mayakovsky
In Soviet Bucharest, Christmas is a time of scarcity. The festive day is rescued by an unusual tree, and the joy of family that never recedes.
The Christmas Mystery of Little Edward Lupin
Unveiling a mysterious boy’s chilling past, the Tilneys’ Christmas takes a haunting turn. As secrets unravel, a tragic tale connects them to a ghostly presence.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Tuesday Tales
Kippy Day: Part 2
A beautiful, gut-wrenching tale of a mother and child who celebrate Christmas, against a backdrop of family difficulties and uncertain futures.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Tuesday Tales
Kippy Day: Part 1
A beautiful, gut-wrenching tale of a mother and child who celebrate Christmas, against a backdrop of family difficulties and uncertain futures.
Match Cut
Experience the cinematic magic of Christmastime. This flash fiction captures the interplay of festive pasts and presents in a timeless film reel.
Arts & Culture, Books, Essay, Literature
I Am Woman. Hear What I Want For Christmas!
Author Robin Stevens reflects on the pressures of conforming to feminine expectations during Christmas, advocating for the timeless joy of gifting books.
Arts & Culture, Fiction, LunchBreak Fiction
Nico’s Wish
The magic of Christmas laced with the dark undercurrents of abuse and the past. ‘Nico’s Wish’ explores love, change, and resilience.
Another Year
They didn’t hate Santa, they were just frustrated with the long, repetitive hours and needed someone to punish.
The Difference Between a Mango and a Maracuya
I am left in wonder and craving for more. This, my friend, is the Caribbean.
On Nostalgia: The Music of Christmas Past and Present
Dr. James Holden considers the irresistable pull of Christmas’s sleigh bell-punctuated nostalgia.
No Such Luck: The Tree
“‘Dad rung me earlier.’ It was the first time he’d ever rung me and as soon as I’d seen it was him at nine in the morning I had known. ...
New Books from Litro Writers this Christmas
As Christmas draws near, we look at some of the recent new releases by Litro authors, including Toby Litt, Adam Nevill and Jenn Ashworth.
The Barbarossa Express
“I couldn’t move home, but maybe I could repay some of their kindness. I knew their stories of Christmas gifts that never arrived, and I knew their current interests. I ...
“Don’t you love farce?” The Magistrate as tragi-comic hero at the National Theatre
For an abject lesson in how to stage a classic farce, you could do a lot worse than the National Theatre’s current production of Arthur Wing Pinero’s The Magistrate. It ...
A Family Affair
Families are like boxes of chocolates. They turn up around Christmas, full of joyful truffles and pralines, and then six days and five boxes later you’re furiously sick of them ...
I Am Woman. Hear What I Want For Christmas!
This is one of the times of year that I am particularly made to notice how bad I am at being a woman. I am reminded of it in a ...
Letters from the Editor, Litro #112: Food
Litro #112: Food – Editor’s Letter
Food! Glorious food … we just can’t get enough of it, especially at Christmas time – on our plates, in our dreams, and especially in our books. Every December the ...