December 20, 2025
A square image with a split aesthetic—part color and part black and white—and a dominant pink border, designed as a thank-you poem greeting. The upper and lower edges feature a rough-edged pink banner effect. The background is divided vertically: the left side is in full color and shows a smiling woman and a young girl (seen from behind) at a dining table with a man in the background. The right side is in black and white and shows a man and woman conversing across a table, which holds a jar of jam, strawberries, and a small stack of books. This visual split suggests contrasting perspectives or memories. A pink owl logo is positioned on the black and white side. tartines Text: Seasonal Greetings, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, a thank-you poem,
Published by Karen Greenbaum-Maya at December 20, 2025
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Seasonal Greetings: A Thank-you Poem

We try to be grown-ups, but troubles in herds invade our home, which is usually secular, and raise our anxiety to levels molecular. Such was our sad state when a package from Adda showed up on our doormat…
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December 9, 2025
A square image with a festive, modern, and slightly blurred aesthetic, suitable for a piece of Christmas flash fiction. The background is a slightly blurred, wide-angle photograph taken inside a large, multi-story shopping mall, decorated with holiday lights and a central column wrapped in red and green festive colors. The scene is empty and well-lit, suggesting late hours. The text is overlaid in a contrasting bright white and red. The MockingOwl Roost logo is positioned in the bottom right corner. tough time Text: Christmas Flash Fiction, Nearly Caught in the Act, Brenda Cox
Published by Brenda Cox at December 9, 2025
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Nearly Caught in the Act

I suppose waiting until Christmas Eve was not the best of ideas. But this is when people are the most desperate and least festive, trying to make the season jolly for their loved ones while feeling inadequate to do so. That makes it the best time to find a target.
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