We'd like to thank everyone who sent in contributions for our first (and hopefully annual) Holiday Challenge. Every story and recipe sent in was, as is the nature of our challenges, accepted, and we're hoping they give you as much holiday cheer as they gave us. Have a happy holiday, no matter what you're celebrating, and remember -- stories for our Spring apocrypha are due February 1, 1998 and challenges are due February 10!

please note: unless otherwise indicated, all of these stories are rated Clean, with a sprinkling, possibly, of Romance...