The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.

The finalists for December were:

Playground by Claire Natale
A Temporary Interruption by Dick Narvett
A Chip Off the Old Block by Ben Mimmack
Consumed by Josie Cellone
The Gift Exchange by Zoe J. Walker

The winner of the December 2020 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

The Gift Exchange

I’m not sure whether I’ve chosen any holiday-themed stories for Story of the Month before, but this one is worth it! The idea of a “mythical” character being literally sustained by believers’ faith is pretty common, but the approach Zoe took to that idea, and the way she delivered it, warrants high praise.