Two Truths and a Lie

This Christmas, we're celebrating the other times of year. You know, when it's not miserably cold and the days are much longer. Kim Kalish inadvertently turns on 250 firemen on the biggest drinking holiday of the year. Alex M. Stein gets over his fear of Valentine's Day, but encounters something much worse. and Sam Fierstein finds himself in an uncomfortable situation, as Santa watches over him.

Remember that terrible job you had in college? How could you forget. These stories will at least help you commiserate. Allison Husko tells us about wearing knee-highs and being covered in beer. Corinne Derushatalks about the bullies that older ladies with knitting needles can be. And Cameron Johnson gives in to the temptation while working the cafeteria line.

Our families teach us everything we know, and what we learn from our parents becomes a part of our stories as well. The teach us to eat everything on our plate, no matter what, just like Trent Bruce's mom. They teach us that intimacy is ideally a private affair - and hopefully, it includes soundproofing, as Erin McGown found out. And they teach us that honesty is always the best policy, unless you're trying to get into Disneyland, as Taylor Mallory's family knows too well. Take a listen, and then thank your parents.

Three uplifting stories to warm you up by the fire. Caron Clancey escapes from a will-they-won't-they RomCom. Joe Levi saves the farm in Fancy Dress. And Katy Dolle stops a bully, and starts a movement.

'Tis the season for spooky, scary, sinister stories. Kieren van den Blink makes her debut when someone takes the phrase "Break a Leg" a bit too seriously. Alex Amerri gets rocked by a Ouija board in a closet, and Emily Goglia learns how to live with her phantasmagorical roommate.