Our sponsor Grey Sun Press has put out this wonderful collection, Joy to the Worlds: Mysterious Speculative Fiction for the Holidays. On our sponsor page, we have samples from four of the eight stories in the book. All from fanastic local writers: Maia Chance, Janine A. Southard, Raven Oak, and G. Clemens.

They're going on a huge tour to celebrate this, starting with a house party on December 4th. And, if you're a Santa Bot stuck on a webpage somewhere, they'll be doing a Google+ event on December 5th, a Reddit AMA on December 18th, and in between, in the real world, you'll have a chance to see the group in Bellevue (12/6), Beaverton (12/11), Seattle (12/12), or Tacoma (12/13). Check out the page for more details.

And our thanks to Grey Sun Press. It's amazing sponsors like this that make our site possible. We have one slot left in January — if you'd like to get your work in front of our readers, and join us to make internet advertising 100 percent less terrible, then check out our how to sponsor page.