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The life and loves of a formidable woman of magnetic allure and her enduring lover.

Olivia on K

Michael McCarthy·July 31, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter III Olivia on K written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I watched K watching...

Michael McCarthy When Olivia met K Literature English

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K on Olivia

Michael McCarthy·June 16, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter II K on Olivia written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I looked at the woman...

Michael McCarthy When Olivia met K Literature English

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Educating Olivia

Michael McCarthy·April 19, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter I Educating Olivia written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I had a special friend...

Literature English Michael McCarthy When Olivia met K

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Gabriella Balcom writes fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, and more, and has had 551 works accepted for publication. She was nominated for the Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award, and Clarendon House Publications awarded her a publishing contract after one of her stories was voted best in a novel; her multi-genre anthology, On the Wings of Ideas, was then released. Gabriella won second place in JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company's 2020 Open Contract Challenge, and they published her romance, Worth Waiting For. Black Hare Press put out her sci-fi novella, The Return, and Dark Myth Publicating released her horror anthology, Down with the Sickness and Other Chilling Tales. She also self-published a novelette.

A Christmas Heckler by John Christopher

“With your vote tomorrow—” The Governor raised his hands to quell thunderous applause. “With your vote, we can end this foreign invasion once and for all. America for Americans!”

This wasn’t just a slogan for Governor Bishop DeCulpat. It was a life’s crusade. In his border state, it was his family, his neighbors who’d borne the brunt of the social costs of the flow of migrants across the border. They’d been pushed to a boiling point. Now, it was time for action.

Hearing the signature catchphrase of the campaign, the audience erupted once again, the ovation magnified by the white marble column of the Statehouse rising at the Governor’s back, drowning out The Vince Guaraldi Trio’s Christmas is Coming blaring from the speakers...

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Vermillion

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Welcome, Comrade

Kinds of Blue

Widowland

When Olivia met K

Olivia on K

K on Olivia

Educating Olivia

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Moisture’s Grace

By The Book

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Vermillion

The Lover

Dolphins of Beauty

The Snow

Fatalism at 30,000 Feet

Holding Alphabets