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Ebony Pearl

Mike Ricketts·August 18, 2022

Ebony Pearl written by: Mike Ricketts He stands, black and proud in my memory, Deep, Dark skinned,...

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The Power of Irrational Beliefs

Natasha Nsemiwe·August 14, 2022

The Power of Irrational Beliefs written by: Natasha Nsemiwe I grew up as a staunch superstition believer....

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Benediction Temporalis (Temporal Blessing)

Charlie Bottle·July 16, 2022

Benediction Temporalis (Temporal Blessing) written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle To compare this moment to another, would be...

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Words in Portrait

Sunny Eddie Crawford·March 17, 2021

Words in Portrait written by: Sunny Eddie Crawford I clashed with my skiff memory, One wrestling sunny...

English Poetry

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African Woman

Ndilika Oluebube·March 8, 2021

African Woman written by: Ndilika Oluebube African woman! Mother earth’s precious gift Creator of mankind Nature’s source...

English Poetry

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Sparkles

McChen A.D. Kanneo·September 1, 2020

Sparkles written by: McChen A.D. Kanneo Like a star, she possesses all the gleam her sparks ignite...

Poetry English

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June 3rd

Ifeanyi Sibling·August 26, 2020

June 3rd written by: Ifeanyi Sibling June 3rd, 8:59pm. The streets of Wimbledon looked deserted. A stranger...

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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...

Features

Finding Refuge

Blood and Salt

Think Me Not A Fool

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Thoughts Threaded

Echoes of Atlantis

A Stubborn Race

Village Born

Sat Beneath the Baobab Tree

The African Mandate

There Was A Time

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Ebony Pearl

The Power of Irrational Beliefs

Benediction Temporalis (Temporal Blessing)

Words in Portrait

African Woman

Sparkles

June 3rd

Great Scott!

Thin is The New Thin

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

Days with Uncle Bob

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Think Me Not A Fool

Finding Refuge

Blood Territory

An Expression of Me

If I Were a Poem

Waiting

The Agony of a Cut Pine