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Joan McNerney·June 1, 2022

Afterlife written by: Joan McNerney They tell me it’s really important to think about your afterlife otherwise...

English Poetry

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The Raven

ManRayGun·February 22, 2022

The Raven written by: ManRayGun There’s a Raven on my shoulder I can hear the fat lady...

Poetry English

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Free Spirits

Satabdi Saha·November 16, 2021

Free Spirits written by: Satabdi Saha I begin to feel the reach of my vacation of unbodied...

English Poetry

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The Book of The Dead

Spillwords·August 30, 2020

The Book of The Dead a poem by: Muriel Rukeyser These roads will take you into your...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Passengers On A Train

John Baverstock·December 31, 2019

Passengers On A Train written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK We are all passengers, Travelling on the train, A...

Poetry English

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The Pendulum

Aurora Kastanias·November 18, 2019

The Pendulum written by: Aurora Kastanias Tick-tock the hands of the clock plock the pendulum swings to...

English Poetry

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Life and Afterlife

Welkin Siskin·July 18, 2019

Life and Afterlife written by: Welkin Siskin Won’t there be thy luggage Full of goods to carry...

English Poetry

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The Afterlife Of The After Party

Amel Bashford·July 15, 2019

The Afterlife Of The After Party written by: Amel Bashford I write from a hardly healing heart,...

Poetry English

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Afterlife

Jasmin Mödlhammer·May 22, 2017

Afterlife written by: Jasmin Mödlhammer @Asthalos In my darkest night I’ve heard the sweetest voice, echoing through...

Poetry English

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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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