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Unloved

Joni Caggiano·July 5, 2023

Unloved written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 born underneath the protective eye of the goat I am a...

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Spun Tales

Gail Constable·April 18, 2023

Spun Tales written by: Gail Constable Locked in a tower made Of clouds, lonely Fate Seated at...

Poetry English

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Mirror in The Attic

The hairy bum welder·March 24, 2023

Mirror in The Attic written by: the hairy bum welder In this ghostly attic My reflection looks...

Poetry English

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Universal Promises

Mihaela Melnic·December 6, 2022

Universal Promises written by: Mihaela Melnic The space horses that I’ve been promised at birth have come...

English Poetry

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Her Warrior Heart

Jan Smith·November 16, 2022

Her Warrior Heart written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL Scared, wounded over time… Many battles have left her...

Poetry English

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Ghosts in The House

Lee Montgomery-Hughes·October 28, 2022

Ghosts in The House written by: Lee Montgomery-Hughes @Enscriptor I live in an ancient, haunted mansion and...

Literature Halloween English

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The Gentlemen

Freya Pickard·October 22, 2022

The Gentlemen written by: Freya Pickard @FreyasClippings don’t tread the ancient pathways the crumbled stones of ghostly...

Poetry English Halloween

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Paramour

Fallen Engel·August 26, 2022

Paramour written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 Past is behind you it’s on your back now I throw...

English Poetry

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A Game of Fives

Spillwords·August 21, 2022

A Game of Fives a poem by Lewis Carroll Five little girls of Five, Four, Three, Two,...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Ancient Rift

Shoshana Vegh·July 18, 2022

Ancient Rift written by: Shoshana Vegh After ten barren years she asks her handmaid to lie with...

Poetry English

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Nefertiti

Joy Moitra·July 12, 2022

Nefertiti written by: Joy Moitra @JoyMoitra2 I was at the bar When she came And sat by...

English Poetry

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Songlines

Lisa Mary Armstrong·May 13, 2022

Songlines written by: Lisa Mary Armstrong @earlgrey79_lisa They dreamt rivers into existence Knowing that the moon would...

Poetry English

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Evening

Spillwords·March 13, 2022

Evening a poem by: Rainer Maria Rilke translated by: Stephen Mitchell The sky puts on the darkening...

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The Streets of Bethlehem

Zaki (Zaksy)·January 6, 2022

The Streets of Bethlehem written by: Zaki @ZAKI13316972 O town of Bethlehem, I miss you so! Narrow...

English Poetry

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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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