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An April Jewel

Ken Gosse·April 1, 2021

An April Jewel (in 100 words) written by: Ken Gosse Dear friends, please be kind to this...

English Poetry

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Vows

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·April 19, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part II Vows written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I was 21 the day we...

Poetry Saying Goodbye English Doug Stanfield

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April First Fool

Anne G·April 1, 2019

April First Fool written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth There are good-natured fools who love playing the fool...

Poetry Anne G English

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April Fool’s Day

Spillwords·April 1, 2018

April Fool’s Day a poem by Will E. Cowles Talk about yer Chris’masses Fourth o’ Julys and...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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April Fools’ Day: Origin and History

Spillwords·April 1, 2017

April Fools’ Day: Origin and History The uncertain origins of a foolish day by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross...

Article English A day like today

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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

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

Vermillion

The Lover

The Snow

Just Special Art

Dream Song 47

April Fool’s Day

April’s Fool

April Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day

An April Jewel

Vows

April First Fool

April Fool’s Day

April Fools’ Day: Origin and History

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

The Veil of Vanity

Truth or Bones

Moisture’s Grace

Welcome, Comrade

By The Book

Thin is The New Thin

A Solitary Walk

An Autumn Afternoon

Blank Wall

In The Twilight Breeze

Guess I’m the Fool