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A Light Shone Bright

Anne G·January 6, 2021

A Light Shone Bright written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth A light shone bright This wondrous night A...

Anne G English Poetry

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Christmas Floats

Fotoula Reynolds·December 23, 2020

Christmas Floats written by: Fotoula Reynolds Light, shade and perspective On the wings of white butterflies Sunday’s...

English Poetry Christmas

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Xmas Wish

Pranab Ghosh·December 20, 2019

Xmas Wish written by: Pranab Ghosh @gpranab2012 Carols in churches of the city People thronging fair grounds...

Poetry Christmas English

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One Star

Fotoula Reynolds·December 19, 2019

One Star written by: Fotoula Reynolds I’ve never been to Bethlehem My voice nestles in my heart...

Poetry Christmas English

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An Alternative Christmas Story

M J Christie·December 16, 2019

An Alternative Christmas Story written by: M J Christie The rehearsal for the infants alternative Christmas story...

Christmas English Literature

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Endings

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·July 4, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part VII Endings written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay It’s easy to see the beginnings...

Saying Goodbye Doug Stanfield Featured Post Poetry English

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Abdiel and the Master of the Manger

Bruce Rowe·December 23, 2018

Abdiel and the Master of the Manger written by: Bruce Rowe “It is time, Mary,” Joseph said...

Literature Christmas 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...

Features

The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

The Veil of Vanity

The Proper Name

Love, Erased

That Starry Night

Venus Rising

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Zoroastrianism

The Carol of Three

Bethlehem

A Light Shone Bright

Christmas Floats

Xmas Wish

One Star

An Alternative Christmas Story

Endings

Abdiel and the Master of the Manger

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

By The Book

Poems Like This

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moisture’s Grace

One Day, Maybe

Whale Song

The Erosion of Connection

Anything for Love

The Face That Launch’d A Thousand Ships

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg