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Cat’s Cradle Weaving

Leslie Cairns·January 31, 2023

Cat’s Cradle Weaving written by: Leslie Cairns @starbucksgirly Weather is not trivial – it’s especially important when...

Poetry English

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Sugar Moon

Carrie Magness Radna·June 30, 2022

Sugar Moon written by: Carrie Magness Radna @cmrboxwoodstar1 All the new lines conceived, I must dig in...

Poetry English

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This Frost Upon Me

Richard M. Ankers·June 22, 2022

This Frost Upon Me written by: Richard M. Ankers @Richard_Ankers It begins at my fingertips, a whitening,...

Literature English

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The Ice Dragon

David Wagoner·February 27, 2022

The Ice Dragon written by: David Wagoner An ice dragon sleeping on snowy peaks, Nestled cozy in...

English Poetry

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Harbinger of Winter

Ken Allan Dronsfield·January 19, 2021

Harbinger of Winter written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield While I sat beside a snow shovel and...

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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By The Book

One Day, Maybe

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

There Will Always be Paris

In The Name of Grace

Holiday Reflections

I’m The Star

The Rescue

Snowfall

Locust Hill: Chapter XI-I

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Cat’s Cradle Weaving

Sugar Moon

This Frost Upon Me

The Ice Dragon

Harbinger of Winter

By The Book

One Day, Maybe

To Dirk & Else

Poetic Paralysis

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Poems Like This

Clarity

In The Name of Grace

Quenched

Predestination

Imaginary Imagery

Ode to My Pillow