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Fortitude Found

Mary Ellen Gambutti·November 15, 2020

Fortitude Found written by: Mary Ellen Gambutti @melcmg My lifelong passion is to grow plants, to work...

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The Raving

Sheri Vandermolen·October 22, 2020

The Raving written by: Sheri Vandermolen @jfractals A chamber Poe-m Corvus clouds gather nightly, pocking your...

Poetry Halloween English

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Crazy Talk

Nick Searles·May 28, 2020

Crazy Talk written by: Nick Searles @Nick_Searles Heard some chatter going ’round. Your ideas make my head...

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Coming Back Strong

Keith D Guernsey·May 12, 2020

Coming Back Strong written by: Keith D Guernsey @thegurns It was early 1995 and my girlfriend at the...

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The Hatter

LFA Turppa·February 10, 2020

The Hatter written by: LFA Turppa There’s a war growing inside, Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide;...

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Nightlight

Tina Privitera-Reynolds·October 26, 2019

Nightlight written by: Tina Privitera-Reynolds Boogeymen and witches, Nosferatus and gnome goblins, And wraiths that wispy slink...

English Poetry Halloween

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I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain

Spillwords·October 20, 2019

I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain a poem by Emily Dickinson I felt a Funeral, in...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Forced Relaxation and Temporary Removal from OCD and Anxiety

Christopher J. Falvey·September 15, 2019

Forced Relaxation and Temporary Removal from OCD and Anxiety written by: Christopher J. Falvey @yeahocd I had...

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Diving Deep

ReBecca DeFazio·August 16, 2019

Diving Deep written by: ReBecca DeFazio @MisplacedPetals There is something peaceful about burying my feet in the...

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Get Out!

Lisa Keeble·June 11, 2019

Get Out! written by: Lisa Keeble @lisakeb007 It’s grey, not pink, that’s a bit of a shock But...

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Choking on Passion

Aurora Kastanias·May 31, 2019

Choking on Passion written by: Aurora Kastanias Deferral an insidious skulking mortal born out of apathy where...

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What I Build

Heath Brougher·May 21, 2019

What I Build written by: Heath Brougher I build Universe Factories for the sake of building Universe Factories...

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Scrambled Egg

John Baverstock·April 19, 2019

Scrambled Egg written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Psychological thoughts, That go around in your mind, Some thoughts could...

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Now We’re Arguing

Robyn MacKinnon·October 14, 2018

Now We’re Arguing found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat chopping vegetables my brain’s a little ouchy...

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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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