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Mi Agua Tu Desierta

Ellen Marshall·September 17, 2022

Mi Agua Tu Desierta written by: Ellen Marshall NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This poem can be...

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Mahua Sen·April 18, 2022

Breathless written by: Mahua Sen Bombs blowing buildings bombardments besmirching basements Babies and babushkas bereaved Barbarians besieging...

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In Sickness

John Grey·July 7, 2021

In Sickness written by: John Grey I soaked in sweat for hours, in my room, lying on...

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Calamity of Covid

Hemu Aggarwal·July 6, 2021

Calamity of COVID written by: Hemu Aggarwal @hemuaggarwal15 I do this while sitting alone; I fiddle my...

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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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Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

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Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

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Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

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