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Christmas Eve

The Ghosts of Christmas Past

Dawn DeBraal·December 1, 2023

The Ghosts of Christmas Past written by: Dawn DeBraal @DawnDebraal Frontier State Prison, Carbon County, Wyoming December...

English Featured Post Haunted Holidays Literature

·9 mins read

Mistletoe Bride

Christina Ciufo·December 1, 2023

Mistletoe Bride written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Pale snow, delicate and transparent, twirls, caresses, and shawls gelidness...

Haunted Holidays English Poetry

·1 min read

Fright Club

Mileva Anastasiadou·December 1, 2023

Fright Club written by: Mileva Anastasiadou @happymil_ Three ghosts will pay you a visit on Christmas Eve....

Literature English Haunted Holidays

·1 min read

Taking Down The Christmas Tree

Linda Marie Hilton·January 8, 2023

Taking Down The Christmas Tree written by: Linda Marie Hilton In mine eyes the prettiest sight Is...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Christmas Denied

Phyllis Souza·December 28, 2022

Christmas Denied written by: Phyllis Souza It was the Summer of 1945 when Mary walked into the...

Christmas English Literature

·4 mins read

The Gingerbread Elves

Dwain Campbell·December 26, 2022

The Gingerbread Elves written by: Dwain Campbell As teapots go, the Brown Betty defined plain. Even an...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English

·11 mins read

A Thousand More Sunsets

Tinamarie Cox·December 26, 2022

A Thousand More Sunsets written by: Tinamarie Cox @tinamarie_cox Liza slammed the door after stepping into her...

Literature English Christmas

·11 mins read

Christmas Eve Chorus

Ger White·December 24, 2022

Christmas Eve Chorus written by: Ger White Christmas week had arrived only to find Tess back home...

English Christmas Literature

·1 min read

A Christmas Rose

Jim Bartlett·December 24, 2022

A Christmas Rose written by: Jim Bartlett Fisher slowly slips even lower into the seat, stopping only...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

·20 mins read

A 1961 Christmas Adventure

Louis A. Will·December 24, 2022

A 1961 Christmas Adventure written by: Louis A. Will My younger brother and I had it all...

Literature Christmas English

·7 mins read

Christmas Eve Night

Tom Krause·December 24, 2022

Christmas Eve Night written by: Tom Krause God looked down one cold winter night to see the...

English Poetry Christmas

·1 min read

Christmas Eve

Glynn Sinclare·December 24, 2022

Christmas Eve written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I gaze into a hall. Rainbows bouncing of the walls,...

Poetry Christmas English

·1 min read

An Unexpected Christmas Gift

Patricia Furstenberg·December 23, 2022

An Unexpected Christmas Gift written by: Patricia Furstenberg @PatFurstenberg It was Christmas Eve and while it was...

Literature Featured Post Christmas English 12 Days of Christmas

·8 mins read

Echoes of Christmas

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 22, 2022

Echoes of Christmas written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Winter’s frost brings snowflake bliss Sparkling mounds and...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Phyllis P. Colucci 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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