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A Mile Away

Justin Deming·November 5, 2021

A Mile Away written by: Justin Deming @j_deming_ On her first road test, she forgot to put...

Literature English

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Horses for Courses

Ivor Steven·June 24, 2021

Horses for Courses written by: Ivor Steven @ivors20 there is something about the freedom of horses beyond...

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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Thin is The New Thin

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A Paumanok Picture

Setting The Pace

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A Mile Away

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Truth or Bones

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The Veil of Vanity

Moisture’s Grace

Welcome, Comrade

By The Book

Thin is The New Thin

A Solitary Walk

An Autumn Afternoon

Blank Wall

In The Twilight Breeze

Guess I’m the Fool