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The Big House of The Hacienda

Víctor Monsiváis·June 2, 2022

The Big House of The Hacienda written by: Victor Monsivais The jungle was dark. Overhead the highest...

Literature English

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Mountain View

Linda Marie Hilton·August 27, 2021

Mountain View written by: Linda Marie Hilton High on the mountain the view looks away O’er routes...

Poetry English

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Ashes to Ashes

Aishwariya Laxmi·June 11, 2021

Ashes to Ashes written by: Aishwariya Laxmi @aishwariya The charred remains of my heart Taste like the...

English Poetry

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Who Murders Halloween?

Michelle Ayon Navajas·October 21, 2020

Who Murders Halloween? written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas It wasn’t long ago that trick or treating was...

English Poetry Halloween

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The Naked House

Ermelinda Makkimane·October 9, 2020

The Naked House written by: Ermelinda Makkimane @EMakkimane They’ve laid her bare, the new buyers. The traditional...

Poetry English

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Blood, Sweat and Tears

Uchenna Victoria·August 17, 2020

Blood, Sweat and Tears written by: Uchenna Victoria Blood, sweat and tears… Even with all her sacrifice,...

Poetry English

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There She Is

Magdalena Podobińska·May 21, 2020

There She Is written by: Magdalena Podobińska So there she is Standing in the rain All wet It...

Poetry English

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Burnt Christmas

Melisa·December 21, 2019

Burnt Christmas written by: Melisa @MQuigley1963 Tasting soot breathing difficulties house burnt down water bomb bursts through...

Poetry English Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas

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Old Tree

Mitch Bensel·September 3, 2019

Old Tree written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling I am an old tree my branches know when the...

English Poetry

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Last Lines

Spillwords·August 18, 2019

Last Lines a poem by Emily Bronte NO coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world’s...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Mephisto

Fallen Engel·May 3, 2019

Mephisto written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 Mephisto is knocking at my door, speaking to me in colors...

Poetry English

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Pandorica

The Red Pen·April 15, 2019

Pandorica written by: The Red Pen I sit here waiting for it all to come to me...

English Poetry

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Wounded Soldier

Willie E. Davis Jr.·April 10, 2019

Wounded Soldier written by: Willie E. Davis Jr. aka Willskillz The Poet I was working in the field!...

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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