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666 Hope Avenue

Godfrey Holy·April 20, 2019

666 Hope Avenue written by: Godfrey Holy That new house smell has long faded__ drifted away to...

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Dinner With Your Demons

Godfrey Holy·March 26, 2019

Dinner With Your Demons written by: Godfrey Holy My skeleton dances to jingles and dirges Other rhymes...

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Congratulations

Robyn MacKinnon·December 16, 2018

Congratulations found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat flirt with my failure universe has heard my prayers...

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Queer Little Thingy

Hurain Ghafoor·August 7, 2018

Queer Little Thingy written by: Hurain Ghafoor Once upon a time, A foolish little girl wished for a...

English Poetry

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A Loser’s Tale

Arun Dash·May 29, 2018

A Loser’s Tale written by: Arun Dash A loser you are! So what, if a loser you...

English Poetry

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If I Fail

Tissy Taylor·May 5, 2018

If I Fail written by: Tissy @raisingtissy If I fail let me fail big Soar great heights...

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Sweet Whispers Of The Night

George Gad Economou·April 8, 2018

Sweet Whispers of the Night written by: George Gad Economou The strong scent of pot was the...

Literature English

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Failed

SMiles·December 27, 2017

Failed written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Victories are few beyond the endeavour striving to aspire for perceptions of...

Poetry English

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What is Life?

Nilutpal Gohain·December 10, 2017

What is Life? written by: Nilutpal Gohain @nilutpal_gohain What is life? Is it the heartbeat? That says...

Poetry English

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Fordlandia

James Gabriel·November 15, 2017

Fordlandia written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 Soot filled sky reflects off the Tapajos River, merging with the...

Poetry English

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Failure For All To See

devereaux frazier·November 10, 2017

Failure For All To See written by: devereaux frazier @marylandpoet I walk the streets at night Alone,...

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If Only

Georgy·June 30, 2017

If Only written by: Georgy If only I could live One year, One day, Without the hurt,...

English Poetry

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Bound To Drown

Lucinda S. Horel·March 28, 2017

Bound to Drown written by: Lucinda S. Horel @lucindad16 You told me to swim Knowing you had...

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Failure

Adam W Redmon·September 10, 2016

Failure written by: Hank Moody @AdamsWritings Such a simplistic task, A touch, felt strong Like a mother’s...

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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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