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An Auspicious Rendezvous

Dr Aparna Ajith·June 5, 2024

An Auspicious Rendezvous written by: Dr. Aparna Ajith Far away from the madding crowd Unmindful of the...

English Poetry

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The Bad Witch’s Familiar

Beth Mills·October 22, 2023

The Bad Witch’s Familiar written by: Beth Mills Sorina was a bad witch. Not the “I’ll get...

Literature English Halloween

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West Indian

Glynn Sinclare·July 27, 2023

West Indian written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I hear your words. I have been there a fly...

Poetry English

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Death Poem – 163

Marc Isaac Potter·May 18, 2023

Death Poem – 163 written by: Marc Isaac Potter @marcisaacpotter Nobody likes talking about death and least...

Poetry English

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Madness

Aurora Kastanias·March 28, 2023

Madness written by: Aurora Kastanias Seated on grass the lake before me Waiting for night to fall...

Poetry English

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The Kiva

Kayt Peck·June 4, 2022

The Kiva written by: Kayt Peck A tourist dressed in wrinkled khaki shorts and an equally wrinkled...

The Universality of Rain

Robyn MacKinnon·May 16, 2021

The Universality of Rain written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat rain started again the universality very familiar ...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon 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...

Features

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Truth or Bones

Welcome, Comrade

Whale Song

The Witch’s Ball

Beware The Moon

What’s Old Is New

Lake Asquam

Pretty Bird

familiar

The Bad Witch’s Familiar

West Indian

Death Poem – 163

Madness

The Kiva

The Universality of Rain

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

By The Book

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moisture’s Grace

The Veil of Vanity

Truth or Bones

Welcome, Comrade

El Café de esta Mañana

Kinds of Blue

Widowland

A Palette of Love and Rain II

A Time of Captivity