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Angel of Mine

Andrew Scobie·April 4, 2019

Angel of Mine written by: Andrew Scobie One cold Wednesday afternoon I met a friend of mine, Joseph,...

Literature English

·8 mins read

Rainy Days

Michal Reibenbach·March 31, 2019

Rainy Days written by: Michal Reibenbach Bryony is an old, hobbling woman. To some people with avid...

English Literature

·13 mins read

ZIZADORE IX

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·March 20, 2019

ZIZADORE IX written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER NINE CAPTIVE AUDIENCE In the laboratory, a few...

English Literature

·4 mins read

A Dream Between Us

Sonali Majumdar·March 5, 2019

A Dream Between Us written by: Sonali Majumdar Last night, A dream had almost walked in, In...

English Poetry

·1 min read

All Hands On Deck

Shawn M. Klimek·February 28, 2019

All Hands On Deck written by: Shawn M. Klimek When Tina felt her tan line traced By...

English Poetry

·1 min read

ZIZADORE VIII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·February 15, 2019

ZIZADORE VIII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER EIGHT EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE Suddenly a serpent slithers out...

English Literature

·4 mins read

ZIZADORE VII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·January 16, 2019

ZIZADORE VII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER SEVEN LEANING INTO A LEGACY Zizadore looks up...

Literature English

·3 mins read

If Only I Could…

Madhumita Sinha·December 29, 2018

If Only I Could… written by: Madhumita Sinha @madhu_723 I wish I could claim to be a...

Poetry English

·1 min read

ZIZADORE VI

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·December 10, 2018

ZIZADORE VI written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER SIX NECESSITY BUILT INTO THE INVENTION Suddenly a...

English Literature

·2 mins read

Childish Things

Patrick Walts·November 13, 2018

Childish Things written by: Patrick Walts @patrickwalts Aunt Phyllis’s moon garden is one of my fondest and...

ALL SMILES (Cheshire)

Ann Christine Tabaka·October 22, 2018

ALL SMILES (Cheshire) written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Hello, he said With a toothy grin Who...

English Poetry Halloween

·1 min read

Musings Of A Mad Woman

Camille·September 21, 2018

Musings Of A Mad Woman written by: Camille @gowerrichelle75 I dance the macabre with the Dark One....

Poetry English

·1 min read

Birds

Anna Banasiak·September 6, 2018

English Spanish Poetry

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Folding Power

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·June 26, 2018

Folding Power written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I asked for the superpower of “Folding” for my...

English Featured Post Poetry Doug Stanfield

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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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