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Magdalena Podobińska·May 9, 2024

Empty Field written by: Magdalena Podobińska @Madzia33 On an empty field I saw a black tree Covered with...

English Poetry

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Season

Mohammad Erfun Amin·December 27, 2023

Season written by: Mohammad Erfun Amin @AminErfun winter morn in the paddy-field little gems of dew...

English Poetry

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Quaking at The Sight

Jenny Morelli·December 21, 2023

Quaking at The Sight written by: Jenny Morelli @JennyMo31725980 Night closes in, the sky grows dark, a...

English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas

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Kitsap Mouse Funeral

C. M. Knight·December 6, 2023

Kitsap Mouse Funeral written by: C.M. Knight @CalineMunruo A tiny dead field mouse At a bus stop...

Poetry English

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Whispers of Death

LaVern Spencer McCarthy·November 23, 2023

Whispers of Death written by: LaVern Spencer McCarthy One Saturday in mid-October Butch Barstowe pushed Corey Allen...

English Literature Featured Post

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Late For Dinner

Iris Taylor·November 9, 2023

Late For Dinner written by: Iris Taylor @irisjtaylor I was cutting across a field I’d cut across...

English Literature

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The Sexton of Grave Lane

JPK·November 1, 2023

The Sexton of Grave Lane written by: JPK The plague stretched out across the years. The line...

Literature Featured Post Halloween English

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All Hallows’ Eve

Verona Jones·October 20, 2023

All Hallows’ Eve written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57 An eerie mist flows across the pasture The cows moo...

Poetry English Halloween

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The Darkest Road

G. Rod Hamilton·September 30, 2023

The Darkest Road written by: Rando Mithlo @Minelsker2 It’s 1:45 AM and my truck’s tire just went...

A Late Walk

Spillwords·September 24, 2023

A Late Walk a poem by: Robert Frost When I go up through the mowing field, The...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Take Me Out

William Falo·August 11, 2023

Take Me Out written by: William Falo @williamfalo My boyfriend Kyle and I were big fans of...

Literature English

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Like a Ladybird on a Daisy

Patricia Furstenberg·August 9, 2023

Like a Ladybird on a Daisy written by: Patricia Furstenberg @PatFurstenberg A ladybird dashes through my field...

Poetry English

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Mango Grove

Vipanjeet Kaur·June 27, 2023

Mango Grove written by: Vipanjeet Kaur @vjpoeticmusings I look at a levelled field: a piece of land...

Poetry English

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Delight of Cows

Elizabeth Barton·June 14, 2023

Delight of Cows written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 A happy company of cows Catches deepening golden light, Dappled...

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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