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Falling

Steliana Cristina Voicu·August 17, 2023

Falling written by: Steliana Cristina Voicu falling summer’s gold… silent fireflies...

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A Better Place

Funmilayo·August 14, 2023

A Better Place written by: Funmilayo For some, There’s light at the tunnel’s end A better place,...

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Waves Crash!

Monalisa Parida·July 29, 2023

Waves Crash! written by: Monalisa Parida The nite’s sky is full of fireflies And my thoughts are...

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Wonderstruck Wanderlust

Rob Clark·July 17, 2023

Wonderstruck Wanderlust written by: Rob Clark @HangryPoet197 Into sweet oblivion Skies obsidian Dotted w/shimmering iridescence Her lingering...

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Queen of Flowers

LadyLily·June 21, 2023

Queen of Flowers written by: LadyLily @AFairymary We are born from Eden, Reflecting our image with passion...

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A Late Summer Night’s Dream

Sonia FL Leung·March 16, 2023

A Late Summer Night’s Dream written by: Sonia FL Leung Like ten thousand fireflies in the night...

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Temple in Ruins

Vernon Mukumbi·January 28, 2023

Temple in Ruins written by: Vernon Mukumbi My heart stalls as I ride through the embers and...

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Voracious Appetites!

Reena Mahay·September 5, 2022

Voracious Appetites! written by: Reena Mahay @tweet__reena Logs, logs, logs – Nature’s offerings abound – As you...

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Rocking Chair Wisdom

Mark Tulin·July 9, 2022

Rocking Chair Wisdom written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer On a quiet night with crickets chirping, the older...

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Childhood Memories

Eva Marie Cagley·June 20, 2022

Childhood Memories written by: Eva Marie Cagley @EvaCagley See Saw See Saw The old wood one we...

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Confession of The Poetical Firefly to Muse-Butterfly of Poesy

Paweł Markiewicz·May 5, 2022

Confession of The Poetical Firefly to Muse-Butterfly of Poesy written by: Paweł Markiewicz You must excuse me....

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Dance of Spring

Joni Caggiano·March 20, 2022

Dance of Spring written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 fairies dance as fireflies light the sky with magic...

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Tree Dreaming

Ingrid Bruck·February 19, 2022

Tree Dreaming written by: Ingrid Bruck @bruck_ingrid She wishes she were a tree. Plant an acorn, it...

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Cash!

Hirak·December 27, 2021

Cash! written by: Hirak it’s a mad mad world and I’m wide awake at 6 am I...

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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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