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First Light

Gerry Stefanson·March 30, 2023

Passages First Light written by: Gerry Stefanson @gerry_stefanson Queue in line to gain a berth, trunk to...

Passages Featured Post Gerry Stefanson Poetry English

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First Storm After Returning To The South

Karen Southall Watts·February 21, 2023

First Storm After Returning To The South written by: Karen Southall Watts @askkaren The heavy dark clouds...

Poetry English

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First Day Down t’Pit

Kay Lesley Reeves·January 23, 2023

First Day Down t’Pit written by: Kay Lesley Reeves Oh it’s a long way down to the...

Poetry English

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First Breath

Reena Prasad·February 12, 2022

First breath written by: Reena Prasad @butterflieso My breath seems to have forgotten its way out It...

Poetry English

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A Tale of First Christmases… and Last

RC Larlham·December 26, 2021

A Tale of First Christmases… and Last written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 In early June 1967 I...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English

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That First Year, Without Joe

Emalisa Rose·September 30, 2021

That First Year, Without Joe written by: Emalisa Rose He’d carry the red plaided blanket, inviting the...

Poetry English

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Love at First Click

Leena Auckel·April 10, 2021

Love at First Click written by: Leena Auckel The latest bling, Is tapping away behind a screen...

Poetry English

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Primo Incontro

Stefano Polo·September 20, 2020

Primo Incontro written by: Stefano Polo Come posso dimenticare il primo giorno che ti incontrai… Il mio...

International Italian Poetry

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First Sight

Suze.M.Gray·February 26, 2020

First Sight written by: Suze.M.Gray She looked up as she saw him enter the room. In reality,...

Poetry English

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First Monster

Angie Brocker·August 30, 2019

First Monster written by: Angie Brocker @angie_brocker You’ve created a monster And set it free But it...

English Poetry

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First House

John Grey·April 2, 2019

First House written by: John Grey From a cramped loft to a fixer-upper, the journey was as...

Poetry English

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The Annexe

Mike Bell·October 19, 2016

The Annexe written by: Mike Bell @MikeBellWrites It was in the cloakroom, aged five, where I cried,...

English

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Primer Amor

Núria Segura Insa·September 18, 2016

Primer Amor written by: Núria Segura Insa @Poetica140c El pincel de mi alma dibujó con calma una...

Spanish

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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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