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The Castle

Doug Donnan·May 7, 2018

The Castle written by: Doug Donnan Its battlements are now abandoned, a wind whistles throughout the halls...

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2 at 10, 10 at 2

Roger Turner·March 6, 2018

2 at 10, 10 at 2 written by: roger turner @titansdad I woke up in a stranger’s...

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Old Faithfuls

Rob J Mann·January 21, 2018

Old Faithfuls written by: Rob J. Mann @RobJMann He refuses to fetch my shoes when he needs...

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Kids, What Do They Know?

Paulo Guimaraes·January 13, 2018

Kids, What Do They Know? written by: Pablo Guimaraes @Madmonkey74 Sweaty, sick days on black death The...

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Forgotten Presents

Roger Turner·December 16, 2017

Forgotten Presents written by: roger turner @titansdad The money I’m saving on Christmas this year will be...

Poetry Christmas English

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ANCHORAGE

Dilip Mohapatra·December 8, 2017

ANCHORAGE written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo As I lie in the cradle bundled in soft white linen I...

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left behind

Leanne Yeoman·November 23, 2017

left behind written by: Leanne Yeoman @lmyeoman70 an old wishing well keeper of forgotten dreams overgrown with...

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The Black Hole

Khalid Belkhalfi·November 14, 2017

The Black Hole written by: Khalid Belkhalfi I am a stranger in this world and I am...

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Well Wishers Well

SMiles·October 27, 2017

Well Wishers Well written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Before the day passes and the others have preceded gilded...

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Candelabrum

Temitope Ayodeji·October 21, 2017

Candelabrum written by: Temitope Ayodeji @Stoneachi I We do not beg for seeing. Afore we crisscrossed, Moony...

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FARE WELL (WON’T YOU?)

Leanne Neill·October 17, 2017

FARE WELL (WON’T YOU?) written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 No one noticed when I disappeared; who sees...

English Poetry

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The Power Is Out

G. Rod Hamilton·September 18, 2017

The Power Is Out written by: Rando Mithlo @Rodhnoe Sped through this quiet room I knew calm...

Poetry English

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If You Forget Me

Spillwords·January 31, 2016

If You Forget Me a poem by Pablo Neruda I want you to know one thing. You know...

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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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