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Rich·May 11, 2019

Versailles written by: Rich @H3Richard Meet me in The Amber room where Once stood The Great Voltaire...

English Poetry

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Paris

Mehreen Ahmed·December 9, 2018

Paris written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 The city’s spirit is summed up, by none other than Gil,...

Article English

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The Floor Just Hit Me

Robyn MacKinnon·October 22, 2017

The Floor Just Hit Me found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat our last night in France...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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Lorena’s Last Lace

hedgehog·September 11, 2017

Lorena’s Last Lace written by: hedgehog Lorena sat content on her doorstep Happy and free as she...

Poetry Spilled History English

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October

Kirstin Maguire·March 30, 2017

October written by: Kirstin Maguire Next, the Refugee Camp in Calais “The Jungle” was dismantled and its...

Kirstin Maguire Poetry Press: This Was 2016 Poetry English

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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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Hello, Young Friend

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To My Past and Future

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