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Matsushima

Tim Gardiner·October 21, 2018

Matsushima written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 A pregnant moon rises above the bay, illuminating limestone islands. My...

Halloween English Poetry

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Oulton John

Tim Gardiner·September 24, 2018

Oulton John written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 Ten years have passed since I was made redundant from...

English Poetry

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Shamelessly

Genie Nakano·May 23, 2017

Shamelessly written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini White cane tapping He wants to cross the street He is...

Poetry English

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Urbania

Genie Nakano·March 31, 2017

Urbania written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini Running through wheat fields and skipping stones across the river are...

English Poetry

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Her Mother’s Mirror

Allyson Lyon·July 29, 2016

Her Mother’s Mirror written by: Allyson Lyon @aroamingpoet Miles above, the water is as still as the...

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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