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A Poem For A Palestinian Poet

Lali Tsipi Michaeli·July 2, 2020

A Poem For A Palestinian Poet written by: Lali Tsipi Michaeli translated by: Maayan Eitan Dear Tareq,...

English Poetry

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Homesick

A.S. Charly·June 26, 2020

Homesick written by: A.S. Charly Life is beautiful… but today I can’t see. I’m so tired, tired...

Poetry English

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Butterflies’ Journey

Robyn MacKinnon·June 21, 2020

Butterflies’ Journey written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat catching butterflies taking her last journey Home My life doesn’t...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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ODE TO THE BEACH

Dianne Moritz·June 18, 2020

ODE TO THE BEACH written by: Dianne Moritz Oh, to walk on the beach these spring afternoons....

English Poetry

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The Road Home

Kelli J Gavin·May 24, 2020

The Road Home written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin I have walked one too many roads A...

English Poetry

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Mother Earth

Lizzet·May 16, 2020

Mother Earth written by: Lizzet I walk the Earth Thousand miles to find my route, Mother nurtures...

English Poetry

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Springtime For Finland (2020)

Paula Puolakka·May 7, 2020

Springtime For Finland (2020) written by: Paula Puolakka My fellow Finns used to laugh at me as...

English Article

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Is This What It’s To Come?

Jack Wolfe Frost·April 30, 2020

Is This What It’s To Come? written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter Is this what it’s come...

Forgetting

Richard Rebel·April 28, 2020

Forgetting written by: Richard Rebel At the corner Nicholas got off the 452, ducking over the road...

Literature English

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OMENA

Victor Fein·April 22, 2020

OMENA written by: Vitcor Fein We met while visiting an art store far north in Michigan. We...

English Literature

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A Day Like This

Wolfgang H.·April 7, 2020

A Day Like This written by: Wolfgang H. Living in the fast lane. But ever so slowly....

Article English

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Life In Times of Corona

Rana Preet Gill·April 5, 2020

Life In Times of Corona written by: Rana Preet Gill @DrRanaPreetGill The air is glum. It reeks...

Article English

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Silent Night

Naseha Sameen·March 19, 2020

Silent Night written by: Naseha Sameen @nasehaSameen Silent night is howling I want to go home again...

English Poetry

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Regrets

Carl Parsons·March 12, 2020

Regrets written by: Carl Parsons He’d been away a long time. Now he was home again—in the...

Literature English Carl Parsons Featured Post

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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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