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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...

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She Smiled and Said

Cary Chrysler (skyinthegrass)·February 27, 2020

She Smiled and Said written by: Cary Chrysler (skyinthegrass) @skyinthegrass Whose light fell, once the sky cleared....

Poetry English

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If I Am Being Honest

Deon Buys·February 19, 2020

If I Am Being Honest written by: Deon Buys If I’m being honest, she tasted like the...

Poetry English

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Long Path To Home…

Jan Smith·February 12, 2020

Long Path To Home… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL This February breeze chills She lifts the collar...

English Poetry

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The Essence Has Not Faded Away

Paula Puolakka·February 5, 2020

The Essence Has Not Faded Away written by: Paula Puolakka On the anniversary of my loneliest moment...

English Poetry

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Friends

Jim Bates·January 23, 2020

Friends written by: Jim Bates Dave was sprawled on the couch watching the evening news when an...

Literature English

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China Grass Halwa

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca·January 13, 2020

China Grass Halwa written by: Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca My home has square footage, My aunt’s home in...

Poetry English

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My Goddess

Rubab Abdullah·January 13, 2020

My Goddess written by: Rubab Abdullah Boundless love and gratitude I have for you With great tenderness...

English Poetry

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HOME

Dragomira·January 10, 2020

HOME written by: Dragomira she in her curiosity finds home among the words...

Poetry English

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Home on The Range

Jenise Cook·January 7, 2020

Home on The Range written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Harold ambled down the old country road to the...

Literature English

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I Fell Asleep Under The Borrachero Tree

Nick Gerrard·January 4, 2020

I Fell Asleep Under The Borrachero Tree written by: Nick Gerrard The boat builder finished up for...

Literature English

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A Cuckoo Clock Christmas

Lee Dunn·December 23, 2019

A Cuckoo Clock Christmas written by: Lee Dunn @66human I brought you a present ‘Twas an old...

Poetry Christmas English

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Sleigh Bells Ringing

Eamon O'Leary·December 15, 2019

Sleigh Bells Ringing written by: Eamon O’Leary Marjorie heard the scream and dropping the tea cloth, raced...

Christmas English Literature

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Home

Elizabeth Barton·December 12, 2019

Home written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 Home is where I place my hat, The hearth is my burning...

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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