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Walking Home

Meg Barwick·March 29, 2023

Walking Home written by: Meg Barwick She was walking home and so am I A scurry through...

Poetry English

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Dog at The Door

Bob Laurie·March 25, 2023

Dog at The Door written by: Bob Laurie @boblaurie757 The day persisted in pulling me down, There...

English Poetry

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Home

Jahnavi Gouri Panicker·March 18, 2023

Home written by: Jahnavi Gouri Panicker @janvelvet13 Home, I missed you well Over days that felt foreign...

English Poetry

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Light in The Dark

Breanna Hobbs-Dunning·March 9, 2023

Light in The Dark written by: Breanna Hobbs-Dunning It’s the darkness I feel when I’m dismal. For...

English Poetry

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The Journey Through War

Sofiia Keilin·February 24, 2023

How “The Fellowship of the Ring” Portrays The Journey Through War written by: Sofiia Keilin Leaving the...

Article English

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Celebration of Life

Cynthia Osax Osazuwa·February 20, 2023

Celebration of Life written by: Osazuwa Cynthia Osax I can hear the toll of the bell, It...

Poetry English

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A Walk After Dark

Spillwords·February 5, 2023

A Walk After Dark a poem by: W H Auden A cloudless night like this Can set...

Poetry Literary Greats English

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Mirror of Conflict

Nancy Lou Henderson·January 26, 2023

Mirror of Conflict written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 Leaving the courthouse, Dale walked down the steps...

English Literature

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Lonely Dog

Jake Cosmos Aller·December 30, 2022

Lonely Dog written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @aller_jake A lonely dog Goes out into the courtyard Waiting for...

Poetry English

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Back Home

Robyn MacKinnon·December 25, 2022

Back Home written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Travelling back home when my winter cactus blooms buy a...

Poetry English Christmas Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Christmas 1958: Promise You Will Come Home

Larry D Tyler·December 22, 2022

Christmas 1958: Promise You Will Come Home written by: Larry D Tyler It was a cold bitter...

English Literature Christmas

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Home To Evergreen

Jim Bates·December 20, 2022

Home To Evergreen written by: Jim Bates “Glenn.” My wife Sue handed me her phone. “It’s your...

English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Featured Post Christmas

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Christmas Hope

Brenda Arledge·December 18, 2022

Christmas Hope written by: Brenda Arledge @aug10cj The star of Bethlehem guides us today, as we decorate...

English Poetry Christmas

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Christmas Lightbulb Moment

Jackie Harvey·December 16, 2022

Christmas Lightbulb Moment written by: Jackie Harvey “Christmas is boring, BORING!” “Oh Joe, Christmas isn’t boring, how...

Literature Christmas 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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