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Autumn Festival

Jamal H Goodwin Jr.·December 11, 2021

Autumn Festival written by: Jamal H Goodwin Jr. @Jaygoodwin171 “Well hello there young man.” Her voice, sweeping...

English Featured Post Literature

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Hopeless Reality

Chinedu Chukwuma·October 7, 2021

Hopeless Reality written by: Chinedu Raph-Michael Chukwuma I fly but I’m not a bird. They say hold...

English Poetry

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Defeated Me

Criss Tripp·August 5, 2021

Defeated Me written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp I secede to be seen. Supersede to succeed. Then proceed...

The Worn Path of Souls

Glen McKenzie·July 3, 2021

The Worn Path of Souls written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther Years of darkened toil marked the sacred...

Voids Trip Wires

Edward L. Canavan·May 24, 2021

Voids Trip Wires written by: Edward L. Canavan @Ed_Leo71 voids trip wires in darkness primed down from...

English Poetry

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What I’m Feeling

Tinashe Muza·April 6, 2021

What I’m Feeling written by: Tinashe Muza Heavy Gloom Hopeless Tear Alone Help Help me No comprehension...

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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Autumn Festival

Hopeless Reality

Defeated Me

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Voids Trip Wires

What I’m Feeling

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To Dirk & Else

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