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Mad World

Mary Ramsey·May 10, 2020

Mad World written by: Mary Ramsey @pisforpearl Sara brushed a strand of her blonde hair from her...

Literature English Featured Post

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Premonition

Mark Kodama·April 23, 2020

Premonition written by: Mark Kodama I My wife dreamed she saw a torn naked body — a hangman’s...

English Literature

·15 mins read

Corona Virus: Covid-19

Krishna Chamling aka Kr. Chamling·April 23, 2020

Corona Virus: Covid-19 written by: Kr. Chamling Be careful with that harmful nerd, cannibal which Lurking in...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Morning Prayer

Andrea Myinga·April 22, 2020

Morning Prayer written by: Andrea Myinga This is my morning prayer, Prior to climbing off my bed,...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Blue Broken Mind

Farah Rose Smith·March 13, 2020

Blue Broken Mind written by: Farah Rose Smith @farahrosesmith A murmur of illusions, soaked in blue It is...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Horror of Light

Probal Basak·January 15, 2020

Horror of Light written by: Probal Basak @pbkeyboy In a not so ordinary day someone somewhere somehow...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Welcome

Doug Hawley·November 29, 2019

Welcome written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm Duke woke up in a theatre feeling a bit out of...

Literature English

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Puppy Whimpers

James Dennis Casey IV·October 31, 2019

Puppy Whimpers written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames Little Billy’s mother always told him to never...

English Poetry Halloween

·1 min read

Halloween Essence

Phyllis P. Colucci·October 31, 2019

Halloween Essence written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Pumpkins and scarecrows Autumn whispers galore October breezes, orange...

English Poetry Halloween Featured Post Phyllis P. Colucci 13 Days of Halloween

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Melanie and The Undead

Debbie Aruta·October 30, 2019

Melanie and The Undead written by: Debbie Aruta @Debbie_Aruta Melanie gathered the items she had at home that...

English Literature Halloween

·5 mins read

October Silence

J.D.G. Perldeiner·October 30, 2019

October Silence written by: J.D.G Perldeiner The house was unassuming. It looked like all the other houses...

Halloween English Literature

·29 mins read

When The Veil Slips

Susanne Thomas·October 30, 2019

When The Veil Slips written by: Susanne Thomas @Susannewith5 I am scared The squeals from outside claw...

Poetry Halloween English

·1 min read

Caramel Creams, Make Me Scream!

Alisa Guttadauro·October 29, 2019

Caramel Creams, Make Me Scream! written by: Alisa Guttadauro Superstitions Trick or Treat, My heart is racing,...

Poetry Halloween English

·1 min read

Mr. Chan’s Novelty Shop

Steve Carr·October 29, 2019

Mr. Chan’s Novelty Shop written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960 This Is Not A Toy Store The cold,...

13 Days of Halloween Literature English Halloween 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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