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May Your Days Be Gory and Fright

Heidi MacCulloch·December 3, 2023

May Your Days Be Gory and Fright written by: Heidi MacCulloch ‘Twas the night before Christmas And...

Poetry English Haunted Holidays

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Mistletoe Bride

Christina Ciufo·December 1, 2023

Mistletoe Bride written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Pale snow, delicate and transparent, twirls, caresses, and shawls gelidness...

Poetry Haunted Holidays English

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A Halloween Legend is Born

Bill Tope·October 25, 2023

A Halloween Legend is Born written by: Bill Tope Dusk shrouded the landscape in dense shadows as...

English Literature Halloween

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The Curse of Kuldhara

Dilip Mohapatra·September 21, 2023

The Curse of Kuldhara written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo ‘Hey Pari, where are you? Still playing langdi?’ hollered...

Literature English

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Fire and Flowers

beachglass·June 12, 2023

Fire and Flowers written by: beachglass The legend of the phoenix has been told for thousands of...

English Poetry

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She Wolf

A J Wilson·May 11, 2023

She Wolf written by: A J Wilson a creature of myth and legend of fear and wonder,...

Poetry English

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Pictish Heart

Stephen Ferrett·May 11, 2023

Pictish Heart written by: Stephen Ferrett We leave no written memory, just our pagan souls, carved in...

English Poetry

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Tale of The Renegade

Lenore Weiss·March 8, 2023

Tale of The Renegade written by: Lenore Weiss @lenka My pulse was in my ears echoing beneath...

English Literature

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Let This One Be a Devil

Jennifer Christiansen·March 4, 2023

Let This One Be a Devil written by: Jennifer Christiansen @JChristiansen13 New Jersey: The 1970s The cabin...

English Literature Featured Post

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Chosen For Greatness But By Whom?

Caroline Ashley·March 3, 2023

Chosen For Greatness But By Whom? written by: Caroline Ashley @Akacarolineash I am the bearer of the...

Literature English

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Pele

Dr. K. K. Mathew·January 3, 2023

Pele written by: Dr. K. K. Matthew The black jewel on the football field is no more...

English Poetry

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Christmas Meditation

Bruce Levine·December 14, 2022

Christmas Meditation written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Christmas in July Countdown to Christmas A prelude to the...

Christmas English Poetry

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It’s In The Blood

Mitch Bensel·October 30, 2022

It’s In the Blood written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling He stared at the blinking curser on the screen....

Literature Halloween English

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The Familiar of Witchbane

Rain Alchemist·October 29, 2022

The Familiar of Witchbane written by: Rain Alchemist @vinayak96052946 A black feline with golden slit eyes, Crossed...

Poetry Halloween 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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