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Empty Streets

Barbara Deraoui·May 30, 2020

Empty Streets written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell Empty streets where I live No signs of life except for...

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Una Canción de Amor

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·May 17, 2020

Una Canción de Amor written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera Vuelan mis palabras como una canción de amor…...

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Lifeboat Earth

Brian Rihlmann·April 13, 2020

Lifeboat Earth written by: Brian Rihlmann I get my coffee at the drive-thru because the store’s closed...

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Pestilence Shards

Michael Ball·March 31, 2020

Pestilence Shards written by: Michael Ball @whirred I. Irony Have we time and heart space for irony...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Filling Station

Spillwords·March 29, 2020

Filling Station a poem by: Elizabeth Bishop Oh, but it is dirty! –this little filling station, oil-soaked,...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Lines

Melissa Ridley Elmes·March 16, 2020

Lines written by: Melissa Ridley Elmes @MRidleyElmes don’t color outside the lines ...

English Poetry

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Grey Days

Shadowsky·January 27, 2020

Grey Days written by: Shadowsky A colorful life is now grey and dull. They look for the...

English Poetry

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You Only See

Brad Osborne·January 6, 2020

You Only See written by: Brad Osborne You only see what I want you to see The...

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To Live and Die

Anne G·November 29, 2019

To Live and Die written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Born to live destined to die deafening cries...

Anne G English Poetry

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Aun Tenemos Que Vivir Ocultos

Alexander Uslar·August 4, 2019

Aun Tenemos Que Vivir Ocultos written by: Uslariono @Uslariono Aun tenemos que “vivir” ocultos llorando nuestras penas,...

I Am Human

Barbara Deraoui·July 30, 2019

I Am Human written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell I am a person I am alive I have feelings...

English Poetry

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LOVE ONCE

TM DiSarro·July 19, 2019

LOVE ONCE written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro Love once precious And so blinding Left us wanting All...

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Faces and Voices

Anne G·July 17, 2019

Faces and Voices written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth “The best and most beautiful things in the world...

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Father’s Veil

Corey Brockington·June 19, 2019

Father’s Veil written by: Corey Brockington Unworldly? Shirley oblivious in lighthouse Her venture is without coma, oh,...

English Poetry

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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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