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Nostalgia

Carmen Frech Oliveri·December 10, 2024

Nostalgia written by: Carmen Frech Oliveri I Let me be nostalgic now and let me cry, this...

Blue Light

Troy DeFrates·December 8, 2024

Blue Light written by: Troy DeFrates Watching the moon tonight it let me know that there is...

Poetry English

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The Heart, A Heart It Is

Sanu Sharma·November 15, 2024

The Heart, A Heart It Is written by: Sanu Sharma @TheSanuSharma translated by: Suman Pokhrel @sumanpokhrel I...

English Poetry

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Testimonies Of Times

Mooch Simon·November 15, 2024

Testimonies Of Times written by: Mooch Simon @moochsimon54 ANEW. Here, our path ends Goodbye, we say with...

Poetry English

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The Broken Soul

Dibyangana·November 13, 2024

The Broken Soul written by: Dibyangana How did you manage to make the cracks so lethal? Cause...

Poetry English

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One More Time

Abhay Menon·November 13, 2024

One More Time written by: Abhay Menon I am dry, please fill me up, My skin is...

Poetry English

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I Fell in Love with a Vampire

Lisa De Castro·October 22, 2024

I Fell in Love with a Vampire written by: Lisa De Castro @QueenofCastoria I fell in love...

English Poetry Halloween

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Another Raven

MikeyDred·October 19, 2024

Another Raven written by: MikeyDred I took a gothic book of stories, full of pages black and...

13 Days of Halloween Poetry Featured Post Halloween English

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Unclaimed Moments

Mike Ridinger·October 14, 2024

Unclaimed Moments written by: Michael Ridinger @VotreChoix2 In the twilight of forgotten dreams, where shadows dance with...

Poetry English

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Oceans Away

Roger Turner·October 10, 2024

Oceans Away written by: Roger Turner @titansdad The albatross once filled the skies Cormorants watched silent, from...

English Poetry

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Soulless Soul

Natalia Aeschliman·October 8, 2024

Soulless Soul written by: Natalia Aeschliman I write paintings with my pen Because my hands long for...

Poetry English

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I Danced in The Meadows of Green

Russell Colclough·October 7, 2024

I Danced in The Meadows of Green written by: Russell Colclough I danced in the meadows of...

English Poetry

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Ceglany Mur

Katarzyna Koziorowska·October 1, 2024

Ceglany Mur written by: Katarzyna Koziorowska rozpostarta na ceglanym murze chcę wywęszyć odłamek życia przytwierdzona na stałe...

International Poetry Polish

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Love That Kills

Bernard Gabriel Okurut·September 26, 2024

Love That Kills written by: Bernard Gabriel Okurut @GabrielOkurut This burning desire, This raging flame This thirst,...

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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