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The Wild West

Roger Turner·August 2, 2024

The Wild West written by: Roger Turner @titansdad the wild west’s still with us it isn’t gone...

English Poetry

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Scene From a Mall

Mark Alden·December 20, 2023

Scene From a Mall written by: Mark Alden @MarkAAlden Tonight I’m looking at a photograph taken in...

Poetry Christmas English

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A Visit To The North Pole

Tim Law·December 13, 2023

A Visit To The North Pole written by: Tim Law Carol and Steve thought it clever to...

Literature English Christmas

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Piper’s Magical Christmas

Bruce Rowe·December 13, 2022

Piper’s Magical Christmas written by: Bruce Rowe “In only five more sleeps,” Piper’s mom told her, “Santa...

Christmas English Literature

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Halloween

Louis Gallo·October 25, 2022

Halloween written by: Louis Gallo Charlottesville, Virginia I Wee goblins, witches, zombies, Frankensteins and ballerinas wait in...

Halloween Poetry English

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Roadblocks

Ivanka Fear·August 21, 2022

Roadblocks written by: Ivanka Fear @FearIvanka “Which way do you want to go?” It was just another...

Article English

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Mall Showdown: Christmas of ’84

G. Rod Hamilton·December 12, 2021

Mall Showdown: Christmas of ’84 written by: Rando Mithlo Our manager Karen asked me what was going...

Literature Christmas English Featured Post

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This Moment Between Moments

John Brantingham·October 17, 2019

This Moment Between Moments written by: John Brantingham Ebbie drops Clair off for karate at the strip...

Literature 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...

Features

The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

Lonesome

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Even the Moon has a Dark Side

The Reluctant Santa

Christmas Comes

Breezeway

A Christmas to Remember

Black Friday

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The Wild West

Scene From a Mall

A Visit To The North Pole

Piper’s Magical Christmas

Halloween

Roadblocks

Mall Showdown: Christmas of ’84

This Moment Between Moments

By The Book

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Poems Like This

One Day, Maybe

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moisture’s Grace

The Veil of Vanity

The Proper Name

Love, Erased

Relationships

Fumes

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