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The Pond

Jennifer Geer·February 2, 2023

The Pond written by: Jennifer Geer The wind howled with the unrelenting roar of Mother Nature, she...

Literature English

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Costume Time

Tim Law·October 27, 2022

Costume Time written by: Tim Law I sigh as I take down the big cardboard box from...

English Literature Halloween

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Dark or Bright

Robyn MacKinnon·August 8, 2021

Dark or Bright written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat this is dark or bright euphoria when I see...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry 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

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

The Veil of Vanity

Love, Erased

The Proper Name

Dispensing Freedom

Kellie

I Was Never Brave

The Sailor

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The Pond

Costume Time

Dark or Bright

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

By The Book

Poems Like This

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moisture’s Grace

One Day, Maybe

Truth or Bones

Whale Song

The Erosion of Connection

Anything for Love

The Face That Launch’d A Thousand Ships