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Speak of The Devil

K.H.·July 18, 2019

Speak of The Devil written by: K.H. Speak of the Devil Look who just walked into the...

Poetry English

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Pain

Partha Chatterjee·July 18, 2019

Pain written by: Partha Chatterjee With a bow held in one hand An Ustad takes the Esraj...

English Poetry

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La Corda Che Ci Univa Si è Spezzata

Francesco Abate·July 7, 2019

La Corda Che Ci Univa Si è Spezzata written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 La corda che ci...

International Italian Poetry

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Atrocities

Gabriela M·July 6, 2019

Atrocities written by: Gabriela M @shortprose1 it rains atrocities on fields of love predatory nights, barbed wire...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Lady Chiron

Katy Santiff·June 5, 2019

Lady Chiron written by: Katy Santiff Shod happily by Hephaestus, you half war horse, half hausfrau–if Chiron only...

English Poetry

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Beyonce

Marla Lacherza Bracco·June 5, 2019

Beyonce written by: Marla Lacherza Bracco @mangopickles Since we have met I have found a few more...

English Poetry

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Jacket

Maria Duszka·June 4, 2019

English International Poetry Polish

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Feminine Sail

SMiles·May 30, 2019

Feminine Sail written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Baiting a trap made of breath expelled and delivered one no...

Poetry English

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Russian Roulette

K.H.·May 23, 2019

Russian Roulette written by: K.H. The Devil loaded the revolver A heart in every other chamber he...

Poetry English

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Speak Softly

Ann Troy·May 22, 2019

Speak Softly written by: Ann Troy @brainsandsocks Whisper your confession and I might unbox my heart for...

Poetry English

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Daybreak

Gosha Kulisiewicz·May 19, 2019

English International Poetry Polish

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Planets

M. C. Rose·May 13, 2019

Planets written by: M.C. Rose He said We are not always broken I hear these words and...

Poetry English

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Therapy As A Metaphor

Mark Tulin·April 28, 2019

Therapy As A Metaphor written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer I save money on therapy. I lie on...

English Poetry

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Icy Waters

Raphfael Wormge·April 12, 2019

Icy Waters written by: Raphfael Wormge As I fall downwards ever so quickly, I struggle, fighting and...

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...

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