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All Demonic Kid-Sated Model Halloween

Jim Bellamy·October 30, 2024

All Demonic Kid-Sated Model Halloween written by: Jim Bellamy Masterful Monsters moon-talking through sweet midnight Halloween is...

Poetry English Halloween

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Tales for the Midnight Hour

Esme Lee Wilmot·October 23, 2024

High Tea Tales for the Midnight Hour written by: Esme Lee Wilmot - Judith pretended to browse the horror section...

Halloween English Literature

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The Midnight Phone Call

Arun Jindal·October 17, 2024

The Midnight Phone Call written by: Arun Jindal - Rajni’s mobile phone rang close to midnight...

English Literature

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Anne Boleyn

Emma Wells·September 15, 2024

Anne Boleyn written by: Emma Wells iPhone flashes dilate my eyes as they search for me in...

Poetry Featured Post English

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Swan Song

Em Van Moore·July 7, 2024

Swan Song written by: Em Van Moore - When the new King and Queen ascended the thrones of the Stanley Park avian kingdom...

Throw Line Barometer

Sterling Warner·April 1, 2024

Throw Line Barometer written by: Sterling Warner Walking streets alone at midnight ringtone blasting “Bad to the...

Poetry English

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A Vision

Spillwords·January 28, 2024

A Vision a poem by: Robert Burns AS I stood by yon roofless tower, Where the wa’flower...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Midnight Mass

Lynda Lee·December 25, 2023

Midnight Mass written by: Lynda Lee I longed to wear the dark blue dress with the red...

Christmas Literature English

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Quaking at The Sight

Jenny Morelli·December 21, 2023

Quaking at The Sight written by: Jenny Morelli @JennyMo31725980 Night closes in, the sky grows dark, a...

English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas

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A Special Christmas Concert

Roger Turner·December 17, 2023

A Special Christmas Concert written by: Roger Turner @titansdad On Christmas Eve, the street was dead Most...

Poetry Christmas English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas

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Please Come True

Elizabeth Hilsch·December 14, 2023

Please Come True written by: Elizabeth Hilsch Winter’s fingers clutch and snare Icy whispers dance through air...

English Poetry Christmas

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Just Around Midnight

Ken Gosse·December 14, 2023

Just Around Midnight written by: Ken Gosse Paws pause upon their rooftop. On hearing them stop, parents...

Poetry Christmas English

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Not Even Halloween

S. D. Kilmer·November 16, 2023

Not Even Halloween written by: S.D. Kilmer @SDKilmer Resting in my bed. Dreaming ’bout head. It’s past...

Poetry English

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Her Bite at Midnight

Lisa Reynolds·November 4, 2023

Her Bite at Midnight written by: Lisa Reynolds her bite at midnight sharp enough to pierce the...

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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