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Cosmic Rei

Stuart M. Klimek·August 11, 2021

Cosmic Rei written by: Stuart M. Klimek Beneath the eclipse of an obsidian sun On lunar landscapes...

English Poetry

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Tranquillity

Eamon O'Leary·December 5, 2020

Tranquillity written by: Eamon O’Leary With ease, Hank reached and pulled the ‘Sold’ sign from the ditch....

Haunted Holidays Featured Post Literature English

·9 mins read

Bad, Bad Granny

Catherine Anne MacKenzie·December 25, 2019

Bad, Bad Granny written by: Catherine Anne MacKenzie @grannymackenzie I’ll never forget one Christmas when my maternal...

English Literature Christmas

·2 mins read

Weekend #3

Robyn MacKinnon·December 8, 2019

Weekend #3 written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat FIREWORKS ARE STILL candy hiding in my purse… Weekend #3...

English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry

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Mischief on Hallow’s Eve

ReBecca DeFazio·October 31, 2019

Mischief on Hallow’s Eve written by: ReBecca DeFazio @MisplacedPetals We’re not afraid of the dark, of ghosts...

Halloween English Poetry

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Spazadura

Bryan Jansing·July 24, 2018

Spazadura written by: Bryan Jansing @BryanJansing “We could play a game of calcetto— two on two.” “No,...

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...

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Cosmic Rei

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Bad, Bad Granny

Weekend #3

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Spazadura

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Truth or Bones

Moisture’s Grace

Welcome, Comrade

By The Book

Guess I’m the Fool

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The Lover

Dolphins of Beauty

The Snow

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