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Samhain

Laurie L Byro·October 29, 2023

Samhain written by: Laurie L Byro After she died, she became part of the lake, the trail...

Poetry Halloween English

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My Sole Desire

Aurora Kastanias·August 18, 2023

My Sole Desire written by: Aurora Kastanias There is a place, where velvet Emerald moss blankets ancient...

English Poetry

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The Moss at Wimbledon Station

Christian Ward·May 20, 2022

The Moss at Wimbledon Station written by: Christian Ward Spinach-snow if we’re aiming for precision. A flattened...

Poetry English

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Circle Songs

Ann Christine Tabaka·January 15, 2022

Circle Songs written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Songs, such as these … circle in our mind....

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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Wild Night

Ode to Autumn

The Mighty River

Kansas Veldt

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The Proper Name

Days with Uncle Bob

A Guide to Pick up a Fight

My Old Soul

She

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