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Long Play

Mike Turner·March 2, 2021

Long Play written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper First notes of music Waft from the stage Bring us...

Poetry English

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Musician

Borna Kekic·February 26, 2021

Musician written by: Borna Kekic @Borna03415030 When it gets dark The taste in the mouth is bitter...

English Poetry

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Yellow Roses

Sue Marie St. Lee·February 8, 2021

Yellow Roses written by: Sue Marie St. Lee Yellow roses were her favorite. Gerrit presented them to...

Literature English

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Pandemic

Marion Rose Horga·January 21, 2021

Pandemic written by: Marion Rose Horgan Death rides roughshod Into an unsuspecting world. Patrolling, controlling, A pandemic...

Poetry English

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A Fantasy

Spillwords·January 10, 2021

A Fantasy a poem by James Whitcomb Riley A fantasy that came to me As wild and...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Elegia Jesienna

Konrad Stawiarski·January 5, 2021

Elegia Jesienna Odpływający Łabędź Przez Światło Dzienne written by: Konrad Stawiarski I Odpłynął Łabędź. Wiotkie liście wodospadów...

Poetry Polish International

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New Year

Alexander Kabishev (K.A.K.)·December 31, 2020

New Year written by: Alexander Kabishev (K.A.K.) Now the arrow is at the timer, Piercing the time’s...

Poetry English

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Midwife of The Blues

Dan Provost·December 29, 2020

Midwife of The Blues written by: Dan Provost Chaos was a bluesman’s shanty— Disarray, with the woman...

English Poetry

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Real (More or Less)

G. Rod Hamilton·December 27, 2020

Real (More or Less) written by: Rando Mithlo We sat watching my famous uncle sing on stage...

English Literature

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Jim Bates·December 24, 2020

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas written by: Jim Bates With five-year-old Stacy and three-year-old Dale nestled snug...

Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas

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Tis The Season…To Be A Robot?

MD Marcus·December 20, 2020

Tis The Season…To Be A Robot? written by: MD Marcus It seems the jingling of Christmas bells...

Christmas Article English

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White Christmas

Thaddeus Hutyra·December 20, 2020

White Christmas written by: Thaddeus Hutyra @teddy9999 Christmas, white Christmas just came in Gracefully, with magics’ splash...

Poetry English Christmas

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Childhood Harlem Christmas Memories

Marie Johnson-Ladson·December 19, 2020

Childhood Harlem Christmas Memories written by: Marie Johnson-Ladson Some of my favorite childhood memories growing up during...

Literature Christmas English

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Christmas Tunes, 2020

CTD Robinson·December 16, 2020

Christmas Tunes, 2020 written by: CTD Robinson @CTDRobinson This year, when I play, the tunes—part truth, part...

English Poetry Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas

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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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