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Phishing

Shih-Fang Wang·February 8, 2024

Phishing written by: Shih-Fang Wang They are phishing With poles in their hands And lines deep down...

English Poetry

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Vacation

Aariona Harris·March 11, 2023

Vacation written by: Aariona Harris @AariH44 I miss being away Gone from the shackles Of my usual...

Poetry English

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Coming Out, Circa 1973

Bill Tope·February 7, 2023

Coming Out, Circa 1973 written by: Bill Tope It was Sunday, at daybreak, and 19 year old...

Poetry English

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Halloween Vampire

Ericca Chavez·October 29, 2022

Halloween Vampire written by: Ericca Chavez @ericcachavez8 Thrilling to stain red all over innocent lips, marks of...

Poetry Halloween English

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Mystery

Julian Mann·September 9, 2021

Mystery written by: Julian Mann I At lock 212 there are arms, through which The house from...

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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