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Pratik Mitra·July 14, 2022

Waiting written by: Pratik Mitra Suburb waits for rain and something simple on a read-out night....

Poetry English

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Rocking Chair Wisdom

Mark Tulin·July 9, 2022

Rocking Chair Wisdom written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer On a quiet night with crickets chirping, the older...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Chilly Night

Trans_Jen_Da·July 9, 2022

Chilly Night written by: Jennifer Goddard @trans_jen_da The cold bite of the night Heightened by the perfume...

English Poetry

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I Can’t Sleep

Devonne Brown·July 4, 2022

I Can’t Sleep written by: Devonne Brown @athesaurus1 I think. I thought. I have thoughts and prayers...

Poetry English

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Now I’m Reminiscing Again

Olayioye Keji Akintunde·July 1, 2022

Now I’m Reminiscing Again written by: Olayioye Keji Akintunde @Catechol01 The night seems too long, & it...

English Poetry

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Once Again, Liberia Bleeds

Ivan S. Fiske IV·June 22, 2022

Once Again, Liberia Bleeds written by: Ivan S. Fiske IV on January 19, 2022, at night, when...

English Poetry

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Call From Within

Puneet Kumar·June 17, 2022

Call From Within written by: Puneet Kumar @authorpuneet I spend my hours In brooding And I sit...

Poetry English

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Dancing With The Devil

Tim Law·June 14, 2022

Dancing With the DeVil written by: Tim Law In the dead of night Or morn’s pale light The...

English Poetry

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Nightfall Truce

Andy Cooper·June 13, 2022

Nightfall Truce written by: Andy Cooper @AC0040 As the night draws to a conclusion, this war between...

English Poetry

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Album de Recuerdo, a poem by Jose Wan Diaz at Spillwords.com

Album de Recuerdos

Jose Wan Diaz·June 5, 2022

Album de Recuerdos written by: Jose Wan Diaz Me imagino que tu cruel fantasma–huésped fiel– viene otra vez...

Poetry Spanish

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Look

Chasity Gaines·June 3, 2022

Look written by: Chasity Gaines @ChasityAnneGai1 Look up Stars twinkle as they dance The moon, a sliver...

Poetry English

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Echoes in The Canyon

Sterling Pohlmann·June 1, 2022

Echoes in The Canyon written by: Sterling Pohlmann @writeratwork1 I have taken this journey of life in...

English Literature

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The Cold Winter Night

Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar·May 31, 2022

The Cold Winter Night written by: Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar @madhumita6 Wintry night embraces, shivering, frigid and piercing,...

English Poetry

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The Writing of a Madman

Jeff Flaig·May 23, 2022

The Writing of a Madman written by: Jeff Flaig To the morning, I hope to travel, till...

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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