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Loved in the Spring

Tinamarie Cox·March 20, 2023

Loved in the Spring written by: Tinamarie Cox @tinamarie_cox Say you’ll stay but not use me for...

Poetry English

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Repair

Grace Y. Estevez·March 9, 2022

Repair written by: Grace Y. Estevez @GraceoftheSun1 I can not find a place to grow, my light...

English Poetry

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The Garden of Time

Bob Laurie·November 26, 2021

The Garden of Time written by: Bob Laurie @boblaurie757 The garden of time has no beginning and...

Poetry English

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Bear Dream

Shelly Norris·May 3, 2021

Bear Dream written by: Shelly Norris I did not see the foul archer who drew the unconscionable...

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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The Veil of Vanity

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Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

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The Lover

Thin is The New Thin

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Medley of Nature

Days of The Darkened Dove

Girl, Recognize Your Strength

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Loved in the Spring

Repair

The Garden of Time

Bear Dream

Truth or Bones

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

The Veil of Vanity

Moisture’s Grace

Welcome, Comrade

By The Book

Thin is The New Thin

A Solitary Walk

An Autumn Afternoon

Blank Wall

In The Twilight Breeze

Guess I’m the Fool