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Christmas Tea

George R. Justice·December 20, 2023

Christmas Tea written by: George R. Justice The house has regained an air of stillness in the...

Featured Post Literature English Christmas 12 Days of Christmas

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Out of Body, Into Life

Ash Douglas·January 14, 2023

Out of Body, Into Life written by: Ash Douglas @Written_In_Ash today, the air was different I paid...

English Featured Post Poetry

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I Thought of You

Tea Solon·November 24, 2022

I Thought of You written by: Tea Solon i thought of you as the sun gently sets...

Poetry English

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The Reaping

Carmen Baca·October 31, 2022

The Reaping written by: Carmen Baca @carmen_author Death hobbles into the masquerade ball. Ancient and brittle-boned, her...

Poetry English Halloween

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Coat Hanger Garrote

G. Rod Hamilton·March 1, 2022

Coat Hanger Garrote written by: Rando Mithlo I’ve noticed lately that the morning skies have something to...

English Featured Post Literature

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Black Ice

Miya Yamanouchi·January 22, 2022

Black Ice written by: Miya Yamanouchi “Time away should’ve brought you out of your shell by now,”...

English Featured Post Literature

·13 mins read

Chopin and Savagery

David Lohrey·January 3, 2022

Chopin and Savagery written by: David Lohrey The crybabies want to teach race theory, not race history....

Poetry English

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Gaits Unhinged

huntersjames·December 6, 2021

Gaits Unhinged written by: Huntersjames @goatrodeo11 have a seat and watch a person’s gait see yourself how...

English Poetry

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The Girl With The Red Hair

R.C. Morgan·November 10, 2021

The Girl With The Red Hair written by: R.C. Morgan Southerly winds pushed the rain in uneven...

English Literature

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A Simple Sky

J. D. Nelson·June 14, 2021

A Simple Sky written by: J. D. Nelson @madverse no clouds or one and a sun anacin...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Life and Learning With Nature

Nishand Venugopal·March 29, 2021

Life and Learning With Nature written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 There are a lot of things that...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Flip Flops

Lisa Tomey·December 28, 2020

Flip Flops written by: Lisa Tomey Sitting in the coffee shop amongst the hum of machines chatter...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Zagreb & Me

Elke Margaretta·September 27, 2020

Zagreb & Me written by: Elke Margaretta I follow the tramlines into a haze of blue fog,...

English Literature

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MAN OR MOUSE

Thomas R Bates·September 5, 2020

MAN OR MOUSE written by: Thomas R Bates In the midst of a good old fashioned heat...

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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