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Just An Old House

Verona Jones·December 9, 2019

Just An Old House written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57 Just an old house falling apart, along a mountain...

English Poetry

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Lost Forever

Sujata Dash·December 9, 2019

Lost Forever written by: Sujata Dash Somewhere far away the dawn of today the morning and the...

Poetry English

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The Mystery House on My Street

Linda S. Williams·October 20, 2019

The Mystery House on My Street written by: Linda S. Williams At the end of my street, Just...

Poetry Halloween English

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Old Words

Brad Osborne·October 10, 2019

Old Words written by: Brad Osborne Daily the grind To find the words To pen the line...

Poetry English

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Stone’s Age

Phillip Knight Scott·September 27, 2019

Stone’s Age written by: Phillip Knight Scott @phillipscott What once was a pebble has gathered no moss,...

English Poetry

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Don’t Ask

Magdalena Podobińska·September 18, 2019

Don’t Ask written by: Magdalena Podobińska Don’t ask about my age I wouldn’t know what to say you...

English Poetry

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Old Tree

Mitch Bensel·September 3, 2019

Old Tree written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling I am an old tree my branches know when the...

Poetry English

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The Shivering Hands and Shaky Voices

Anupama Mishra·July 2, 2019

The Shivering Hands and Shaky Voices written by: Anupama Mishra The shivering hands and shaky voices are...

Poetry English

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The Shawl

Phyllis Souza·May 2, 2019

The Shawl written by: Phyllis Souza In Ollie’s world, things had changed. She’d grown old— ninety-one. Her...

English Literature

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Democracy

Ricky Hawthorne·April 23, 2019

Democracy written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames I hear him breaking in Carelessly Dismantling the window frame Fearlessly...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Growing Into It

Lee Dunn·April 5, 2019

Growing Into It written by: Lee Dunn So, I saw you many days when I was but a...

Poetry English

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Lament For Jazz

Stanley W. Shura·March 29, 2019

Lament For Jazz written by: Stanley W. Shura A walk down the path no simple thing do...

English Poetry

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My Little Gypsy

Ann Christine Tabaka·March 18, 2019

My Little Gypsy written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Fiery jade eyes pierced the night, leading me...

Poetry English

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Sunday Best

Stanley Wilkin·February 20, 2019

Sunday Best written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk Her loneliness became her like a winter coat, drab but...

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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