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The Delicious Electric Apocalypse

Doug Jacquier·April 9, 2022

The Delicious Electric Apocalypse written by: Doug Jacquier My ancestors came from Mexico, where people did not...

Literature English

·5 mins read

On The Level of The Pines is The Merry Orb of Thinking

J. D. Nelson·December 5, 2021

On The Level of The Pines is The Merry Orb of Thinking written by: J. D. Nelson @madverse...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Orange Amid Black on the Eve of November

Ivanka Fear·November 1, 2021

Orange Amid Black on the Eve of November written by: Ivanka Fear @FearIvanka The black night beckons....

English Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

Chandelier

Christine Redman-Waldeyer·July 22, 2021

Chandelier written by: Christine Redman-Waldeyer Whenever there was a holiday like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day (my...

English Featured Post Literature

·14 mins read

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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