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The Kraken And Captain Cutch

Bruce Rowe·November 12, 2018

The Kraken and Captain Cutch written by: Bruce Rowe Cradled in long rotting arms, the schooner violently...

Literature English

·10 mins read

Oval of Gold

Ellen Grace·February 1, 2018

Oval of Gold written by: Ellen Grace @ellengwriter Zachary gasped, holding his hands up in surrender. His...

Literature English

·3 mins read

Mirages!

Anahit Arustamyan·October 6, 2017

Mirages! written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 Mirages! You are rushing to join my voyages. Do you smell...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Sweet Trade

Fallen Engel·March 28, 2017

Sweet Trade written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 White squalls, black clouds, cacophony of wicked lightning, Man-O-War set...

English Literature

·1 min 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...

Features

Finding Refuge

Blood and Salt

Think Me Not A Fool

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Finding Refuge

If I Were a Poem

Blood Territory

Blood and Salt

The Lost Boy

Mermaids & Miracles

The Revenge of Captain Baird

Soul of the Ocean

pirates

The Kraken And Captain Cutch

Oval of Gold

Mirages!

Sweet Trade

Great Scott!

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

Days with Uncle Bob

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Think Me Not A Fool

Blood and Salt

Pure Revenge

Hello, Young Friend

Apocalypse-Skull-God

To My Past and Future

Surviving the Winter’s Wrath

Trauma