problem Archives - Spillwords

Home

problem

How To Approach a Poem

Jim Murdoch·February 20, 2023

How To Approach a Poem written by: Jim Murdoch People expect to “get” poetry and that’s the...

English Poetry

·1 min read

What Did Your Teacher Learn in School Today

Judge Burdon·November 27, 2022

What Did Your Teacher Learn in School Today written by: Judge Burdon It was when McKenzie, my...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Less is More

Alexander·October 11, 2022

Less is More written by: Alexander In the multitude of options comes the problem of choice In...

Poetry English

·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

By The Book

One Day, Maybe

To Dirk & Else

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

One Day, Maybe

By The Book

Ode to the Unseen Saviors

Santa’s Chase

1000 Problems Minus One

My Transformation

Late Capitalist Death Cult

Un Leño

problem

How To Approach a Poem

What Did Your Teacher Learn in School Today

Less is More

A Clear Starlit Night Under a Blanket of Snow

That Starry Night

To Dirk & Else

One Day, Maybe

Old Flames

Poetic Paralysis

By The Book

Family Matters and Other Affairs

A Photograph

L’amico

Sarah and Wednesday

Wind