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Hopelessness

Ediomo Awakessien·July 22, 2022

Hopelessness written by: Ediomo Awakessien Tonight, I’ve been welcomed by rounds of shelling and raids, this beautiful...

English Poetry

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Give and Take

Grace Y. Estevez·June 22, 2022

Give and Take written by: Grace Y. Estevez @GraceoftheSun1 I come to you with opened arms, to...

English Poetry

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Deep Breath Is A Dose

George Siaway Karnea Boakai·June 6, 2022

Deep Breath is a Dose written by: George Siaway Karnea Boakai Taking a stand behind the microphone...

English Poetry

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Meet You at the Crossroads

Troy Allen Houston·April 5, 2022

Meet You at the Crossroads written by: Troy Allen Houston If I was to die tonight, I...

Poetry English

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Rest Stop of Babel

J.S. Mannino·January 31, 2022

Rest Stop of Babel written by: Joseph Mannino I set out late this morning On my daily...

Poetry English

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Lacrime di Argilla

Stefano Polo·December 30, 2021

Lacrime di Argilla written by: Stefano Polo Lacrime di argilla sgorgano dai miei occhi in ricordo di...

International Italian Poetry

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To Be At The Peak

Meike Nicolay·December 7, 2021

To Be at the Peak written by: Meike Nicolay The climb has been exhausting Years of grasping...

English Poetry

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The Gentle Pace of Rest

FC Malby·November 6, 2021

The Gentle Pace of Rest written by: FC Malby @fcmalby Damp, cavernous lengths of tree bark flesh...

Poetry English

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For Captain Ahab

Maciej Pająk·September 14, 2021

For Captain Ahab written by: Maciej Pająk (Matthew) Your act is against nature and God Your heart...

English Poetry

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Darkness Waits

Verona Jones·June 9, 2021

Darkness Waits written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57 I kneel tonight at your grave, in the darkness of the...

English Poetry

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My Father’s Hand is Resting

Clive Grewcock·February 18, 2021

My Father’s Hand is Resting written by: Clive Grewcock My father’s hand is resting there As the...

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Lone in Death

Naseha Sameen·February 1, 2021

Lone in Death written by: Naseha Sameen @nasehaSameen The time is near. The heavens want me Faces...

English Poetry

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Silence

Louis Dorwaldt·November 23, 2020

Silence written by: Louis Dorwaldt resting I sit in a field ...

Poetry English

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Mock Orange

Spillwords·August 9, 2020

Mock Orange a poem by: Louise Glück It is not the moon, I tell you. It is...

English Literary Greats 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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