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Silence is a Friend of Mine

Diana Burns·August 11, 2023

Silence is a Friend of Mine written by: Diana Burns I wanted to scream and cry Crumple...

Poetry English

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Sea Worthy

Caro Henry·July 18, 2023

Sea Worthy written by: Caro Henry Souls adrift, lost in a vast expanse, hopes and dreams swallowed...

English Poetry

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How Shall My Animal

Spillwords·April 16, 2023

How Shall My Animal a poem by: Dylan Thomas How shall my animal Whose wizard shape I...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Welcome to the Folded Void

Heath Brougher·March 14, 2023

Welcome to the Folded Void written by: Heath Brougher I can’t remember the last time I dreamt of...

Poetry English

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The Simmered Sea

Daniel Moreschi·February 5, 2023

The Simmered Sea written by: Daniel Moreschi Although the sea is pulled by lunar reins, Its servile...

Poetry English

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Starve

K Meeks·January 23, 2023

Starve written by: Keiran Meeks Down I climb the mountain’s edge, down, and down, through the angry...

English Literature

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Life Balanced

Mike Stacey·January 16, 2023

Life Balanced written by: Mike Stacey @stacesplaceoz A male roars Full of yang A male cries Full...

Poetry English

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Bereft

Spillwords·January 8, 2023

Bereft a poem by: Robert Frost Where had I heard this wind before Change like this to...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Red Crops

Kapardeli Eftichia·November 14, 2022

Red Crops written by: Kapardeli Eftichia Before I was born in the vast material… isolated without touch...

English Poetry

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Ragdoll

Liz·November 7, 2022

Ragdoll written by: Liz I don’t know if I can go to court though, says Jane. The...

Poetry English

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Highveld Summer Storm

Deryn Graham·June 21, 2022

Highveld Summer Storm written by: Deryn Graham @DerynGraham The mood switches from sunny smiles to brooding anger...

English Poetry

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Wind Yer Neck In

Nobby66·June 10, 2022

Wind Yer Neck In written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s ‘Those who shout, they know nowt.’ That’s what me...

Poetry English

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The Sweet Roar of Love

LK Lawrence·April 25, 2022

The Sweet Roar of Love written by: LK Lawrence How sweetly she sleeps enclosed in your arms...

English Poetry

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Old Ironsides

Spillwords·September 19, 2021

Old Ironsides a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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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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