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The Fourth Bus Stop

Peter Farrar·April 14, 2022

The Fourth Bus Stop written by: Peter Farrar The bus rumbles under him like an irregular heartbeat....

English Featured Post Literature

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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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The Route Home

LadyLily·November 23, 2020

The Route Home written by: LadyLily @AFairymary A joyful reunion with loved ones, We will grip gauntlets...

English 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...

Features

Truth or Bones

The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Truth or Bones

Whale Song

Welcome, Comrade

Christmas On Route Thirty-three

Nuestras Almas

Crab Island

Braille

Dreams Are No Longer Riding A Tram

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The Fourth Bus Stop

Rest Stop of Babel

The Route Home

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

By The Book

Moisture’s Grace

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

The Veil of Vanity

Truth or Bones

Welcome, Comrade

El Café de esta Mañana

Kinds of Blue

Widowland

A Palette of Love and Rain II

A Time of Captivity