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The Monster in The Mirror

C.T. Henderson·October 31, 2023

The Monster in The Mirror written by: C.T. Henderson In a small town there stood an old...

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Jack of Bodmin

Mark Skewes·May 4, 2023

Jack of Bodmin written by: Mark A.S. @namasteinoz St Margarets Hotel 61-63 Guilford St, London UK It...

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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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Blood and Salt

Think Me Not A Fool

Days with Uncle Bob

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Thoughts Threaded

Echoes of Atlantis

The Mourning Walk

Always Around the Corner

A Trip Back Home

Pain is Only an Experience

I’m Not Scratchin’ That Itch!

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The Monster in The Mirror

Jack of Bodmin

Great Scott!

Thin is The New Thin

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

Days with Uncle Bob

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Think Me Not A Fool

Waiting

The Agony of a Cut Pine

Brushstrokes

Thoughts Threaded

Echoes of Atlantis

Empathy