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Sound of Silence

Juliya Susan Jose·June 17, 2022

Sound of Silence written by: Juliya Susan Jose Far from the infinite sighs A serene stroke of...

English Poetry

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Dancing With The Devil

Tim Law·June 14, 2022

Dancing With the DeVil written by: Tim Law In the dead of night Or morn’s pale light The...

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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Euthanasia

Solomon Joseph·May 10, 2022

Euthanasia written by: Solomon Joseph How would I have helped? The painful nature of existence Of human...

English Poetry

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My Imaginary Friend

Andy Houstoun·January 24, 2022

My Imaginary Friend written by: Andy Houstoun @Madmax69425310 Lulu sits on the top step of the stairs....

Literature English

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Coronavirus

Lali Tsipi Michaeli·March 26, 2020

Coronavirus written by: Lali Tsipi Michaeli translated by: Maayan Eitan Chaos allows for a new social order...

Poetry English

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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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Sound of Silence

Dancing With The Devil

Wind Yer Neck In

Euthanasia

My Imaginary Friend

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