Silk Archives - Spillwords

Home

Silk

MINUTES

Anahit Arustamyan·July 10, 2020

MINUTES written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 Minutes dance me, you, and someone else. A red dress made...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Our Two Roses

Christina Ciufo·February 14, 2020

Our Two Roses written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Our two roses, our courtship, become interwoven in their...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Little Doll

Mary Bone·July 24, 2019

Little Doll written by: Mary Bone Fractal rhythmic patterns dresses from silk presses, pretty ribbons and bows...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Silk

Natalie Crick·January 27, 2017

Silk written by: Natalie Crick The houses are frozen, Caked with white ice In the eternal half-light...

English Poetry

·1 min read

No More Content

Go Back To Homepage

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

Think Me Not A Fool

Days with Uncle Bob

Vermillion

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Great Scott!

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

How I Overcame Stage Fright

A Complicated Relationship with Lilacs

Boquiblando

A Caterpillar’s Wisdom

Hourglass

A Fairy Tale Birth

Silk

MINUTES

Our Two Roses

Little Doll

Silk

Truth or Bones

Welcome, Comrade

Great Scott!

Thin is The New Thin

Vermillion

Days with Uncle Bob

Think Me Not A Fool

I Am a Poet!

Burns Night

From the High Tower

Showing Him How

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall