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Christian Ward·November 2, 2022

Spastic written by: Christian Ward Andrew hurled the word spastic like a stone. No reaction this morning....

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Hide and Seek

Bala·September 7, 2022

Hide and Seek written by: Bala He twisted his fingers and then his hands, stopped, picked up...

Literature English

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A Nightmare

Jillani Birech·April 19, 2022

A Nightmare written by: Jillani Birech @BirechJillani Nothing to say just sit and stare Feeling bare; Nothing...

Poetry English

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Seeds of Disintegration

Lori Marchesin·February 11, 2022

Seeds of Disintegration written by: Lori Marchesin From here, where they sit, distance does not exist —...

Poetry English

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I Wish

Tylia Flores·October 2, 2020

I Wish written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 sitting in my wheelchair, Looking up at the night sky,...

English Poetry

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Around The Fire

Peg Prendeville·April 1, 2020

Around The Fire written by: Peg Prendeville Around the fire we sat each night Chairs pulled together...

Poetry English

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An Old Life

Spillwords·January 12, 2020

An Old Life a poem by: Donald Hall Snow fell in the night. At five-fifteen I woke...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Japanese Tea Garden

Shelly Blankman·January 2, 2020

Japanese Tea Garden written by: Shelly Blankman She sits alone in the Japanese Tea Garden, this pocket...

English Poetry

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The Children of Autumn

Mohamed Ait Ali·December 10, 2019

The Children of Autumn written by: Mohamed Ait Ali Let’s sit on this garden bench and mellow...

English Poetry

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Block

Henry Bladon·May 24, 2019

Block written by: Henry Bladon He sits. Fingers motionless, surrounded by the dust of books...

Poetry English

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Thoughts At Dusk

Gayl Wright·May 6, 2019

Thoughts At Dusk written by: Gayl Wright @GaylWright Out here on the porch swing Writing in my journal...

Poetry English

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Consumed

Rochelle Foles·April 18, 2019

consumed written by: Rochelle Foles @shellilouwho sitting in the quagmire of her self contempt a...

Poetry English

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Sitting Here

Kalina·December 13, 2016

Sitting Here written by: Kalina @kalina_bergeron I’m sitting here, sipping coffee while the rain is pouring down...

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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