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I Should Be Sleeping

Godfrey Holy·July 1, 2021

I Should Be Sleeping written by: Godfrey Holy the lord of rain is singing outside i sit...

Poetry English

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Na Wieczność I Na Zawsze

Katarzyna Dominik·December 1, 2020

Na wieczność i na zawsze written by: Katarzyna Dominik Dzień zamknięty w ciszy roni łzy, blask świętego...

Poetry Polish International Featured Post

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Nightmare #45

R. Bremner·October 22, 2020

Nightmare #45 written by: R. Bremner Migrating caskets, blemished with runes Of an ancient hierarchy of wickedness...

Poetry Halloween English

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Bridge

Ricky Hawthorne·August 29, 2020

Bridge written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames A cacophony of slate Uneven and sharp, yet Permanent, bending, un-mathematically,...

English Poetry

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Snapping Turtle

John R Cobb·August 3, 2020

Snapping Turtle written by: John R. Cobb @john_r_cobb Napping on green bed Do not mistake me for...

Poetry English

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Marmalade Cat

Angel Edwards·February 4, 2020

Marmalade Cat written by: Angel Edwards fat old marmalade cat with golden eyes slinks through silky black...

English Poetry

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Another Day

A.M. Torres·June 22, 2019

Another Day written by: A.M. Torres @sonic1170 Another day comes my brain in a fog my soul...

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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