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Familiar Tactile World Undone

Angel Edwards·April 10, 2020

Familiar Tactile World Undone written by: Angel Edwards Tactile world Taboo We can not touch each other...

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Isolation

Navila·April 10, 2020

Isolation written by: Navila Nahid Isolation coerces us to ignore the siren call of connection, making islands...

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Covid-19 Top Ten Bucket List

Peggy Gerber·April 9, 2020

Covid-19 Top Ten Bucket List written by: Peggy Gerber 1. Survive 2. Come out of isolation 3. ...

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Isolation

prikcab (Ian Perlman)·April 5, 2020

Isolation written by: Ian Perlman (prikcab) as distances lay immeasurable as silence sounds deafening turn down the...

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Planet Earth… Closed For Repairs

Vidya Venkataramanan·April 4, 2020

Planet Earth… Closed For Repairs written by: Vidya Venkataramanan An eerie sign said Planet earth Closed for...

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Streets

David Dephy·March 28, 2020

Streets written by: David Dephy Looking at the empty streets. Beauty needs to be seen. I know...

Quicksand

Julia R. DeStefano·March 24, 2020

Quicksand written by: Julia R. DeStefano @J_DeStefano From breakfast to lunch through nightmare, I trudge along –...

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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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The Veil of Vanity

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

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Lonesome

Even the Moon has a Dark Side

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By The Book

Moths, Moonshine and Other Things that Leave Holes

Poems Like This

One Day, Maybe

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Moisture’s Grace

The Veil of Vanity

The Proper Name

Love, Erased

Relationships

Fumes

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