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A Christmas Truce

William T Fearby·December 24, 2017

a christmas truce written by: William T Fearby the lonesome wind blows through the land breathing new life...

Poetry Christmas English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas

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Climbing Heat Of Cruellest Summer

Stanley Wilkin·June 22, 2017

Climbing Heat of Cruellest Summer written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk The climbing heat of the cruellest summer...

Poetry English

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The Battle Of Colorado Springs

Adam W Redmon·May 31, 2017

The Battle Of Colorado Springs written by: Hank Moody @AdamsWritings The wind was blowing cold, In a...

Poetry English

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Soccer and WWIII

TM Arko·May 16, 2017

Soccer and WWIII written by: TM Arko @terry.arko “It was a hell of a game” he...

Literature English

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La Speranza Del Soldato Inerme

Francesco Abate·March 22, 2017

La speranza del soldato inerme written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 La guerra è già perduta da tempo...

International Italian Poetry

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Fallen Soldiers

Brian Wayne Smith·March 22, 2017

Fallen Soldiers written by: Brian Wayne Smith @briansmith3575 Army cries Battle wounds Soldiers die Where are the...

English Poetry

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INTO DARK

Greg Gieske·March 21, 2017

INTO DARK written by: Greg Gieske @greg.gieske.photography Who dares venture into Dark? No man asks to go....

English Poetry

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The Forgotten Soldier

Donna Africa·February 20, 2017

The Forgotten Soldier written by: Donna Africa @DonnaAfrica Old but regal and wise is he Cold and...

Poetry English

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The Soldier

Spillwords·January 8, 2017

The Soldier by Rupert Brooke IF I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Abandoned

Beth Tremaglio·December 28, 2016

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is the 7th poem in this series and I appreciate everyone who takes...

English Featured Post Voices on Skin Beth Tremaglio Poetry

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WHAT NOW……?

Stanley Wilkin·December 8, 2016

WHAT NOW……? written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk What now, the loss of limbs in a distant conflagration?...

English Poetry

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Cookies From Home – A Father’s Love

RayFed·August 2, 2016

Cookies From Home – A Father’s Love written by: RayFed @MrRayFed Meredith saw Eric for the first time in...

English Literature

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Flashes

Anne G·June 27, 2016

FLASHES Collaborating Minds Anne G & J.M.G. I left home as a boy, all shiny and new,...

J.m.g English Featured Post Poetry Anne G

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Suicide In The Trenches

Spillwords·June 26, 2016

SUICIDE IN THE TRENCHES A Poem by Siegfried Sassoon I knew a simple soldier boy Who grinned...

English Literary Greats

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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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