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Spice Of Life

Debbie Aruta·September 3, 2019

Spice Of Life written by: Debbie Aruta @Debbie_Aruta Her soul intertwined with her lovers. She gave her whole...

Literature English

·5 mins read

Lagniappe

Jenise Cook·September 2, 2019

Lagniappe written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Sweet, hot, spicy, cool; the jazz band’s tunes fill me with the...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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

A Little Black Dress

Finding Refuge

Blood and Salt

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Inevitable Alignment

A Little Black Dress

Hello, Young Friend

Pumpkin Spice Vampire

In December We Make Pies

Christmas Delights

Autumn Wings

Sweet and Spice

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Spice Of Life

Lagniappe

Great Scott!

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Finding Refuge

Blood and Salt

Think Me Not A Fool

A Little Black Dress

Inevitable Alignment

Betrayers of the Past

Born to Be Alone

Solo Journey

Cinnamoon