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Gone Long Ago

Roger Haydon·January 10, 2022

Gone Long Ago written by: Roger Haydon @blueskyabove A street corner, almost crowded, tonight’s hot supper at...

English Poetry

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Caffeine at Dawn

RJ Tungsten·August 4, 2021

Caffeine at Dawn written by: RJ Tungsten morning chill absorbed ceramic mug produced heat coffee steam inhaled...

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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Vermillion

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Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

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Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Great Scott!

I Am a Poet!

Think Me Not A Fool

Steaming Coffee

Did I Miss You?

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Fishing with Witches

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Gone Long Ago

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Great Scott!

Welcome, Comrade

Thin is The New Thin

Vermillion

Days with Uncle Bob

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

A Mountain Too Far

Tysiące Słów na Jednej Myśli

Miami in the Year of 2222

Light in a Dark Time

A Dream

Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck