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Lifeboat Earth

Brian Rihlmann·April 13, 2020

Lifeboat Earth written by: Brian Rihlmann I get my coffee at the drive-thru because the store’s closed...

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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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Have You Heard

Tissy Taylor·February 7, 2020

Have You Heard written by: Tissy Taylor @raisingtissy For every single word spoken On my knees this...

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SEARCHING FOR THE SEED

Dilip Mohapatra·January 30, 2020

SEARCHING FOR THE SEED written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo Standing almost at the finishing line I turn back...

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Instructions

John Grey·December 28, 2019

Instructions written by: John Grey Winter, second week of January, violent wind gusts shaking down the windows,...

Echoes

Gigi Balita·October 8, 2019

Echoes written by: Gigi Balita I never wanted to be a small matter But I was conceived....

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I Survived

Glynn Sinclare·October 6, 2019

I Survived written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Dim and Misty, unforgotten days, that swirl in grey luminous...

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Widow

Eliza Segiet·October 6, 2019

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Video Game

Robyn MacKinnon·September 8, 2019

Video Game written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat this video game survived an entire day For crying out...

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Dreams For Myself

Satabdi Saha·August 3, 2019

Dreams For Myself written by: Satabdi Saha Just ease and let yourself settle in my dreams. I’ll...

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Shadows Of Grief

LadyLily·May 22, 2019

Shadows Of Grief written by: LadyLily @AFairymary I suffocate in liquid smog, spirit strangled by hot iron...

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The Last Stand

Nishand Venugopal·March 10, 2019

The Last Stand… written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 The Great Indian Bustards, critically endangered birds of India...

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The Gift Of Sadness

Dani Gray·January 28, 2019

The Gift Of Sadness written by: Gray Skies @seattlegray03 I once read a memoir by a woman...

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Girls Who Refuse To Die

Nalini Priyadarshni·November 29, 2018

Girls Who Refuse To Die written by: Nalini Priyadarshni @Godessofsmallth It’s not about those who get flushed...

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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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