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Ticket Please

Jess·August 4, 2022

Ticket Please written by: Jess “Ticket, please” He says to me, No smile on his face. To...

Poetry English

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Mary Grace Van Dyk·April 18, 2022

Ticket written by: Mary Grace Van Dyk So there I stood, bathed in a bright white light...

Poetry English

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One-Way Ticket

Wieslaw W Falkowski·July 28, 2021

One-Way Ticket written by: Wieslaw W Falkowski translated by: Renata Hildich - the plane does not ascend majestically at all...

Polish International Poetry English

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Plane Ticket Somewhere

Robyn MacKinnon·August 23, 2020

Plane Ticket Somewhere written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat the Apocalypse nothing like a summer night plane ticket...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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The Friday Train

NT Franklin·August 22, 2020

The Friday Train written by: NT Franklin The Friday afternoon train was quite empty, a rather pleasant...

English Literature

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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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Ticket Please

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Plane Ticket Somewhere

The Friday Train

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