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Subway Orange Blossom

Gina Maria Manchego·January 19, 2023

Subway Orange Blossom written by: Gina Maria Manchego @GiUknit It was a typical Brooklyn summer. The hot...

Her Rootless Garden of Hope

Nazam Riar·January 15, 2023

Her Rootless Garden of Hope written by: Nazam Riar in my heart amidst titanic psychosis blooms a...

English Poetry

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Utopia

Jose Wan Diaz·January 10, 2022

Utopia written by: Jose Wan Diaz I want neither Heaven nor Nirvana I just want a place Where...

Poetry English

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Droplets

David Gray-Hammond·November 28, 2021

Droplets written by: David Gray-Hammond @emgntdivergence The world is broken, Suffering surrounds it, Enveloping it in darkness,...

Poetry English

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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Fantasy”)

Phyllis P. Colucci·June 28, 2020

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Fantasy”) written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word...

Editorial English Phyllis P. Colucci Featured Post On Poetry and Fiction

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The Obnoxious Truth

Garvit Jain·February 21, 2020

The Obnoxious Truth written by: Garvit Jain As he sat beside him tears came trickling down his...

English Poetry

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Mini Utopia

Giovanni Fruncillo·January 4, 2020

Mini Utopia written by: Giovanni Fruncillo Sex is a miniature utopia we create amidst the loneliness of...

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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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

Hello, Young Friend

Finding Refuge

Pure Revenge

The Hands of Handmaidens

Only You

Philosophy

If I Could Control Time

The Silent Soul

utopia

Subway Orange Blossom

Her Rootless Garden of Hope

Utopia

Droplets

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Fantasy”)

The Obnoxious Truth

Mini Utopia

Great Scott!

The Ghost of Madrigal Hall

The Night My Daughter Never Came Home

Think Me Not A Fool

Blood and Salt

Finding Refuge

A Little Black Dress

Inevitable Alignment

Betrayers of the Past

Born to Be Alone

Solo Journey

Cinnamoon