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Ten Years

Deirdre Carney·July 10, 2023

Ten Years written by: Deirdre Carney Ten years now Since I saw your face Touched your hand...

Poetry English

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Tables Turned

Maggie Watson·June 25, 2023

Tables Turned written by: Maggie Watson His love only given with precondition. So her tongue he removed...

Poetry English

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A Favor for Martha

Beth Ghiorso·June 13, 2023

A Favor For Martha written by: Beth Ghiorso Suzy, I need a favor. The thought was intrusive,...

Literature English Featured Post

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Finding My Voice

Kenneth Vincent Walker·June 12, 2023

Finding My Voice written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker I found my voice soprano High as lovely birds...

English Poetry

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Caliente

Bartholomew Barker·May 23, 2023

Caliente written by: Bartholomew Barker @bartbarkerpoet for Calista Walking up a carpeted staircase can’t remember how I...

English Poetry

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Petricore

Livio Cotrozzi·May 15, 2023

Petricore written by: Livio Cotrozzi @Qrighe tutto scompare perduto dopo dieci giorni di silenzio il disordine lasciato...

International Italian Poetry

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Chanteuse

Mark Kuglin·May 7, 2023

Chanteuse written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction So sultry voiced the singer The chanteuse up on the stage...

Poetry English

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You’re Not Seeing Me

Roger Turner·May 1, 2023

You’re Not Seeing Me written by: Roger Turner @titansdad Sitting in my alleyway I watch people every...

English Poetry

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

Phyllis P. Colucci·April 30, 2023

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

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

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She, poem by Devashri Ramesh Mahajan at Spillwords.com

She

Devashri Ramesh Mahajan·April 14, 2023

She written by: Devashri Ramesh Mahajan She was the light In the dark I see The restrictions...

English Poetry

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Madness

Aurora Kastanias·March 28, 2023

Madness written by: Aurora Kastanias Seated on grass the lake before me Waiting for night to fall...

English Poetry

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Women, Be Free, poetry by Akleyiaha Renaud at Spillwords.com

Woman, Be Free

Akleyiaha Renaud·March 27, 2023

Woman, Be Free written by: Akleyiaha Renaud A woman waxing and waning without repercussion asking of no...

Poetry English

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Lost in a Frozen Pond of Thoughts

Logy Ahmed·March 9, 2023

Lost in a Frozen Pond of Thoughts written by: Logy Ahmed I couldn’t breathe. Bitter cold water...

Literature English

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Warrior Woman

Jan Sargeant·March 7, 2023

Warrior Woman written by: Jan Sargeant You were going to be so many things the soft touch...

English Featured Post Poetry

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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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