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A Rock by The Sea

Grace Hall·April 8, 2024

A Rock by The Sea written by: Grace Hall She sits on the rock looking out to...

English Poetry

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What Are You Growing

Robyn MacKinnon·April 7, 2024

What Are You Growing written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat waiting all winter what are you growing this...

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In The Fleeting Time

Ferdinand Emmanuel Somtochukwu·April 5, 2024

In The Fleeting Time written by: Ferdinand Emmanuel Somtochukwu If you happen to run into opportunity down...

Poetry English

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Poetry of Life..!!

Monika Ajay Kaul·April 3, 2024

Poetry of Life..!! written by: Monika Ajay Kaul Find poetry in the rustle of autumn leaves, in...

Poetry English

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Polaroids

Wania·March 29, 2024

Polaroids written by: Wania Quick question. How do you get the love of your life back? No,...

Literature English

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Waiting

Dessy Tsvetkova·March 27, 2024

Waiting written by: Dessy Tsvetkova Out there, among the dunes in the enchanted arms of the mirage,...

Poetry English

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Annie’s Song

Jan Sargeant·March 25, 2024

Annie’s Song written by: Jan Sargeant A moon smiles coldly over fields around the village, warming no...

English Poetry

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The Waiting

beachglass·March 4, 2024

The Waiting written by: beachglass sometimes you forget what an oven is and you burn your hand,...

English Poetry

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Adrift

Julie London·March 3, 2024

Adrift written by: Julie London Sally has come alone to the sleepy shore. She knows it is...

Sentimental Ebb

Aurora Kastanias·March 2, 2024

Sentimental Ebb written by: Aurora Kastanias Back and forth my thoughts sway and shudder, Within me I...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Memories

James Walmsley·February 29, 2024

Memories written by: James Walmsley I saw it clearly the way I had to go, I knew...

Poetry English

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Waiting for a Message

Liz deBeer·February 28, 2024

Waiting for a Message written by: Liz deBeer @debeerliz A florescent yellow-green tennis ball peeks from under...

English Literature

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A Morning in June

Mary Crane Fahey·February 27, 2024

A Morning in June written by: Mary Crane Fahey A morning in June we two sit in...

Poetry English

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Embryo

Urhuru·February 19, 2024

Embryo written by: Urhuru The first stage is always the easiest. A spark – a sudden surge...

English 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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