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Sentimental Ebb

Aurora Kastanias·March 2, 2024

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

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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To Surrender Now

Nigel Byng·February 9, 2024

To Surrender Now written by: Nigel Byng Crashing waves roared, swinging haymakers as breaths labored, fear and...

English Poetry

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Waiting To Be Gently Discovered

The Barefoot Cajun·January 17, 2024

Waiting To Be Gently Discovered written by: The Barefoot Cajun grounded in the soil each day i...

Poetry English

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Crack in The Door

Taylor Dibbert·January 13, 2024

Crack in The Door written by: Taylor Dibbert Even after all That’s happened, There’s still A crack...

Poetry English

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The Christmas Deer

Susie Rankin·January 1, 2024

The Christmas Deer written by: Susie Rankin She curled into herself — an injured body wrapped around...

Poetry English

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Christmas Tea

George R. Justice·December 20, 2023

Christmas Tea written by: George R. Justice The house has regained an air of stillness in the...

Featured Post Literature English Christmas 12 Days of Christmas

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All I Want For Christmas

Jackie Harvey·December 19, 2023

All I Want For Christmas written by: Jackie Harvey Christmas is just around the corner – a...

English Literature Christmas

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Terry Christmas, Everybody!

Mark Warrington·December 18, 2023

Terry Christmas, Everybody! written by: Mark Warrington Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news. “Attention all...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

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Mom Was Waiting For Us In The Dark

Amelia Estelle Dellos·December 15, 2023

Mom Was Waiting For Us In The Dark written by: Amelia Estelle Dellos It began as a...

12 Days of Christmas Literature Featured Post Christmas English

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A Sense of Time

Bruce Levine·December 8, 2023

A Sense of Time written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Time standing still The range of motion Suspended...

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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