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First Snowflake

Freya Pickard·February 13, 2021

First Snowflake written by: Freya Pickard @FreyaPickard amber eyes gaze upwards moon-wise, she crouches still, silent, copper...

English Poetry

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Lakeside Bird Feeder, First Day

D. R. James·February 12, 2021

Lakeside Bird Feeder, First Day written by: D.R. James It should’ve taken only that scouting, squawking jay...

English Poetry

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Through Frosted Window

James Lilley·February 10, 2021

Though Frosted Window written by: James Lilley @jameslilley1411 At frosted window cloudless Winter night I stood watching...

Poetry English

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The Silver Season

LadyLily·February 2, 2021

The Silver Season written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Crackles of ice, like bubble-wrap Popping for a clean break....

English Poetry

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A Winter Night

Spillwords·January 24, 2021

A Winter Night a poem by Robert Burns When biting Boreas, fell and doure, Sharp shivers thro’...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Harbinger of Winter

Ken Allan Dronsfield·January 19, 2021

Harbinger of Winter written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield While I sat beside a snow shovel and...

English Poetry

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Skin In Winter

Arpan Christy·January 11, 2021

Skin In Winter written by: Arpan Christy @ArpanChristy After getting dried in winter skin gets chapped and...

Poetry English

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The Lost Hunter

David Haven·January 3, 2021

The Lost Hunter A Winter Ghost Poem written by: David Haven @HavenDave1 Snow has fallen on a...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Solitude

Spillwords·January 3, 2021

Solitude a poem by Alexander Pope I How happy he, who free from care The rage of...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Flip Flops

Lisa Tomey·December 28, 2020

Flip Flops written by: Lisa Tomey Sitting in the coffee shop amongst the hum of machines chatter...

English Poetry

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Christmas Magic

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 23, 2020

Christmas Magic written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Snowflakes falling; friends are calling Ol’ Man Winter has...

Phyllis P. Colucci Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Poetry Christmas

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Shortest Day

Freya Pickard·December 21, 2020

Shortest Day written by: Freya Pickard @FreyaPickard everlight glows molten amber spilling over mauve horizon pulses like...

English Poetry Christmas

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Winter Daughter: A Yule Tale

J.M. Elam·December 20, 2020

Winter Daughter: A Yule Tale written by: J.M. Elam @elamjm The first snow had fallen softly but...

English 12 Days of Christmas Literature Christmas Featured Post

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Christmas Blooms Flowers

Linda M. Crate·December 18, 2020

Christmas Blooms Flowers written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe sugar cookie kisses, lights dancing in windows and...

Poetry Christmas 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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