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Nemoral

K.G. Munro·March 6, 2023

Nemoral written by: K.G. Munro There is no home when your car is your bed And empty...

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A Year in Kyiv

Gerry Stefanson·February 24, 2023

A Year in Kyiv written by: Gerry Stefanson clocks run slower, time – most clocks run faster,...

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Groundhog Day

Eric Shelman·February 2, 2023

Groundhog Day written by: Eric Shelman Groundhog’s predictions winter weather, winter’s end, shadow or not Phil, the...

English Poetry

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Friday

Christ Keivom·January 31, 2023

Friday written by: Christ Keivom Your departure hues the valley blue. The sun goes out fast now....

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Temple in Ruins

Vernon Mukumbi·January 28, 2023

Temple in Ruins written by: Vernon Mukumbi My heart stalls as I ride through the embers and...

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Frankpledge

Julian Mann·January 25, 2023

Frankpledge written by: Julian Mann From the vale, I watch clouds of sheep Form, and deform On...

English Poetry

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Cold Winter Morning

Jenise Cook·January 25, 2023

Cold Winter Morning written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Cold winter morning Dawn’s fresh sunlight fades into Bright colors...

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Intrepida Sera

Simone Solito·January 22, 2023

Intrepida Sera written by: Simone Solito Intrepida sera asciugami il mare che incessante sgorga sul cuore Intrepida...

International Italian Poetry

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Gentle Winter Ride

Sandra Jewell·January 21, 2023

Gentle Winter Ride written by: Sandra Jewell Full moon, quiet evening Distant mooing cows Just enough snow...

English Poetry

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Brothers

Kate Aranda Nye·January 15, 2023

Brothers written by: Kate Aranda Nye My brother is a good man, a strong man, a dependable...

Winter Jasmine

Paul Thwaites·January 12, 2023

Winter Jasmine written by: Paul Thwaites Sparks the hedge on this curmudgeon day, Chipped off old sun’s...

English Poetry

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The Dying Arcade

Zuzanna Rosińska·December 31, 2022

The Dying Arcade written by: Zuzanna Rosińska The light that comes with the first fall of snow...

English Poetry

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I Fear Me This – Is Loneliness –

Barbara Harris Leonhard·December 28, 2022

I Fear Me This – is loneliness – written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 -Emily Dickinson, “The Loneliness...

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Back Home

Robyn MacKinnon·December 25, 2022

Back Home written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Travelling back home when my winter cactus blooms buy a...

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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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