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I Feel Your Pain

Alan Bedworth·November 5, 2021

I Feel Your Pain written by: Alan Bedworth @fevrules I heard you sobbing, when you thought no-one...

Poetry English

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Poetry Has Gone To Sleep

Gauri Dixit·October 1, 2021

Poetry Has Gone To Sleep written by: Gauri Dixit poetry has gone to sleep somewhere deep in...

Poetry English

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I Wish It Rains On My Funeral

Shreya Sharma·September 15, 2021

I Wish It Rains On My Funeral written by: Shreya Sharma With my frail limbs clipped with...

Poetry English

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Running

Rayna More·September 14, 2021

Running written by: Rayna More I wish I could stop. Just stall, for a moment. Time is...

English Poetry

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Lakeside Bird Feeder, Squirrels

D. R. James·September 8, 2021

Lakeside Bird Feeder, Squirrels written by: D.R. James Now if I had ambition I’d be this kung...

English Poetry

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Mine

Karen Lynn·August 21, 2021

Mine written by: Karen Lynn Forward: cycle of abuse Reverse: cycle broken I am a bad...

Wish To Be Perceived

Robyn MacKinnon·August 15, 2021

Wish To Be Perceived written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Me existing as I think I might be...

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Find Me

Mitch Bensel·August 13, 2021

Find Me written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling I don’t know much, truly.. am simple with needs easy...

English Poetry

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Little Angel

Peace Nkeiruka Maduako·August 2, 2021

Little Angel written by: Peace Nkeiruka Maduako Clouds were parting Colored white and bluish, Roses went a’driftin...

Poetry English

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Insomniac’s Dream – One Year

Asad Mian·July 7, 2021

Insomniac’s Dream One Year written by: Asad Mian @amian74 Today heralds the beginning of an era Not...

English Poetry

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Insatiable Dreams

Aminath Neena·May 19, 2021

Insatiable Dreams written by: Aminath Neena She is the libretto to which his poetry could not find...

Poetry English

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This is Your Ode

Grace Sampson·May 8, 2021

This is Your Ode written by: Grace Sampson @graceKSampson Dedicated to those who never see their worth,...

Poetry English

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Remembrance

Ian Fletcher·May 1, 2021

Remembrance written by: Ian Fletcher Where are they now those whom I knew so well in this...

Poetry English Featured Post

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To Believe

Andrea E. Lodge·April 30, 2021

To Believe written by: Andrea E. Lodge For nobody For nobody I wish you were here. I...

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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