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The Cursor on A Blank Page

Preeth Ganapathy·January 29, 2021

The Cursor on A Blank Page written by: Preeth Ganapathy I stare at you blinking at me....

Poetry English

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Feed Me

Philomena Daly·January 28, 2021

Feed Me written by: Philomena Daly With pen poised in hand The blank page gapes before me...

Poetry English

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When The Poem Arrives

Karima Hoisan·January 22, 2021

When The Poem Arrives written by: Karima Hoisan I have felt it coming for days… and yet…...

Poetry English

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Here’s wabi! Cabin fever and Covid-19

Tim Gardiner·January 17, 2021

Here’s wabi! Cabin fever and Covid-19 written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 Cabin fever. “It’s a slang term...

Article English

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Born To Write

Sheila Henry·December 9, 2020

Born To Write written by: Sheila Henry @sheila_henry17 Big Garçon is what his friends called Peter Kingston...

English Literature

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Trips into the Wilderness

John Baverstock·November 28, 2020

Trips into the Wilderness written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Off I go again, A journey I frequently make,...

English Poetry

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Passion

Mike Kanner·November 19, 2020

Passion written by: Mike Kanner “Good writing always comes from passion.” Laura scribbled down the line even...

English Featured Post Literature

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Woman Seeking Poetry

Christine E. Ray·November 2, 2020

Woman Seeking Poetry written by: Christine E. Ray @ChristineERay66 i am looking for poetry in every day...

English Poetry

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A Haunted Breakfast With Nana

Carrie Magness Radna·October 29, 2020

A Haunted Breakfast With Nana written by: Carrie Magness Radna @cmrboxwoodstar1 The day before Halloween 2018, when...

Literature Halloween English

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My Words

Annette Tarpley·October 11, 2020

My Words written by: Annette Tarpley My words you read The content you critique You may not...

Poetry English

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Whatever

Steven Fortune·September 30, 2020

Whatever written by: Steven Fortune Humouring Fooling Tonight they are one and the same Just to bemoan...

Poetry English

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Green Shield

Jim Bellamy·July 31, 2020

Green Shield written by: Jim Bellamy The poet imagines a forest of moments: Some other world besides...

Poetry English

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You Bruise Easily

FC Malby·July 30, 2020

You Bruise Easily written by: FC Malby @fcmalby He strides across the room, ignoring your sentences. “I’ll...

Literature English

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This Late Spring Morning…

Jan Smith·July 30, 2020

This Late Spring Morning… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL This late spring morning she is sipping tea...

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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