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Nothing Is Absolute

Shoshana Vegh·July 25, 2020

Nothing Is Absolute written by: Shoshana Vegh Now, erase everything We make love on the paper You...

English Poetry

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Modesto Poeta

Stefano Polo·July 5, 2020

Modesto Poeta written by: Stefano Polo Un modesto poeta… Sono un modesto poeta mercante di parole che...

International Italian Poetry

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The Cognizance of A Baffled Writer

Ophelia Nightingale·July 3, 2020

The Cognizance of A Baffled Writer written by: Ophelia Nightingale When I cry poetry and aesthetic melodies,...

English Poetry

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If I were A Poet

Daniel W. Garteh, Jr.·June 23, 2020

If I Were A Poet written by: Daniel Woah Garteh, Jr. If I were a poet I...

English Poetry

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Marginalia

Alex Page·June 21, 2020

Marginalia written by: Alex Page @bookishleftishg Once when I was a boy I rode out in the...

English Featured Post Literature

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The New Poetry Handbook

Spillwords·June 14, 2020

The New Poetry Handbook a poem by: Mark Strand 1 If a man understands a poem, he...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Me and My Pen

Ximena Escobar·June 11, 2020

Me and My Pen written by: Ximena Escobar @laximenin The little girl smiled and ran to the...

English Literature Featured Post

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Writing

CJ Delous·June 4, 2020

Writing written by: CJ Delous You want to put the barrel of the gun in their mouth,...

English Poetry

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Prisoner Five Eight

John Lane·May 12, 2020

Prisoner Five Eight written by: John Lane With most business on lockdown, more and more stringent rules...

Article English

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Death of A Poet

John Baverstock·May 8, 2020

Death of A Poet written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Trying to rediscover, That one thing taken for granted,...

English Poetry

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Coping With Reality

Alex Andy Phuong·April 25, 2020

Coping With Reality written by: Alex Andy Phuong COVID-19 has forced everyone I know and love to...

Article English

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A Poet’s Prayer

Sue Marie St. Lee·April 15, 2020

A Poet’s Prayer written by: Sue Marie St. Lee Forgive me, poor heart the quest I encounter,...

Poetry English

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Interview With Myself

Frank Geiger·April 7, 2020

Interview With Myself written by: Frank Geiger INTERVIEWER: Are you ready for this? AUTHOR: ...

English Literature

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All Those Blurry Faces

George Gad Economou·April 7, 2020

All Those Blurry Faces written by: George Gad Economou I still recall, faintly, all the barflies with...

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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