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Between Going and Staying The Day Wavers

Spillwords·April 28, 2019

Between Going and Staying The Day Wavers a poem by Octavio Paz Between going and staying the...

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Easter Wings

Spillwords·April 21, 2019

Easter Wings a poem by George Herbert Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly...

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Piano

Spillwords·April 14, 2019

Piano a poem by D.H. Lawrence Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me; Taking...

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A Certain Lady

Spillwords·April 7, 2019

A Certain Lady a poem by Dorothy Parker Oh, I can smile for you, and tilt my...

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Time Is

Spillwords·March 31, 2019

Time Is a poem by Henry van Dyke Time is Too Slow for those who Wait, Too...

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Riposte

Spillwords·March 24, 2019

Riposte a poem by William Carlos Williams Love is like water or the air my townspeople; it...

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St. Patrick’s Day

Spillwords·March 17, 2019

St. Patrick’s Day a poem by Eliza Cook St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day! Oh! thou tormenting Irish...

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Success Is Counted Sweetest

Spillwords·March 10, 2019

Success Is Counted Sweetest a poem by Emily Dickinson Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er...

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Phenomenal Woman

Spillwords·March 3, 2019

Phenomenal Woman a poem by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute...

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Oily Weather

Spillwords·February 24, 2019

Oily Weather a poem by Ernest Hemingway The sea desires deep hulls— It swells and rolls. The...

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Ravenna

Spillwords·February 17, 2019

Ravenna a poem by Oscar Wilde I. A year ago I breathed the Italian air,– And yet,...

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Wishes

Spillwords·February 10, 2019

Wishes a poem by Dora Sigerson Shorter I wish we could live as the flowers live, To breathe...

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Transfiguration

Spillwords·February 3, 2019

Transfiguration a poem by Louisa May Alcott Mysterious death! who in a single hour Life’s gold can so...

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The Last Ride Together

Spillwords·January 27, 2019

The Last Ride Together a poem by Robert Browning I SAID—Then, dearest, since ’tis so, Since now...

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Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

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