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Holy Driftwood, a poem by Maria Chalastani at Spillwords.com

Winter Memories

Spillwords·February 8, 2026

Winter Memories a poem by: Henry David Thoreau Within the circuit of this plodding life There enter...

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Sacred Mountain

Yucheng Tao·February 7, 2026

Sacred Mountain written by: Yucheng Tao I. Dark Prologue Walking through the hillside, with a hiking bag...

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30 Minutes

G.R.F·February 7, 2026

30 Minutes written by: G.R.F. A clock ticks 1,800 times in 30 minutes But when I called...

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Netarts Bay

K. Ann·February 7, 2026

Netarts Bay written by: K. Ann I smell the bay, the sand, the air I feel the...

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Lines on Her Face

Kendal Kraft·February 7, 2026

Lines on Her Face written by: Kendal Kraft Lines on her hands, lines on her face, but...

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Gambling the New Beginning

George Gad Economou·February 6, 2026

Gambling the New Beginning written by: George Gad Economou New Year’s Day, minutes past midnight. alone in...

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Hotel Room

Rex Fausett·February 6, 2026

Hotel Room written by: Rex Fausett As we prepare to leave the hotel, the room and its...

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The Dead Children

Diana Burns·February 6, 2026

The Dead Children written by: Diana Burns The world turn their faces From now empty spaces Where...

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Kafka On My Cuffs

TheHumanAnvil·February 6, 2026

Kafka On My Cuffs written by: TheHumanAnvil I often notice that the night Is right time for...

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Bully for You

Liam Flanagan·February 6, 2026

Bully for You written by: Liam Flanagan So you are the big man in the office Coming...

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Bean

Angela Grout·February 5, 2026

Bean written by: Angela Grout There wasn’t a lump. It wasn’t even a bump. It was hot...

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Another Year Wasted

Aravind S B·February 5, 2026

Another Year Wasted: Reflections from a birthday no one asked for written by: Aravind S B To...

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Vacancy

John Patrick Robbins·February 5, 2026

Vacancy written by: John Patrick Robbins I keep calling without a single reply. Sometimes, I go by...

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Lighthouse

beachglass·February 5, 2026

Lighthouse written by: beachglass it may break your heart the waves of hope and sunrise safe silver...

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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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