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Elizabeth Hancock Reveals Eyam Plague Village

Jordan TretheweyApril 14, 2020

Elizabeth Hancock Reveals Eyam Plague Village (the Original Case for Social Distancing) written by: Jordan Trethewey @bizarre_quotes Reverend Mompes...

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The Last Sin Eater

Jordan TretheweyMarch 11, 2020

The Last Sin Eater written by: Jordan Trethewey @bizarre_quotes Farming always did right by us Munslows, but I lost my bearings one week back in 187...

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Inferno

Shyamal MukhopadhyayMay 23, 2019

Inferno written by: Shyamal Mukhopadhyay Devil's Inferno at Notre Dame swinging bell atop the cathedral Arousing the spirit of Esmeralda to avenge Fr...

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Bring Back Our Girls

Umar Yogiza JrMay 13, 2019

Bring Back Our Girls written by: Umar Yogiza Jr @yogizajr bring back our girls and only their shadows were brought back without a soul wretchedl...

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Revisiting History

Garima MahajanMay 11, 2019

Revisiting History written by: Garima Mahajan @GarimaM1204 'Et tu... It was my ego Not the dagger, Caesar!' 'Save it for later When I die, you wil...

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Six Seconds

Roger TurnerMay 1, 2019

Six Seconds written by: roger turner @titansdad Six seconds What takes that long? You can't write yourself a letter You can't write yourself a son...

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The Suffragettes

Hayley BurwoodFebruary 27, 2019

The Suffragettes written by: Hayley Burwood @Hayleyburwood2 In 1897 only men could vote this caused a stir Angry women didn't like it for sure th...

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Vanilla or World News 07.05.2018

Aurora KastaniasMay 23, 2018

Vanilla or World News 07.05.2018 written by: Aurora Kastanias Lava flowing in sweeping meanders Mantles the paradisian island Engulfing homes stifli...

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May Day

Tim GardinerMarch 25, 2018

May Day written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 as she sleeps so many questions on 34th Street... answers remain on the 86th floor NOTE...

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Italy Has Voted

Aurora KastaniasMarch 8, 2018

Italy Has Voted written by: Aurora Kastanias Unfold the map of the world and trace a kaleidoscopic boot-shaped country rising from the waters lavish...

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Busby’s Babes

Nobby66February 6, 2018

Busby's Babes written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s On a snow shrouded sixth of February nineteen fifty-eight, the ‘Lord Burghley’ Ambassador took off...

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Reverberating Echos

Anne GJanuary 27, 2018

Reverberating Echos written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Through invasion and appropriation of Poland's lands the Nazi machine would create a human wareho...

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Their Dead Souls Won’t Let Me Grow

RhymeRulaJanuary 20, 2018

Their Dead Souls Won't Let Me Grow written by: RhymeRula @IamtheRhymeRula My roots were grown in the deep south Fully grown and ready to become ...

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Dēmokratia Democracia

Aurora KastaniasJanuary 17, 2018

Dēmokratia Democracia written by: Aurora Kastanias When demos loses kratia our Greek fathers shake, their heads in disapproval unbelieving two mi...

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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