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Blood Moon

Aaron Grierson·October 28, 2023

Blood Moon written by: Aaron Grierson “Come to the dance with me,” she beckons softly from my...

13 Days of Halloween Featured Post Literature Halloween English

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Silence is Golden

Ken Gosse·August 2, 2023

Silence is Golden written by: Ken Gosse His sonnets effervesced but none immured her heart and soul,...

Poetry English

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Thoughts

Grace Y. Estevez·November 29, 2022

Thoughts written by: Grace Y. Estevez @GraceoftheSun1 Today I will let it all ride, no rhyme or...

English Poetry

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They All Died Screaming

Benn Bell·October 19, 2022

They All Died Screaming written by: Benn Bell @BennBell I shouldn’t have done it, but then she...

Literature English Halloween

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Dancing With The Devil

Tim Law·June 14, 2022

Dancing With the DeVil written by: Tim Law In the dead of night Or morn’s pale light The...

English Poetry

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Patella is Latin for Kneecap

TheRichardBraxton·June 7, 2022

Patella is Latin for Kneecap written by: TheRichardBraxton @TheRichardBraxt And a little girl Admired my sticking bank,...

English Poetry

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A Working Paper on Sand

Faisal Raza·February 19, 2022

A Working Paper on Sand written by: Faisal Raza @strangerperhaps I wanted to come up with a...

English Poetry

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Highlights and Shadows

Kenneth Vincent Walker·July 17, 2021

Highlights and Shadows written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker Creative forces untaught Painted with mere words, Brushstrokes of...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Tears

Introverted Thoughts·April 23, 2021

Tears written by: Introverted Thoughts I find it absurd How powerful tears are. It’s mesmerising how Easily...

Poetry English

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Soft Opening

David J. Roussel·April 22, 2021

Soft Opening written by: David J. Roussel @hokusgrey A little bit, but not too far. Gently now,...

Poetry English

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Anatomy of A Tranquilizer

Glenn Bresciani·March 23, 2021

Anatomy of A Tranquilizer written by: Glenn Bresciani Za,za,za. Ga,ga,ga. Boo-boo. I am a Zulu walking under...

Poetry English

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Sisyphus and I

GS. Subbu·February 7, 2021

Sisyphus and I written by: GS Subbu @gssubbu50 I sat under the shade of the banyan tree...

La Vie en Rose

Bhavya Prabhakar·January 1, 2021

La Vie en Rose written by: Bhavya Prabhakar L’absurdité incarne parfaitement la vie Comme un univers encombré,...

French International Poetry

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A Siege on Sleep

Kim Smyth·December 11, 2020

A Siege on Sleep written by: Kim Smyth The nightly turmoil I’ve so come to dread At...

English Poetry

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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