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Willow Tree

Michal ReibenbachJune 26, 2020

Willow Tree written by: Michal Reibenbach Anna is playing with Bobby, a neighbor’s son in their garden when her aunt comes scurrying over. “I don’t...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

Le mal de lui, le mal en elle

Erika Le MareJune 3, 2020

Le mal de lui, le mal en elle written by: Erika Le Mare Les engueulades se perpétuent, les colères fusent, les accusations prospèrent. Les portes s...

FrenchInternationalPoetry0 min read

Tightly Wound

Joan LeottaJune 2, 2020

Tightly Wound written by: Joan Leotta @joanleottawrite Whenever I object to something or start to cry, you say I’m wound one turn too tight. Then ...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

The Caregiver

Pamela R WinnickMay 16, 2020

The Caregiver written by: Pamela R Winnick Liz heard a howl from upstairs. Startled, she dropped her coffee mug. She thought of sweeping the ceramic...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature12 min read

She and The Beast

Sunita PaulMarch 18, 2020

She and The Beast written by: Sunita Paul Seema was doing her homework but was not at all attentive at her studies. She was just looking at the cloc...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

A Smile From You?

LadyLilyMarch 9, 2020

A Smile From You? written by: LadyLily @AFairymary My world set apart, lonely by neglect. No flowering meadows, just quivers each morn. Each morn...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Awakening

Jazmyn BenjaminMarch 2, 2020

Awakening written by: Jazmyn Benjamin Being with you was reality so new, but I didn't even have a clue. I ignored the signs but only if I would have...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Unmatched Dominance

Sheila HenryFebruary 29, 2020

Unmatched Dominance written by: Sheila Henry He left no visible marks no evidence to show a crime took place here yet a constant pounding to her t...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Rise and Shine

Ella Etienne-RichardsFebruary 17, 2020

Rise and Shine written by: Ella Etienne-Richards @serendipity2tranquil Your aim is to hold me down. You insult me and hurt my feelings You wish t...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Once More

Megha SoodDecember 31, 2019

Once More written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 The deep long treacherous shadows cast on the bedroom wall the hallucinations of the clock the mons...

EnglishFeatured PostPoetry1 min read

Wasn’t Her Fault

LadyLilyDecember 25, 2019

Wasn't Her Fault written by: LadyLily @AFairymary ‘You need lockin’ up!’ Grandma would shout. Scruffed by the neck, open palmed clout. ‘Sip up th...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Silent Night

Jim BatesDecember 18, 2019

Silent Night written by: Jim Bates Ralph Kaczynski had been a salvation army bell ringer for seventeen years and it was by far and away the coldest ...

12 Days of ChristmasChristmasEnglishFeatured PostLiterature7 min read

Ocean Restoration

Kelli J GavinDecember 4, 2019

Ocean Restoration written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin The only hit I have ever welcomed was the slap of a wave First, my ankles and then my thigh...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Israel

Sebastien LacasseNovember 30, 2019

Israel written by: Sebastien Lacasse @Inkwill88 In that eerie predawn glow, a voice echoed from the empty bones of the house. Israel sat in the sti...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Denise D’Souza lives with her husband in Surrey in the UK. After graduating with a BA in English and Religious Studies, she worked for the Salvation Army publishing department. She worked on publications in print and online, writing and editing news items and creating page layouts. When she gave up her job in publishing to become a carer she missed writing and joined an online writing group. She currently works in carer support. Her short stories, articles and poems have been published in e-magazines such as Spillwords and the Inner Circle Writers’ Group anthologies Cadence, Miracle, Blaze, Poetica, Gleam and Lantern.

Spotlight On Writers - Julia R. DeStefano

Julia R. DeStefano is a Red Queen who wears many hats but one crown. A confessional poet, she captures moments and preserves them in the glistening amber of language. She also believes in the penning of Paradise into existence through powerful verse. Julia is a woman driven by love and healed by intimacy who uses imagery to paint vivid pictures of darkness and sensuality. Julia believes that the most challenging things in life are those that ultimately end up being the most worth it; that to be loved well is to have won at life; and that the heart will never, ever lead the head astray. Look for Julia atop her throne of books.