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Human Race

Freya Pickard·August 22, 2024

Human Race written by: Freya Pickard @FreyasClippings silent three-armed giants stand sentinels across our land mark of...

English Poetry

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Presidential Briefing – Aliens Have Landed

Bruce Snyder·November 28, 2023

Presidential Briefing Aliens Have Landed written by: Bruce Snyder CLASSIFIED – Top Secret September 21, 2025 To:...

Literature English

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Replaced

Teresa Cimarelli·September 22, 2023

Replaced written by: Teresa Cimarelli Tim sat cross legged on the cold cement floor, staring at his...

English Literature

·8 mins read

Rescued From Aliens

Doug Hawley·March 1, 2023

Rescued From Aliens written by: Doug Hawley @DougHawley8 I know I’m not the first to wish for...

English Literature

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Aliens Over Watford

Nigel de Costa·August 27, 2022

Aliens Over Watford written by: Nigel de Costa There were aliens over Watford last Sunday Sara says...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Aliens

Harman Burgess·November 8, 2020

The Aliens written by: Harman Burgess George was crouched in the bushes, staring at the backpack lying...

English Featured Post Literature

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Oh Where, Oh Where, Has Halloween Gone?

Jim Bartlett·October 22, 2020

Oh Where, Oh Where, Has Halloween Gone? written by: Jim Bartlett “Remember, all you have to say...

Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Literature Halloween

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Stay Away

Steve Carr·July 1, 2020

Stay Away written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960 The heat was suffocating. The sweat-soaked sheet stuck to Tom’s...

Literature English

·9 mins read

Dora The Intergalactic Explorer

Jake Cosmos Aller·April 27, 2020

Dora The Intergalactic Explorer written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller Dora the intergalactic explorer Is traveling to the...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Lightbulb Farmer

Stephanie Musarra·January 18, 2020

The Lightbulb Farmer written by: Stephanie Musarra @dungeonwriter39 “George, are you using the drone to spy on the...

English Literature

·1 min read

Home on The Range

Jenise Cook·January 7, 2020

Home on The Range written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Harold ambled down the old country road to the...

English Literature

·1 min read

The Coming of The End of Times

P. J. Quirindongo·August 31, 2019

The Coming of The End of Times written by: P.J. Quirindongo September 20, 2017 The month of...

English Literature

·18 mins read

Thieves On Borrowed Land

Linda M. Crate·August 12, 2019

Thieves On Borrowed Land written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe as i hear about two-year-olds without diapers,...

Poetry English

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Alien Invasion

Jonel Abellanosa·February 23, 2019

Alien Invasion written by: Jonel Abellanosa “Immediately after President Mariano won the presidency, Section 51 noticed an...

Literature English

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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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