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The New Boyfriend

Jim Bates·October 30, 2022

The New Boyfriend written by: Jim Bates It was the afternoon of Halloween and the streets of...

Literature English Halloween

·13 mins read

Altar Boy

Larry Dyche·April 19, 2022

Altar Boy written by: Larry Dyche In nineteen fifty-five, I was eleven and unaware I was about...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Excerpt I.VI.

Joshua Corwin·March 14, 2021

Under A Tree in Hotchkiss Park Excerpt I.VI. written by: Joshua Corwin @JoshuaCorwin1 Ask questions upon the...

El Dia De Los Muertos

Mari-Carmen Marin·November 1, 2020

El Dia De Los Muertos written by: Mari-Carmen Marin @MariCar04410238 Fresh loaves of pan de muerto sit...

Poetry Halloween English

·1 min read

Take Me To The Altar

John Chinaka Onyeche Ajc·October 2, 2020

Take Me To The Altar written by: John Chinaka Onyeche @Apostlejohnchin Take me to the altar tonight...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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You Must Believe

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