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The Angst of Global War

Satis Shroff·May 27, 2022

The Angst of Global War The Sunflowers and Poppies Grow written by: Satis Shroff @SatisShroff1 Putin shakes...

Poetry English

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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...

Poetry English

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Bare Bones

Donna Dallas·January 7, 2022

Bare Bones written by: Donna Dallas @DonnaDallas15 From doom to sunrise sheets in disarray brain so mushy...

English Poetry

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Plan A

Katerina Tsasis·July 4, 2021

Plan A written by: Katerina Tsasis My niece was born in 2009. Her favorite colors used to...

Article English

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Ashes to Ashes

Aishwariya Laxmi·June 11, 2021

Ashes to Ashes written by: Aishwariya Laxmi @aishwariya The charred remains of my heart Taste like the...

Poetry English

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Profound Nothingness

Reena Prasad·May 12, 2021

Profound Nothingness written by: Reena Prasad @butterflieso Words seem banal A sparrow of sorrow trapped wanting to...

Poetry English

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Quest – A Reflection in The Woods

Megha Sood·May 7, 2021

Quest – A Reflection in The Woods written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 In that thickness of the...

English Poetry

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Grace

Kate Blake·April 29, 2021

Grace written by: Kate Blake we all bleed inside some openly, others hide life can be a...

English Poetry

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Upon My Door

DivyaaN·February 26, 2021

Upon My Door written by: DivyaaN In silence, they wait upon my door In smockings dark, my...

Poetry English

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Broken Light Switch

John Grochalski·January 4, 2021

Broken Light Switch written by: John Grochalski @JohnGrochalski i try to tell the super about the broken...

Poetry English

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Angst

Becca Lotus·July 4, 2020

Angst written by: Becca Lotus Does a poem need angst? To garner the songs of praise? Joy...

English Poetry

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The Cognizance of A Baffled Writer

Ophelia Nightingale·July 3, 2020

The Cognizance of A Baffled Writer written by: Ophelia Nightingale When I cry poetry and aesthetic melodies,...

English Poetry

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Knowledge and Wisdom

Christopher Johnson·June 4, 2020

Knowledge and Wisdom written by: Christopher Johnson @cjohnsonwrite He slid into a slouch of such extreme proportions...

English Featured Post Literature

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Murmurs

Jacob Greb·November 12, 2019

Murmurs written by: Jacob Greb The little murmur, the one I can hear in the loudest of...

Literature English Featured Post

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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