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Writer’s Block

Megha Sood·March 31, 2018

Writer’s Block written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 When you hit a wall a big wall; which breaks...

Poetry English

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Desire

Any1mark·March 21, 2018

Desire written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 It’s not stealing your breath It’s you not wanting it back It’s...

Poetry English

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Wishing For Light

Linda M. Crate·February 28, 2018

wishing for light written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe today’s a bad day dizzying i don’t feel...

English Poetry

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Anxiety

Martin Liman·February 8, 2018

Anxiety written by: Martin Liman In silence standing there and hating myself, Recalling whatever it was and...

Poetry English

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White Mountains

Alexa Cleasby·January 24, 2018

White Mountains written by: Alexa Cleasby @Lexicon_Fuse I prayed for rain and instead it stayed dry. Achingly...

English Poetry

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Anxiety Attack

Linda M. Crate·January 23, 2018

anxiety attack written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe couldn’t breathe room was spinning my heart-felt as if...

Poetry English

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Why Tomorrow

Brian Wayne Smith·December 30, 2017

Why Tomorrow written by: Brian Wayne Smith @briansmith3575 Today is bright. Why tomorrow? Today has promise. Why...

English Poetry

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PTSD

Michelle Blanton·December 12, 2017

PTSD written by: Michelle Blanton You broke into my house and finally saw the filth and squalor...

Poetry English

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Waiting

Josie Dee·November 19, 2017

Waiting written by: Josie Dee @Josi3_dee The stories that spin Weaving, woven, wondering and repeat In the...

Poetry English

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ANATHEMA In Four Parts

John Lopes·November 16, 2017

ANATHEMA in four parts written by: John Lopes @PoetryIncubator MOVEMENT I I am hallowed by insignificance among mortals...

4 Miles

Robbie Masso·November 3, 2017

4 Miles written by: Robbie Masso @robbie.masso A rut. A rut lasting 15 plus years. A rut...

English Poetry

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My Smiling Assassin …

Orlando Blake·September 28, 2017

My smiling assassin … written by: Orlando Blake Searching for years, a soul to live with; tired...

English Poetry

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Happy

Alyssa Brocker·September 27, 2017

happy written by: Alyssa Brocker @Atelgy it’s like a constant little headache...

Poetry Alyssa Brocker Without Reason English

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The Twin Sisters

Lucretia T. Knight·July 26, 2017

The Twin Sisters written by: Lucretia T. Knight @LucretTKnight Ancient, serpentine twin gods. Across the expanse, Their...

Poetry English

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Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

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