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Spotlight On Writers – Rex Fausett

Rex Fausett·March 15, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Rex Fausett Where do you originate from? I was born in Morrinsville, New Zealand...

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Spotlight On Writers – Angela Carlton

Angela Carlton·March 8, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Angela Carlton Where do you originate from? I was born in the southern part...

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Spotlight On Writers – Michael Balner

Michael Balner·March 1, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Michael Balner Where do you originate from? I come from Czechia. Born in the...

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Spotlight On Writers – Sarah Das Gupta

Sarah Das Gupta·February 22, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Sarah Das Gupta Where do you originate from? I was born in Surrey, a...

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Author Of The Year 2024 Interview

Melissa Lemay·February 18, 2025

Author Of The Year 2024 Interview Melissa Lemay We offer this exclusive Q&A Interview with Melissa Lemay, Author...

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Spotlight On Writers – Larry Vernier Sr

Larry Vernier Sr·February 15, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Larry Vernier Sr Where do you originate from? I’m from a small town in...

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Spotlight On Writers – Etya Krichmar

Etya Krichmar·February 8, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Etya Krichmar @etyakrichmar Where do you originate from? I come from Kazakhstan, grew up...

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Spotlight On Writers – Andrew Minhinnick

Andrew Minhinnick·February 1, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Andrew Minhinnick @Minhinnick_A Where do you originate from? Early memories are of the south...

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Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Kelly Malleck·January 25, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Kelly Malleck Where do you originate from? I grew up in Cogan Station, Pennsylvania,...

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Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Stephen Herczeg·January 18, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Stephen Herczeg @HerczegStephen Where do you originate from? I was born and raised in...

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Interview Q&A With Gabriella Balcom

Gabriella Balcom·January 16, 2025

Interview Q&A with Gabriella Balcom We present our first exclusive Q&A Interview with Gabriella Balcom whose literary...

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Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Deryn Graham·January 11, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Deryn Graham @DerynGraham Where do you originate from? I was born and bred in...

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Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

David R Mellor·January 4, 2025

Spotlight On Writers David R Mellor Where do you originate from? Liverpool, England. My childhood wasn’t always...

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Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

Heidi MacCulloch·December 28, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Heidi MacCulloch Where do you originate from? I originate from Maple Valley, Washington. A...

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Suman Pokhrel

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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