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Journey to Berlin

Tim Law·April 15, 2021

Journey to Berlin written by: Tim Law Travel by truck from Siberia to Hamburg had been murder....

Literature English

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A Dream Led To Another

Satis Shroff·September 3, 2020

A Dream Led To Another written by: Satis Shroff @satisshroff21 I was around twenty years old, My...

Poetry English

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Primavera en Berlín

Víctor Monsiváis·August 9, 2020

Primavera en Berlín written by: Victor Monsivais El día que mis papás regresaron de su viaje para...

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A Corner Boy’s Lament

Bishal Pratim Nath·June 9, 2020

A Corner Boy’s Lament written by: Bishal Pratim Nath On my birthday, I dreamt about a guy...

Poetry English

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Graffitied City

Rebecca Ruth Gould·April 22, 2019

Graffitied City written by: Rebecca Ruth Gould @rrgould The S-Bahn wraps around Tiergarten then sails over the...

Poetry English

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EAST III

Rich·September 10, 2018

EAST III written by: Rich @H3Richard A Gay parade at The Brandenburg Gate With Seventy seven reasons...

English Poetry

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EAST I

Rich·August 2, 2018

EAST I written by: Rich @H3Richard 10 days near Berlin don’t know where to begin One day...

Poetry English

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The Day The Christmas Trees Cried

Nobby66·December 20, 2016

The Day the Christmas Trees Cried written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s Hans and Gerda treating their kinder, blow...

Poetry Christmas 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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