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The Summer of 86

Navdeep Bharti·February 4, 2020

The Summer of 86 written by: Navdeep Bharti the summer of 86 i remember we skipped school...

Poetry English

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Friends

Jim Bates·January 23, 2020

Friends written by: Jim Bates Dave was sprawled on the couch watching the evening news when an...

English Literature

·7 mins read

Lessons From a Penguin

Michael Natt·September 1, 2019

Lessons From a Penguin written by: Michael Natt I learned a few lessons on my recent bike...

Article English

·5 mins read

Christmas Eve 1958

Lauretta Kaplan·December 25, 2018

Christmas Eve 1958 written by: Lauretta Kaplan Christmas Eve the year I was twelve – The stockings were...

Featured Post Literature English Christmas

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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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The Hum

Little One

The Agony of War

The Nun on The Bicycle

Lost… So Lost

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The Summer of 86

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Lessons From a Penguin

Christmas Eve 1958

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Devil Incarnate

The Purple Wall

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Nightly Chores

Thread Count

Return From Space

Woman, Be Free

Think Not

Tongue Tied

The Three Degrees

All Falls Down