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Twilight Silence

Nima Mohan·December 8, 2020

Twilight Silence written by: Nima Mohan @thetenthzodiac An eerie silence steps in, as the last birds make...

English Haunted Holidays Poetry

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Easy

Juan Perez·December 5, 2020

Easy written by: Juan Perez it’s not so easy being a zombie I mean the way the...

English Haunted Holidays Poetry

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Fortitude Found

Mary Ellen Gambutti·November 15, 2020

Fortitude Found written by: Mary Ellen Gambutti @melcmg My lifelong passion is to grow plants, to work...

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The Raving

Sheri Vandermolen·October 22, 2020

The Raving written by: Sheri Vandermolen @jfractals A chamber Poe-m Corvus clouds gather nightly, pocking your...

English Halloween Poetry

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Crazy Talk

Nick Searles·May 28, 2020

Crazy Talk written by: Nick Searles @Nick_Searles Heard some chatter going ’round. Your ideas make my head...

English Poetry

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Coming Back Strong

Keith D Guernsey·May 12, 2020

Coming Back Strong written by: Keith D Guernsey @thegurns It was early 1995 and my girlfriend at the...

English Literature

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The Hatter

LFA Turppa·February 10, 2020

The Hatter written by: LFA Turppa There’s a war growing inside, Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide;...

English Poetry

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Nightlight

Tina Privitera-Reynolds·October 26, 2019

Nightlight written by: Tina Privitera-Reynolds Boogeymen and witches, Nosferatus and gnome goblins, And wraiths that wispy slink...

English Halloween Poetry

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I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain

Spillwords·October 20, 2019

I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain a poem by Emily Dickinson I felt a Funeral, in...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Forced Relaxation and Temporary Removal from OCD and Anxiety

Christopher J. Falvey·September 15, 2019

Forced Relaxation and Temporary Removal from OCD and Anxiety written by: Christopher J. Falvey @yeahocd I had...

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Diving Deep

ReBecca DeFazio·August 16, 2019

Diving Deep written by: ReBecca DeFazio @MisplacedPetals There is something peaceful about burying my feet in the...

English Poetry

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Get Out!

Lisa Keeble·June 11, 2019

Get Out! written by: Lisa Keeble @lisakeb007 It’s grey, not pink, that’s a bit of a shock But...

English Poetry

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Choking on Passion

Aurora Kastanias·May 31, 2019

Choking on Passion written by: Aurora Kastanias Deferral an insidious skulking mortal born out of apathy where...

English Poetry

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What I Build

Heath Brougher·May 21, 2019

What I Build written by: Heath Brougher I build Universe Factories for the sake of building Universe Factories...

English Poetry

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Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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