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Invisible

Criss TrippApril 10, 2020

Invisible written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp You used to be someone, that I held with reverence. You used to be a person, that never held a pench...

EnglishPoetry2 min read

The Winter of My Brothers

huntersjamesDecember 12, 2019

The Winter of My Brothers written by: huntersjames @huntersjames When one in the forest falls Taller than all the others My sweet Indian friend it ...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Israel

Sebastien LacasseNovember 30, 2019

Israel written by: Sebastien Lacasse @Inkwill88 In that eerie predawn glow, a voice echoed from the empty bones of the house. Israel sat in the sti...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Mr. Chan’s Novelty Shop

Steve CarrOctober 29, 2019

Mr. Chan's Novelty Shop written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960 This Is Not A Toy Store The cold, early morning fog shrouded the narrow alleyway...

13 Days of HalloweenEnglishFeatured PostHalloweenLiterature33 min read

I Have My Space

Henry BladonSeptember 27, 2019

I Have My Space written by: Henry Bladon I probably look pretty sad, sitting here alone in this seat, pitiful, pathetic, even but I hav...

EnglishPoetry0 min read

Brace Yourself, Boy

Kerri CaldwellJune 12, 2019

Brace Yourself, Boy written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 You’re like winter and the rest of us are summer. You kill the things you lov...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Christmas Eve 1958

Lauretta KaplanDecember 25, 2018

Christmas Eve 1958 written by: Lauretta Kaplan Christmas Eve the year I was twelve – The stockings were hung; the children were nestled … ...

ChristmasEnglishFeatured PostLiterature3 min read

A Stone’s Silence

Joseph S. PeteSeptember 11, 2017

A Stone's Silence written by: Joseph S. Pete @nwi_jsp Finally consigned to a group home, My brother withdrew even deeper within himself, Rarely l...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Excerpt From ‘Reflections’

Slice LucasAugust 7, 2017

Excerpt From 'Reflections' written by: Slice Lucas @SliceLucas now we were once two brothers of the same kind/ and what's mine is yours and what's y...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Dear Brother

Sydney ChandlerSeptember 19, 2016

Dear Brother written by: Sydney Chandler @syds180turn You told me we were family and that we were all we had. You made me believe that you were my de...

English2 min read

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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