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Denial

Etya Krichmar·September 24, 2025

Denial written by: Etya Krichmar - The room smelled like stale paper and tobacco, and the heavy scent curling...

English Literature

·6 mins read

I’m Going on a Job Hunt

Nina Taylor·September 1, 2025

I’m Going on a Job Hunt written by: Nina Taylor I’m going on a job hunt I’m...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Miasto, Które Milczy

Rafał Gatny·August 27, 2025

Miasto, Które Milczy written by: Rafał Gatny - Pewnego dnia Niktodem został mianowany dozorcą skrzynki numer 83...

Literature Polish

·1 min read

Working From Home

Michael Graeme·August 5, 2025

Working From Home written by: Michael Graeme - Working from home had never suited Jed. Okay, he’d always hated the commute to the office...

Louise lives on a Gulf Island in the Salish Sea, wandering beaches with her Sheepadoodle, Beaumont. A former executive in the homeless-serving sector, she writes with raw honesty about the human condition – most recently detailing her journey caregiving for her husband with late-stage COPD. Her writing career spans decades, from a 1988 feature on WWII POWs to plays with street youth, OpEds, documentaries, and 4,500+ blog posts on her original platform, Recover Your Joy until she migrated to, Dare Boldly. An artist and author, Louise is currently co-president of the Gabriola Arts Council and is editing her upcoming memoir, The Caregiver's Mutiny: Dismantling the Noble Lies of Caregiving. Find her daily on Substack at She Dares Boldly, exploring poetry, fiction, and what it means to be truly sovereign.

Beryl by Liz Berg

My Auntie Beryl was a gal. That’s what they called her. Always with a fag in her mouth, laughing eyes crinkling against the smoke. She had lived life hard, or so she said. A secretary in a busy office, she wore tight skirts and high heels that she kicked off discreetly under the desk whenever she got a chance, whenever He wasn’t around. She used to tell me these stories amid great bursts of laughter. One hand holding a cocktail with elegance, the plastic cherry on the stick poking through the maraschino cherry dangling in the alcohol...

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