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A Wintery Tale, of a Ghostly Night

D T Lofthouse·December 2, 2023

A Wintery Tale, of a Ghostly Night written by: D T Lofthouse Christmas Eve 1843, a cold...

English Literature Haunted Holidays

·4 mins read

Mistletoe Bride

Christina Ciufo·December 1, 2023

Mistletoe Bride written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Pale snow, delicate and transparent, twirls, caresses, and shawls gelidness...

Haunted Holidays English Poetry

·1 min read

Cat’s Shadow

Patricia Carragon·November 13, 2023

Cat’s Shadow written by: Patricia Carragon @BrownstonePoets cat’s shadow moves under moonlight ghouls dance with witches cat’s...

Poetry English

·1 min read

About All Hallow’s Eve?

Jim Bellamy·November 5, 2023

About All Hallow’s Eve? written by: Jim Bellamy Come scratch ghosts thusfar and if you appear haunted,...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Jacob’s Story

Angela Huskisson·October 23, 2023

Jacob’s Story written by: Angela Huskisson Stones drive hard into the soles of her tightly laced boots...

English Literature Halloween

·3 mins read

Some of The Things We’ll Take With Us When We Move

Sally Armstrong·July 21, 2023

Some of The Things We’ll Take With Us When We Move written by: Sally Armstrong A sacred...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Echoes of Christmas

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 22, 2022

Echoes of Christmas written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Winter’s frost brings snowflake bliss Sparkling mounds and...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Phyllis P. Colucci English Poetry

·1 min read

The Advent Candles

Monika Brewster·December 18, 2022

The Advent Candles written by: Monika Brewster Sister Maria Noel lit the first candle of Advent, the...

English Literature Christmas

·5 mins read

The Angel Chimes Circle Still

Kate Coghlan·December 16, 2022

The Angel Chimes Circle Still written by: Kate Coghlan @Kate_Cogs Leaning with swollen hands onto a white...

Literature English Christmas

·7 mins read

Halo of Flies

Charles R. Bucklin·October 23, 2022

Halo of Flies written by: Charles R. Bucklin My mind is crumbling and I am terrified. Damn...

Literature Halloween Featured Post English 13 Days of Halloween

·14 mins read

Recurring

Stephen Kingsnorth·October 7, 2022

Recurring written by: Stephen Kingsnorth They say it’s curvature of space, event horizons, years of light, but...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Truth

Linda Chandanais·June 27, 2022

Truth written by: Linda Chandanais “Jack, all I’m saying is, truth’s a tricky son of a bitch,”...

English Literature

·3 mins read

Zatańcz Dziś ze Mną Walca

Danuta Czerwińska Murawska·June 26, 2022

Zatańcz Dziś ze Mną Walca written by: Danuta Czerwińska Murawska Zatańcz dziś ze mną walca… Zatańcz dziś...

Poetry International Polish

·1 min read

Pilgrimage of Love

Pramod Rastogi·June 16, 2022

Pilgrimage of Love written by: Pramod Rastogi Let me drink your glass of sorrow And let your...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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