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Ruchi Srivastava·May 21, 2022

Random written by: Ruchi Srivastava Random… Because that is what life is… Sometimes lifting you up Sometimes...

English Poetry

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Not Tonight

Loredano Cafaro·May 4, 2022

Not Tonight written by: Loredano Cafaro translated by: Sabrina Beretta edited by: Kate Seger I fear the...

English Literature

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Choice is Mine

Dessy Tsvetkova·April 2, 2022

Choice is Mine written by: Dessy Tsvetkova Sometimes the day is full of unknowns, And you have...

English Poetry

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My Love

Martha Annice·February 24, 2022

My Love written by: Martha Annice Jackson @ANNICE31245245 Those sounds that haunt your mouth Please use your...

English Poetry

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Long Ago

Magdalena Podobińska·November 19, 2021

Long Ago written by: Magdalena Podobińska @Madzia33 long ago I stood on the shore ready to weather the...

English Poetry

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The Last Sighting of Merlina, poetry by Meg Smith at Spillwords.com

My Last Sighting of Merlina

Meg Smith·October 14, 2021

The Last Sighting of Merlina written by: Meg Smith @MegSmith_Writer Tower of London, March 2015 I could...

English Poetry

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Rush

Glen McKenzie·September 28, 2021

Rush written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther the blur confused living where distraction reigns constant acceleration of living...

English Poetry

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A Choice

Saahil Tatkare·July 23, 2021

A Choice written by: Saahil Tatkare If Life grants you a chance to make a choice, You...

English Poetry

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Home

Andy Lind·July 13, 2021

Home written by: Andy Lind @AndrewJLind The desire to go back grows Each time her ears pound...

English Poetry

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Scan

Wizz Inasia·July 9, 2021

Scan written by: Wizz Inasia I don’t know where to start, To explain what I feel, When...

English Poetry

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She Was Walking Home

Fin Hall·April 12, 2021

She Was Walking Home written by: Fin Hall @FinHall She was just walking home Just Nothing else,...

English Poetry

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Action and Reaction

Hemu Aggarwal·April 3, 2021

Action and Reaction written by: Hemu Aggarwal @hemuaggarwal15 Surrounded by misty clouds, she rose slowly like a...

English Poetry

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Zeroed

JahArt Kushite·March 20, 2021

Zeroed written by: JahArt Kushite Here I come again I won’t speak in vain Treading, I am...

English Poetry

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Fake

David Dephy·February 22, 2021

FAKE written by: David Dephy Fake smile is fake love, fake love is fake happiness, fake happiness...

English Poetry

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A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, Elaine Nadal is the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Spillwords Press, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, and Latino Book Review Magazine. Nadal has shared her work in many venues. She recently did a TEDx talk on hope, poetry, and music.

When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo

“Was this one of yours?”
I stare at the text on my phone from a former teaching colleague, the URL underneath it glaring up at me. I hesitate, not sure if I want to click on it. Finally, my curiosity compels me. My finger shakily taps the link.
“Sean Michael Bishop, 17, has been charged with first-degree murder,” the article’s headline blares at me. I read on, my pulse quickening. “On May 11, Bishop was arrested and charged in the shooting of 34-year-old Michael Franken. Bishop was also arrested on weapons charges. Lake Vista police said Bishop was involved in an argument with a woman in the parking lot of Tailgaters Bar & Grill in the Main Street District before Franken tried to stop the fight. Police said Monday that Franken has since died, and Bishop is now charged with first-degree murder.”

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