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The Day After Christmas

Jim Bartlett·December 26, 2020

The Day After Christmas written by: Jim Bartlett Stan hobbles through the back door and across the...

English Featured Post Literature

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St Stephens Day at Pery House

Glynn Sinclare·December 26, 2020

St Stephens Day at Pery House written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare A happy day, a party at...

Christmas English Poetry

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Mid-Night Yuletide

Emma Clohessy·December 26, 2020

Mid-Night Yuletide written by: Emma Clohessy Ankles washed by Christmas waters. Thirsty sands drink slapping laps, while...

Christmas English Poetry

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Snowperson

Elizabeth Creaswick·December 26, 2020

Snowperson written by: Elizabeth Creaswick I will not call you snowman, snowperson A sentry who doesn’t protect...

Christmas English Poetry

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My Christmas Magic

Michelle Ayon Navajas·December 26, 2020

My Christmas Magic written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas “I don’t wanna wait for December because every day...

Christmas English Poetry

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Christmas 1950

Phyllis Souza·December 25, 2020

Christmas 1950 written by: Phyllis Souza I’m ten-years-old and it’s not easy waiting for my mother to...

Christmas English Literature

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Albert and Einstein

Richard Prime·December 25, 2020

Albert and Einstein written by: Richard Prime It was seven AM Christmas morning, Dad was just lighting...

Christmas English Featured Post Poetry

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Ebb and Flow

Helen Chambers·December 25, 2020

Ebb and Flow written by: Helen Chambers @Chambers9Helen Tired of City life, wealthy Ben purchased an entire...

Christmas English Literature

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Our Christmas

Karoline Lesande·December 25, 2020

Our Christmas written by: Karoline Lesande Time to pause and find some peace, safe inside from the...

Christmas English Poetry

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The Christmas Gift

James Walmsley·December 25, 2020

The Christmas Gift written by: James Walmsley As I tread through snow so deep I wonder who...

Christmas English Poetry

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The Dream of The Only One

Satabdi Saha·December 25, 2020

The Dream of The Only One written by: Satabdi Saha The wind swept aroma wrapped me As...

Christmas English Poetry

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When The Sun Smiled on Fun

Ndaba Sibanda·December 25, 2020

When The Sun Smiled on Fun written by: Ndaba Sibanda @loveoclockn I drifted into childhood memories I...

Christmas English Poetry

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Santa and an Old Fellow on the Christmas Eve

Nazam Riar·December 24, 2020

Santa and an Old Fellow on the Christmas Eve written by: Nazam Riar Quay Street, Auckland, New...

Christmas English Poetry

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Jim Bates·December 24, 2020

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas written by: Jim Bates With five-year-old Stacy and three-year-old Dale nestled snug...

12 Days of Christmas Christmas English Featured Post Literature

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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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