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A Rock by The Sea

Grace Hall·April 8, 2024

A Rock by The Sea written by: Grace Hall She sits on the rock looking out to...

English Poetry

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What We Could Be

Hannah Woldum Ragusa·December 20, 2023

What We Could Be written by: Hannah Woldum Ragusa In the reflection on the glass of the...

Literature Christmas English

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Imposter Syndrome

L.M. Lydon·August 13, 2023

Imposter Syndrome written by: L.M. Lydon So, I dreamed my best-selling fantasy novel last night. It began...

English Literature Featured Post

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Vision

Verity·October 16, 2022

Vision written by: Verity @verity_always I was distracted by something in my peripheral vision one more glance...

Poetry English

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Andrea Visits

Okey·October 8, 2021

Andrea Visits written by: Okey “So how was Seattle?” I ask Andrea. “Suicidal,” she groans. “The men...

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...

Poetry English

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Dreaming I’m Only Dreaming

Alan Bedworth·July 31, 2021

Dreaming I’m Only Dreaming written by: Alan Bedworth @fevrules Dreamy sequences filling your mind. totally distracting as...

Poetry English

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Like You

Mary Wynne·June 19, 2021

Like You written by: Mary Wynne A few moments stolen here and there In between the dog’s...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Cyberworld Excursions with Alice

DJ Elton·February 15, 2021

Cyberworld Excursions with Alice written by: DJ Elton @djeltonwrites Alice, the girl who never likes to be...

English Poetry

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Tangled Love Affairs

Michal Reibenbach·January 17, 2021

Tangled Love Affairs written by: Michal Reibenbach As Anna waits outside her garden gate in nervous anticipation,...

Literature English

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Dancing In The Air

Any1mark·May 5, 2020

Dancing In The Air written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 She dances through air Like she’s unaware Beauty and...

Poetry English

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Forgetting

Richard Rebel·April 28, 2020

Forgetting written by: Richard Rebel At the corner Nicholas got off the 452, ducking over the road...

Literature English

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Woke Up

Doug Hawley·February 23, 2020

Woke Up written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm During the meditation segment an hour into our three hour...

Literature English

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Morning Montage

Judge Burdon·September 10, 2019

Morning Montage written by: Judge Burdon Unplugged my alarm clock I can’t get out of bed Gave...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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