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Hummus

Charlie Bottle·July 30, 2019

Hummus written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle This creamy hummus, contains the unattainable dreams, of thousands of chickpeas,...

English Poetry

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Rakshasa’s Return

Jim Davis (Nobody)·April 13, 2019

Rakshasa’s Return written by: NOBODY Squealing children freed from the prison of 4th grade swarmed out of...

English Literature

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Flesh Of My Flesh

Dawn DeBraal·April 9, 2019

Flesh Of My Flesh written by: Dawn DeBraal Francine held the razor blade between two fingers. Her...

English Literature

·2 min read

Wine and Cheese

Robyn MacKinnon·March 24, 2019

Wine and Cheese written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat looking forward to don’t eat the dining table I...

English Poetry Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Free Range of the Fridge

Robyn MacKinnon·December 17, 2017

Free Range of the Fridge found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Now I feel like I...

English Poetry Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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John Anthony Fingleton: Was born in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland. Now living in Paraguay. Poems published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, UK, USA, India and France as well as three produced plays. Poems read on Irish and American radio as well in Spanish on South American broadcasts. Has poems published in Spillwords, Alien Bhudda, The Red Door, Piker Press, Super Poetry Highway, The Writers Magazine, Ariel Chart, and numerous national and international journals, blogs, reviews, and anthologies. Published collections 'Poems from the Shadowlands' was published in 2017, 'Words That Found Me' 2019, 'Poems From The Banks' 2020, 'Poems from a Restricted Place' April 2020, 'Secret Fjords' May 2020 and 'A Gathering Of Words' June 2020. All which are available on Amazon.

A Song for Christmas by Steve Carr

I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against the wall in the dining room where it had been since Ma and Pa were married. It was Grandma’s piano, but she gave it to my Ma as a wedding present. It was made of mahogany and Ma polished it almost every day. I was sitting at it just plucking randomly on the black keys when Ma placed a bright red runner across the top of the piano and, a few minutes later, placed the crèche on the runner. She arranged the figures of Mary and Joseph around the baby Jesus lying in a manger.
“You’re late puttin’ that out this year, Ma,” I said.
“Each year there are more and more boxes of Christmas decorations to sort through,” she said.
I strummed several keys with an unmelodic result and heaved a loud sigh.
“Have you decided yet which song you’re going to do for the Christmas service?” she asked ...

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