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ZIZADORE XI

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·June 1, 2019

ZIZADORE XI written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER ELEVEN LAST DANCE IS THE FIRST DANCE OF THE...

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ZIZADORE X

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·May 1, 2019

ZIZADORE X written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER TEN THIRTEEN MINUTES UNTIL THE BIG THIRTEEN Back...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE IX

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·March 20, 2019

ZIZADORE IX written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER NINE CAPTIVE AUDIENCE In the laboratory, a few...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE VIII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·February 15, 2019

ZIZADORE VIII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER EIGHT EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE Suddenly a serpent slithers out...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE VII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·January 16, 2019

ZIZADORE VII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER SEVEN LEANING INTO A LEGACY Zizadore looks up...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE VI

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·December 10, 2018

ZIZADORE VI written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER SIX NECESSITY BUILT INTO THE INVENTION Suddenly a...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE V

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·November 9, 2018

ZIZADORE V written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER FIVE A NEW VIEW ON A KINGDOM ASKEW ...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE IV

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·September 10, 2018

ZIZADORE IV written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER FOUR FUTURE MAGIC BREWING “Can we go shopping...

English Literature

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I AM ONE OF YOU

Anahit Arustamyan·August 16, 2018

I AM ONE OF YOU written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 Butterflies! Do you know if I have...

English Poetry

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ZIZADORE III

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·August 6, 2018

ZIZADORE III written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER THREE DEATH OF MAGIC, DEATH OF KINDNESS ...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE II

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·June 26, 2018

ZIZADORE II written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER TWO OLD SCHOOL MAGIC MEETS NEW SCHOOL MAD...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·May 27, 2018

ZIZADORE written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER ONE KINGDOM OF ZANCERWELL DARKENING A unicorn storm was...

English Literature

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Our Love

Luiz Syphre·May 10, 2018

Our Love written by: Luiz Syphre Our love is an eternal fairytale flawlessly, beautifully written once on...

English Poetry

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A Fairy Tale

Gayl Wright·January 4, 2018

A Fairy Tale written by: Gayl Wright @GaylWright I lie awake in bed My thoughts a jumbled...

English Poetry

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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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