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Marginalia

Alex PageJune 21, 2020

Marginalia written by: Alex Page @bookishleftishg Once when I was a boy I rode out in the general direction of the Twiceborn King, with some fantas...

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The $80 Champion

Pete BlackMay 15, 2020

The $80 Champion written by: Pete Black February 1956 – New Holland, Pennsylvania It was a snowy afternoon in the small town – the location of th...

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Innocence

SpillwordsDecember 1, 2019

Innocence a poem by Patrick Kavanagh They laughed at one I loved - The triangular hill that hung Under the Big Forth. They said That I was bounde...

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The Boolegger, a short story written by Frank Geiger at Spillwords.com

The Bootlegger

Frank GeigerJuly 11, 2019

The Bootlegger written by: Frank Geiger A car with an old man and a boy drove along the rural road to Whitehouse, New Jersey, and entered the small to...

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The Farm

John BaverstockMay 30, 2019

The Farm written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK The Pigs they squealed, Not one emotion did they show or feel, A train was pulling in more lost souls were ge...

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Sunday Dinner

Patricia CoughlinApril 21, 2019

Sunday Dinner written by: Patricia Coughlin Sunlight shone through the window early on Sunday morning, and Dillon was confused. His great-uncle had ...

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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