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Summer Lie

Joni CaggianoJuly 11, 2020

Summer Lie written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 laughter, like sand sticks to us an opening in my white, silk dress by a timeworn nail gusts c...

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Russian Roulette

Andrew NdambukiJuly 2, 2020

Russian Roulette written by: Andrew Ndambuki @ndambuki_andrew We danced the dance of death; sweet-sour melodies from the revolver, twisting and tur...

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The Race

David MaynardJune 28, 2020

The Race written by: David Maynard Downhill dart In a hard rain Brakes squeeling loudly Yielding no refrain No line to start Only a race to begin...

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Finity

Thendu Doma BhutiaJune 11, 2020

Finity written by: Thendu Doma Bhutia And as the flames engulfed the blocks of wood leaving only ashes behind... A gust of wind blew past scattered the r...

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Knowledge and Wisdom

Christopher JohnsonJune 4, 2020

Knowledge and Wisdom written by: Christopher Johnson @cjohnsonwrite He slid into a slouch of such extreme proportions that it was nearly impossible t...

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Corona Must Fall

Aisha Saidi KinguMay 29, 2020

Corona Must Fall written by: Aisha Saidi Kingu @KinguAisha When they shook the world We took it all, slid in an abyss, With concrete walls, Tall...

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Exile

SinisterMay 16, 2020

Exile written by: Sinister The days embrace their hollow fate as night embalms the lost and faint visage coagulates beneath her permafrost, just s...

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Pandemic

Aine CollinsApril 24, 2020

Pandemic written by: Aine Collins Pandemic Epic epidemic Pandemonium Panic Pan's Labyrinth Pandora's box opened unleashing plague and pestilence...

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Postage Stamp

Michael GrotskyApril 14, 2020

Postage Stamp written by: Michael Grotsky She motioned to the bartender for another glass of wine, and looked right at Morrison. “It wasn’t so much ...

EnglishLiterature10 min read

Look Back to See The Road

huntersjamesMarch 7, 2020

Look Back to See The Road written by: huntersjames @huntersjames We rode in a gusty swirl our hair a parachute Thinking took us back when forward we...

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After Apricity

Criss TrippFebruary 6, 2020

After Apricity written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp I never cared about losing... Until I lost myself. But then, I found you....and I lost you... ...

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A Sudden Shift Of Fate

HeliXFebruary 6, 2020

A Sudden Shift Of Fate written by: HeliX It catches you unprepared and you find yourself abruptly alone in a place so cold and desolate, the life in...

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FATE

Joseph HopeJanuary 24, 2020

FATE written by: Joseph Hope @ItzJoe9 I A mute note An overlapping layers of seamless symphonies An un-broken compelling cords Compelling—both th...

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THE UNDERBELLY OF THE DARK RAINBOW

Norberto Franco CisnerosJanuary 10, 2020

THE UNDERBELLY OF THE DARK RAINBOW written by: Norberto Franco Cisneros Murky shadows slink around the darkened rainbow like black eels embracing t...

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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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