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Gone Fishing

Charles R. Bucklin·April 13, 2021

Gone Fishing written by: Charles R. Bucklin @bucklin_charles It was on a Friday morning around ten am...

English Literature

·4 mins read

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter VIII

P.C. Darkcliff·April 8, 2021

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter VIII written by: P.C. Darkcliff @P_C_Darkcliff On the following morning, Garux...

Celts and the Mad Goddess English Featured Post Literature P.C. Darkcliff

·15 mins read

Inspiration

R.C. Morgan·March 31, 2021

Inspiration written by: R.C. Morgan A rattle as the train pulled out of Prague Central Station. Catherine...

English Literature

·9 mins read

Of Sounds That Stay

Akarsh Jain·March 30, 2021

Of Sounds That Stay written by: Akarsh Jain I Sri’s house was always full of sounds. Its...

English Literature

·8 mins read

Tapes

Doug Hawley·March 14, 2021

Tapes written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm Tape from October 1, 2014 Just fell over the threshold. Retch. ...

English Literature

·11 mins read

Imogen & Toby

Steven Elvy·March 10, 2021

Imogen & Toby written by: Steven Elvy @steveelvy2 Imogen Lovett carefully parked her shiny yellow Clio between...

English Literature

·21 mins read

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter VII

P.C. Darkcliff·March 5, 2021

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter VII written by: P.C. Darkcliff @P_C_Darkcliff Rawena had felt Arvasia’s tears...

Celts and the Mad Goddess English Literature P.C. Darkcliff

·13 mins read

The Long Ride Up

A. Goddard·March 2, 2021

The Long Ride Up written by: A. Goddard @AGoddardwriter Panic rolled through me as I sprinted the...

English Featured Post Literature

·7 mins read

Perceptions

Farrukh Altaf·February 25, 2021

Perceptions written by: Farrukh Altaf Magic isn’t real, but an illusion, look here, manipulate there, a smart...

English Poetry

·1 min read

1932

DC Diamondopolous·February 11, 2021

1932 written by: DC Diamondopolous Pa decided to join the Bonus Expeditionary Force. After dropping Ma and...

English Featured Post Literature

·4 mins read

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Charles R. Bucklin·February 9, 2021

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star written by: Charles R. Bucklin @bucklin_charles “He didn’t have to die,” I said...

English Literature

·3 mins read

Sisyphus and I

GS. Subbu·February 7, 2021

Sisyphus and I written by: GS Subbu @gssubbu50 I sat under the shade of the banyan tree...

English Featured Post Literature

·9 mins read

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter VI

P.C. Darkcliff·February 3, 2021

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter VI written by: P.C. Darkcliff @P_C_Darkcliff In her panic, Arvasia had...

Celts and the Mad Goddess English Literature P.C. Darkcliff

·11 mins read

Tomorrow There Is A Snake

S.C. Denton·January 24, 2021

Tomorrow There Is A Snake written by: S.C. Denton @SC_Denton Henry Winklevoss adjourns to his study. A...

English Literature

·7 mins read

Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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