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The Fortune Teller

Sheila Henry·January 27, 2021

The Fortune Teller written by: Sheila Henry @sheila_henry17 Every New Year’s Day, the town of Sangre Grande...

English Literature

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Don’t Rain Tears Mama Liberia

William Tubman·January 22, 2021

Don’t Rain Tears Mama Liberia written by: William Tubman Although we are being strangulated by our leader...

English Poetry

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THE BUSHMAN

TM DiSarro·January 21, 2021

THE BUSHMAN written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro These words I write return for spite as snakes to...

English Featured Post Literature

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New Year

Alexander Kabishev (K.A.K.)·December 31, 2020

New Year written by: Alexander Kabishev (K.A.K.) Now the arrow is at the timer, Piercing the time’s...

English Poetry

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The Gift

Barbara Avon·December 23, 2020

The Gift written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon There were angels in Michael’s house. A dozen of them...

Christmas English Literature

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Sheila and Duke’s Christmas

Doug Hawley·December 17, 2020

Sheila and Duke’s Christmas smart car 19 written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm Duke notes: “It’s getting dark...

Christmas English Literature

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Virtual Christmas

Tom Ball·December 14, 2020

Virtual Christmas written by: Tom Ball I: The Ghost of Christmas Past My first memory of...

Christmas English Literature

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Wash and Repeat

Any1mark·November 25, 2020

Wash and Repeat written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 Fresh earth taste wanes Another roundhouse kick Worn leather replaces...

English Poetry

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All Are The Same, Yet All Are New

Hemu Aggarwal·November 7, 2020

All Are The Same, Yet All Are New written by: Hemu Aggarwal @hemuaggarwal15 Is it a new...

English Poetry

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Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter III

P.C. Darkcliff·November 4, 2020

Celts and the Mad Goddess Chapter III written by: P.C. Darkcliff @P_C_Darkcliff Garux dashed after Arvasia up...

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

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Neither Will I

Cristina Munoz·October 10, 2020

Neither Will I written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 she insists on loving me proving how powerful becoming...

English Poetry

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Manifesto For The Near Future

Tom Ball·September 22, 2020

Manifesto For The Near Future written by: Tom Ball Most of the following ideas have been explored...

English Literature

·15 mins read

The Twisted Text

Away with Words·September 6, 2020

The Twisted Text written by: Away With Words @CreatrixPE CHAPTER I – A Simple Book On these...

English Featured Post Poetry

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THE DOWN AND OUTS

Karen Clark·September 3, 2020

THE DOWN AND OUTS written by: Karen Clark She pushed open the swing doors and entered a...

English Literature

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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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