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Kossover

Michael Natt·March 24, 2019

Kossover written by: Michael Natt My maternal grandparents came from a small shtetl (village) outside of Warsaw,...

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Nostalgia

Michal Reibenbach·March 7, 2019

Nostalgia written by: Michal Reibenbach Even though Anna is now a mature woman, she still aches for...

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Christmas Watch

Dawn DeBraal·December 19, 2018

Christmas Watch written by: Dawn DeBraal My breath caught as my daughter told me that she and...

Christmas English Literature

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Goodbye Old Tick Tock

Elizabeth Montague·August 9, 2018

Goodbye Old Tick Tock written by: Elizabeth Montague @LizzyMontWrites She’s five the first time she notices it....

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Onekama, Michigan

Thomas Park·October 4, 2016

Onekama, Michigan written by: Thomas Park @mystified131 Rest In Peace, Grandma Mimi I remember visiting Onekama Temperate in...

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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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An Unanswered Letter

THE BUSHMAN

The Year of The Sickle

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Francisco Bravo Cabrera

Interview Q&A With John Anthony Fingleton

Spotlight On Writers – Ingrid

When The Poem Arrives

An Unanswered Letter

Pumpkin Seeds

Connections

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Willow Tree

The Swan

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Kossover

Nostalgia

Christmas Watch

Goodbye Old Tick Tock

Onekama, Michigan

Solving The Sandman Series

The Year of The Sickle

Tú, Belleza Del Mundo

Tangled Love Affairs

When The Poem Arrives

The Warriors

An Unanswered Letter

Contagion is A Despot Poet

Celestial Celebration

Only Now

Madness

When The Poem Arrives