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If I Leap

Makaila Aarin·December 11, 2020

If I Leap written by: Makaila Aarin @makaila_aarin A deep, roaring river rushes below me. Concrete bridge...

English Poetry

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Detour

Darah Schillinger·December 4, 2020

Detour written by: Darah Schillinger I took a graveyard detour today- there was fog and I was...

English Haunted Holidays Poetry

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Constriction

Kelli J Gavin·November 30, 2020

Constriction written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin It hurts more every day The tightness The grasp The...

English Poetry

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Discovering Air

Cristina Munoz·November 27, 2020

Discovering Air written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 unexpected love falls lightly like autumn drizzle so gently i...

English Poetry

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The Sentinel

Jordan Trethewey·October 21, 2020

The Sentinel written & performed by: Jordan Trethewey @bizarre_quotes I The shadow man’s face is a...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

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Piece of My Heart

Dan A. Cardoza·October 20, 2020

Piece of My Heart written by: Dan A. Cardoza @cardozabig Some say Charlie and I live on...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Literature

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Amalgamation

Akanksha Singh·October 12, 2020

Amalgamation written by: Akanksha Singh @ASiswriting I sit here waiting, since the dawn of time Hoping one...

English Poetry

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Death

Nyashadzashe Chikumbu·October 10, 2020

Death written by: Nyashadzashe Chikumbu @NyashaChikumbu1 death is not a flock of blue jays & it’s not...

English Poetry

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The Butterfly Pages

Valerie Miller·September 24, 2020

The Butterfly Pages written by: Valerie Miller @valeriegmiller The apartment fell silent and still as she pulled...

English Featured Post Literature

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Escaping Drowning Memories

Oluwafisayo Akinfolami·September 2, 2020

Escaping Drowning Memories written by: Oluwafisayo Akinfolami I have learnt to escape memories, that have holes in...

English Poetry

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Lost Without Love

Stuart M. Klimek·August 31, 2020

Lost Without Love written by: Stuart M. Klimek Beneath the bough of a fountain of leaves, Below...

English Poetry

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Unveiling Words of Bleeding Heart

Mahfuz Al-Hossain·August 6, 2020

Unveiling Words of Bleeding Heart written by: Mahfuz Al-Hossain As sad news are surging in nowadays like...

English Poetry

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Tomb of Our Love

Sue Marie St. Lee·July 30, 2020

Tomb of Our Love written by: Sue Marie St. Lee Remember the first day I saw you...

English Featured Post Poetry

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You Bruise Easily

FC Malby·July 30, 2020

You Bruise Easily written by: FC Malby @fcmalby He strides across the room, ignoring your sentences. “I’ll...

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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