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Happiness Guest in Life

Zaki Ansari·January 27, 2022

Happiness Guest in Life written by: Zaki Ansari @zakiashkim Happiness is guest in life Pain is part...

Poetry English

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Dance of The Damned

Lynn White·October 27, 2021

Dance of The Damned written by: Lynn White At last the party is over. Friends and family...

Halloween English Poetry

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The Uninvited Guest

Michael Danese·December 19, 2020

The Uninvited Guest written by: Michael Danese @danesemc The day’s last rays are glistening off of the...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Literature English

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Night Walks During Quarantine

Cecilia Kennedy·July 4, 2020

Night Walks During Quarantine written by: Cecilia Kennedy @ckennedyhola The valleys lower and stretch into darkness, followed...

English Literature

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Christmas Dinner

Richard Prime·December 22, 2019

Christmas Dinner written by: Richard Prime After twenty five years of life in London, Paul and his...

Literature Christmas English

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Christmas Morning

Debra Joseph·December 25, 2018

Christmas Morning written by: DEBRA JOSEPH Waking up to a messy hall, gift wrappers and gifts all...

Poetry Christmas English

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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