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You Are Not Alone, Act 1, Spring

Jill Sharon Kimmelman·January 26, 2022

You Are Not Alone Act 1, Spring written by: Jill Sharon Kimmelman In a large house with...

English Poetry

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My Guardian Angel

Anupama Kadwad·April 10, 2021

My Guardian Angel written by: Anupama Kadwad As I stand at the threshold of life reflect back...

Poetry English

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Guidance on My Journey

Robyn MacKinnon·November 15, 2020

Guidance on My Journey written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Thunder is sleeping need guidance on my journey...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry

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I’m Your Reader

Ndaba Sibanda·January 13, 2020

I’m Your Reader written by: Ndaba Sibanda Let your accuracy be my delicacy Play with them for...

English Poetry

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Night of The Crone

Moxie McMurder·September 22, 2019

Night of The Crone written by: Moxie McMurder @MoxieMcMurder Spices and salt in the air The fire...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Mother

Nivedita Das·March 18, 2019

Mother written by: Nivedita Das She is the prism, through which I saw the world, After the detachment...

Poetry English

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Burn

Katy Santiff·March 1, 2019

Burn written by: Katy Santiff Don’t you lay on down because its harder now, because grain, you did...

English Poetry

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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You Are Not Alone, Act 1, Spring

My Guardian Angel

Guidance on My Journey

I’m Your Reader

Night of The Crone

Mother

Burn

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Devil Incarnate

Spring is a Lady

Loved in the Spring

Buzzword Symphony

Spotlight On Writers – Diana Burns

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