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The Writer

Nikhil Kshirsagar·September 5, 2021

The Writer written by: Nikhil Kshirsagar @nikhilkshirsaga The psychiatrist opened the door to his office and welcomed...

English Literature

·10 mins read

Watch Me

Maggie Claypool·September 4, 2021

Watch Me written by: Maggie Claypool @TuTuMMC She watched the group of boys, laughing and gesturing, walk...

English Literature

·9 mins read

A Season of Arrest

Paul Bamidele Olayioye·July 19, 2021

A Season of Arrest written by: Paul Bamidele Olayioye They were fetters on my hands Like a...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Born A Ghost

Michael Murdoch·May 31, 2021

Born A Ghost written by: Michael Murdoch @TwistingTail A shadow of a memory of a man The...

English Poetry

·1 min read

I Lit Candles Awaiting Your Return

Richard O. Ogunmodede·January 27, 2021

I Lit Candles Awaiting Your Return written by: Richard O. Ogunmodede performed by: Elizabeth O. Ogunmodede The...

English Poetry

·1 min read

We, The Hoarders

Qubra·December 1, 2020

We, The Hoarders written by: Qubra The soothsayers with their crystal balls and the tarot readers gazing...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Cheater

Anagha Agnes·November 12, 2020

The Cheater written by: Anagha Agnes It pains, my ears, my eyes, my mind An ache rejuvenating...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Cat Accursed

Sandi Leibowitz·October 21, 2020

The Cat Accursed written by: Sandi Leibowitz Avert your gaze from my hobbled legs shriveled paunch spine...

English Halloween Poetry

·1 min read

The Naked House

Ermelinda Makkimane·October 9, 2020

The Naked House written by: Ermelinda Makkimane @EMakkimane They’ve laid her bare, the new buyers. The traditional...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Saving John

Ka Barredo·October 8, 2020

Saving John written by: Ka Barredo This miserable woman in a shade of gray Hiding herself in...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Daddy I’m Not As Strong As You

SmithaV·September 14, 2020

Daddy I’m Not As Strong As You written by: SmithaV @SmithaVishwana4 It’s four months since I saw...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Oh, This of Mine, a poem by Małgorzata Kulisiewicz at Spillwords.com

Oh, This One of Mine…

Gosha Kulisiewicz·September 13, 2020

English International Poetry Polish

·1 min read

At 1AM

Funmilayo Obasa·July 14, 2020

At 1AM written by: Funmilayo Obasa At 1am my lips fold into words, My eyes find sleep...

English Poetry

·1 min read

From Dark

Ash Douglas·July 7, 2020

From Dark written by: Ash Douglas @ALittlePunAsh I walked in the shadows before I knew any light...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Simona is a Romanian-born published author living in UK where she enjoys her profession as a radiographer and writing as her biggest passion. Her first traditional published poetry book, Visările dintre castani (Daydreams among chestnut trees) came out this year (Siono Publishing House in Romania). Her writings are posted online on Spillwords, Webcultura, eCreator and Belgium Time. Being a woman, a daughter, a sister, a mother, an expat, a Transylvanian and a Londoner now, Simona is taking the sight to personal life experience with a social writing touch. She is a member of the World Jam, a worldwide poetry and music community based in Nottingham, where she discovered the joy of performing on stage as a poet. Simona’s most significant writing advocates and supporters are her sons who are pursuing their dreams while completing their PhD courses.

THE END OR A NEW BEGINNING? by Cristina Crucianu

I woke up to my grandmother whispering to me: “It’s over. She’s passed.”

Like an automaton, I got up, and I obliged myself to hand in the project I had been hired for before all the frenzy of organizing a funeral began. A calm sky was lazily waking up as if nothing had happened. In the distance, the roosters’ crows were alerting the villagers that it was time to wake up. The crow, accompanied by the incessant barking of neighbors’ dogs, was the perfect alarm system that even the highest alarm systems could not compete with...

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