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Reflections of a Doctor-Turned-Patient III

Asad Mian·October 5, 2020

On breaking a leg during a pandemic: Reflections of a doctor-turned-patient Part III – After The Surgery written...

English Literature

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Reflections of a Doctor-Turned-Patient II

Asad Mian·August 29, 2020

On breaking a leg during a pandemic: Reflections of a doctor-turned-patient Part II – The Day of The...

English Literature

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Reflections of a Doctor-Turned-Patient I

Asad Mian·July 11, 2020

On breaking a leg during a pandemic: Reflections of a doctor-turned-patient Part I – Before the Surgery written...

Literature English

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Ode to Covid Carers

Nobby66·May 23, 2020

Ode to Covid Carers written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s To intensive care and virus wards each day In...

Poetry English

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Lamenting Truths

Emma L Flint·May 18, 2020

Lamenting Truths written by: Emma L Flint @LiterateElf Isolated Alone Forgotten and afraid A life of confinement...

English Poetry

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Confusion and Hope in The Time of #Corona

Asad Mian·April 14, 2020

Confusion and Hope in The Time of #Corona written by: Asad Mian @amian74 The muse has been...

Article English

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A Worldwide Pandemic Poetry

Marian Wood·April 13, 2020

A Worldwide Pandemic Poetry written by: Marian Wood @MarianEWood The state of the world, the state of...

Poetry English

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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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Reflections of a Doctor-Turned-Patient III

Reflections of a Doctor-Turned-Patient II

Reflections of a Doctor-Turned-Patient I

Ode to Covid Carers

Lamenting Truths

Confusion and Hope in The Time of #Corona

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