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Ghost Town

Yvonne Allen·November 17, 2020

Ghost Town written by: Yvonne Allen It was a bright, breezy summer’s morning when I disembarked from...

Literature English

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A Letter to Nanna

Mounia Mnouer·June 10, 2020

A Letter to Nanna: my grandmother who died the year I was born written by: Mounia Mnouer ...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Candelabrum

Temitope Ayodeji·October 21, 2017

Candelabrum written by: Temitope Ayodeji @Stoneachi I We do not beg for seeing. Afore we crisscrossed, Moony...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Bring Her Back

Sofia Kioroglou·June 26, 2017

Bring her back written by: Sofia Kioroglou @poet.gr Six draped female figures Greet me on the porch...

English Poetry

·1 min read

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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The Happy Little Christmas Tree

A Christmas Heckler

I’m The Star

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Dawn Minott

Spotlight On Writers – Séimí Mac Aindreasa

Halting Matilda

The Happy Little Christmas Tree

The Gift of Life

On Being a Modern Dead Person

That’s Me

Cat Woman

The Floor

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Ghost Town

A Letter to Nanna

Candelabrum

Bring Her Back

Christmas Purple Bear

A Christmas Heckler

Free’s Tale: No Home at Christmas-time

You Must Believe

Father Christmas Comes Knocking

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse C

Reindeer Park

The Breadwinner

A Christmas Interlude from 1967

Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

The Happy Little Christmas Tree

Halting Matilda