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Drought

Adele Evershed·April 24, 2022

Drought written by: Adele Evershed @Ad-Libby1 As soon as she heard the scream coming from the barn,...

Literature English

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Peasants’ Revolt

R.C Gibson·February 5, 2022

Peasants’ Revolt written by: R.C. Gibson @roolovestravel Hatred is like ash. A blackness that infects us one...

Literature English

·1 min read

Skulduggery

Paul Rushworth-Brown·August 1, 2021

Skulduggery written by: Paul Rushworth-Brown @Brown9Paul CHAPTER 1 MISSING SPARKS The bleak Pennine moors of Yorkshire, a...

Train of Thought

Meg Dunn·February 27, 2021

Train of Thought written by: Meg Dunn Ernest and I board the train back to London after...

In The Shadow of The Sun God

Thomas Caterer·January 12, 2021

In The Shadow of The Sun God written by: TD Caterer Tamil watched his father unload their...

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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