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Spin Cycle

Adele Evershed·November 20, 2023

Spin Cycle written by: Adele Evershed @AdLibby1 That last summer, whenever Gramps looked at the photo of...

Literature English

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Imposter Syndrome

L.M. Lydon·August 13, 2023

Imposter Syndrome written by: L.M. Lydon So, I dreamed my best-selling fantasy novel last night. It began...

Literature Featured Post English

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The Kitty

Hemu Aggarwal·June 9, 2023

The Kitty written by: Hemu Aggarwal @hemuaggarwal15 Taking a walk on a fine day Walking in a...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Temporary Sherry

Judge Burdon·August 2, 2022

Temporary Sherry written by: Judge Burdon The diamond in her wedding ring has lost its glimmer Gone...

English Poetry

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Carrying the World in a Broken Laundry Basket

Barbara Harris Leonhard·April 15, 2022

Carrying the World in a Broken Laundry Basket written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 Isn’t easy to...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

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A Different Country

Whispers of the Boyne

The Curious Case of the Chichester Tablet

Interviews

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Spotlight On Writers – Pamela Ebel

Interview Q&A With Gloria Ogo

Whispers of the Boyne

Spotlight On Writers – Maksymilian Tchoń

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She Was Never Mine

The Delivery Boy

Speaking to Starlings

The Competition

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Tree

Mary Had a Stalker

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My First Holiday

A Different Country

Skin

Temptress

Half-Sunk in the Mire

The Unyielding Dance

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