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A Stopping Place

R.E Hengsterman·November 22, 2018

A Stopping Place written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman The pre-arrival of my arrival is the loss of a...

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Inverted Time

Eliza Segiet·November 22, 2018

International Poetry Polish English

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The Beast

Raphfael Wormge·November 21, 2018

The Beast written by: Raphfael Wormge I have to control the Beast It owns me I don’t...

Poetry English

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Bipolar Express

Judge Burdon·November 18, 2018

BiPolar Express written by: Judge Burdon Here they come again arriving unannounced from the dark recesses of...

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And In The Meantime…

Steven M Baird·November 16, 2018

And In The Meantime… written by: Steven M Baird @SMBairdOrd And now there is this. The absence...

English Literature

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Lines

Michelle Dark·November 15, 2018

Lines written by: Michelle Dark Black earth ingrained in fine lines of pale skin in now aging...

Poetry English

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En Temps

James Bell·November 15, 2018

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The Hopeless Beauty Of Bounded Recursion

Eli Garcia·November 14, 2018

The Hopeless Beauty of Bounded Recursion written by: Eli Garcia How funny we are, we medium-sized mammals...

English Poetry

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Streets Of Stone

Anne G·November 12, 2018

Streets Of Stone written by Anne G @TheInkTruth Streets of stone “Am I alone?” Silence answers …...

Anne G English Poetry

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Walking Around

Spillwords·November 11, 2018

Walking Around a poem by Pablo Neruda It so happens I am sick of being a man....

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Appreciate

Dirk Sandarupa·November 9, 2018

Appreciate written by: Dirk Sandarupa @ds4nd Respect your hard work. No matter how small the result is,...

English Poetry

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Amor, Tiempo Y Muerte

Iban·November 8, 2018

Amor, Tiempo y Muerte written by: Ibán Se reflejaban en el cristal de sus ojos todas las...

Spanish Poetry

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A Million Wishes (Life’s Ocean)

Jose A. Tovar·November 8, 2018

A Million Wishes (Life’s Ocean) written by: Jose A. Tovar There are as many desires found in...

English Poetry

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Blink Of Life

RhymeRula·November 8, 2018

Blink Of Life written by: RhymeRula @IamtheRhymeRula Verse 1 The sky has its day, blinking lighting and...

Poetry English

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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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