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My Hidden Talent

Michael NattJune 14, 2020

My Hidden Talent written by: Michael Natt As I reflect on the past 50 years, I believe that the most significant change in my life during this time ...

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Windows

Peter FarrarMay 28, 2020

Windows written by: Peter Farrar Tree imagined jumping through the window. He’d run into plate glass, hands pushed out in a swan dive, striking it l...

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Country Hymn

Christian GardunoMay 7, 2020

Country Hymn written by: Christian Garduno last time I saw you, I knew it would be the last time I saw you, I can’t live off promises forever, y’know and...

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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Puppeteer”)

Phyllis P. ColucciApril 26, 2020

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away ("Puppeteer") written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word becomes one idea, becomes one sent...

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OMENA

Victor FeinApril 22, 2020

OMENA written by: Vitor Fein We met while visiting an art store far north in Michigan. We had dropped our son off at a volleyball camp where he...

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Trixie Neumann, I Want To Be A Princess

P.A. O'NeilApril 19, 2020

Trixie Neumann, I Want To Be A Princess written by: P.A. O'Neil “Oh, would you look at all those darlin’ children in their Halloween costumes?”...

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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Time”)

Phyllis P. ColucciMarch 29, 2020

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away ("Time") written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word becomes one idea, becomes one sentence,...

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Whiplash

Zehra NaqviMarch 10, 2020

Whiplash written by: Zehra Naqvi @znaqvisajjad Let life unfold unfair, unrelenting ruthless tyrant. Let life unfold mercilessly. The marks of wh...

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In Pursuit of Creative Happiness

Asad MianMarch 8, 2020

In pursuit of creative happiness and linking it to the modern day workplace written by: Asad Mian @amian74 Preamble: Is happiness important and...

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Semi-Naked Cake

Robyn MacKinnonMarch 8, 2020

Semi-Naked Cake written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat semi-naked cake living in the upside down did cowboy paintings NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR...

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Salonnière

Tali Cohen ShabtaiFebruary 27, 2020

Salonnière written by: Tali Cohen Shabtai I live with a vieille dame Among her Prozac and cigarettes She welcomed me by a first introduction With...

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This Love

Anoucheka GangabissoonFebruary 14, 2020

This Love written by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon If I bloom not in this love of ours, May it be that I die from it, Paining and suffering As one lost...

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Always Only

Ann Christine TabakaFebruary 13, 2020

Always Only written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris It was always only me, always only you, never anyone else. Life set. Schedules met. T...

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Aqueduct

Eliza SegietFebruary 5, 2020

Aqueduct written by: Eliza Segiet translated by: Artur Komoter The aqueduct between To Be and Not To Be has no marked length. What we leave at ...

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Denise D’Souza lives with her husband in Surrey in the UK. After graduating with a BA in English and Religious Studies, she worked for the Salvation Army publishing department. She worked on publications in print and online, writing and editing news items and creating page layouts. When she gave up her job in publishing to become a carer she missed writing and joined an online writing group. She currently works in carer support. Her short stories, articles and poems have been published in e-magazines such as Spillwords and the Inner Circle Writers’ Group anthologies Cadence, Miracle, Blaze, Poetica, Gleam and Lantern.

Spotlight On Writers - Julia R. DeStefano

Julia R. DeStefano is a Red Queen who wears many hats but one crown. A confessional poet, she captures moments and preserves them in the glistening amber of language. She also believes in the penning of Paradise into existence through powerful verse. Julia is a woman driven by love and healed by intimacy who uses imagery to paint vivid pictures of darkness and sensuality. Julia believes that the most challenging things in life are those that ultimately end up being the most worth it; that to be loved well is to have won at life; and that the heart will never, ever lead the head astray. Look for Julia atop her throne of books.