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Abrupt Escape

Michael Ball·April 4, 2021

Abrupt Escape written by: Michael Ball @whirred We were scheduled for Easter— a weekend, lamb dinner with...

English Poetry

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Jack’s Winter

Lee Dunn·April 3, 2021

Jack’s Winter written by: Lee Dunn @66human Jack sat in the living room of his big old house,...

English Literature

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All The Little Things

Rayna More·March 30, 2021

All The Little Things written by: Rayna More It’s been a year since you’ve gone, since you...

English Poetry

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Rebirth

Simona Prilogan·March 25, 2021

Rebirth written by: Simona Prilogan That evening dragged down my sense Up to the edge of despair,...

English Poetry

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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...

English Featured Post Literature

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The Maple Leaf

Jim Bates·February 10, 2021

The Maple Leaf written by: Jim Bates If you like being part of a crowd, try being...

English Literature

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Shot of Silence

RJ Tungsten·February 6, 2021

Shot of Silence written by: RJ Tungsten Pain threshold relieved 12 gauge silences the noise Why’s fill...

English Poetry

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Tear Shards

Don Knowles·January 20, 2021

Tear Shards written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 There’s a tear’s shard twisting in the foundation of my...

English Poetry

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Reaching For The Stars

Brandi Livingston·January 18, 2021

Reaching For The Stars written by: Brandi Livingston This is for a man who never leaves my...

English Poetry

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Tokens of Sleep

Antoinette McCormick·January 7, 2021

Tokens of Sleep written by: Antoinette McCormick The noises began near the end of October. The first...

English Featured Post Literature

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The Way I See It

Godfrey Holy·January 4, 2021

The Way I See It written by: Godfrey Holy our hell has found a voice we are...

English Poetry

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That Night

Tim Law·December 29, 2020

That Night written by: Tim Law You stared into the flickering flames and sighed contentedly. A blanket...

English Featured Post Literature

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The Christmas Gift

James Walmsley·December 25, 2020

The Christmas Gift written by: James Walmsley As I tread through snow so deep I wonder who...

Christmas English Poetry

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Waiting for The First Star

Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak·December 24, 2020

Waiting for The First Star written by: Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak another Christmas is knocking on the door...

Christmas English Poetry

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Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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