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Silence

Moxie McMurder·January 5, 2021

Silence written by: Moxie McMurder @MoxieMcMurder There is no peace to be found In silence That is...

English Poetry

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A Covid Emergency

Liam Flanagan·November 20, 2020

A Covid Emergency written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga A Covid Emergency Ouch! My head hurts I don’t...

English Poetry

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Depression

Kara Jackman·November 13, 2020

Depression written by: Kara Jackman @KaraJ1979 There’s a hole in my chest, Connected to a tube, Attached...

English Poetry

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I’m stranger. You’re Stranger. Together, We Are… Strangers

Dan A. Cardoza·August 30, 2020

I’m Stranger. You’re Stranger. Together, We Are… Strangers written by: Dan A. Cardoza @cardozabig It’s not easy...

English Literature

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Numb

Sharona Reeves·July 25, 2020

Numb written by: Sharona Reeves Deafened by internal chatter why bother to talk it never mattered Consequence...

English Poetry

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The Meeting

Colleen M. Tice·July 24, 2020

The Meeting written by: Colleen M. Tice @ColleenMarieTi1 The friends meet at the local café for coffee,...

English Literature

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Confusion

Jenn Hope·July 22, 2020

Confusion written by: Jenn Hope @Boldlybpd12 Enveloped in confusion of childhood, Years and years of “it’s all...

English Poetry

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Trains

Tony Ortiz·July 11, 2020

Trains written by: Tony Ortiz Sometimes I listen to the trains go by And I pretend I...

English Poetry

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The Coroner’s Gurney

Freya North·June 7, 2020

The Coroner’s Gurney written by: Freya North @FreyaNorth2 “I did my research” the young man sighed, “hanging...

English Literature

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Front Line

R William Standish·May 26, 2020

Front Line written by: R William Standish “It’s dark inside my skin, you promised to be my...

Article English

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Gut, short story written by Jacob Greb at Spillwords.com

Gut

Jacob Greb·May 2, 2020

Gut written by: Jacob Greb The madness begins in my gut and spreads like lava through my...

English Literature

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Heavy Mental

Kindra M. Austin·April 29, 2020

Heavy Mental written by: Kindra M. Austin @AustinKindra I In a powder blue bathroom, humid, and slick...

English Poetry

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The Hell

Jyoti Kalita·March 6, 2020

The Hell written by: Jyoti Kalita @inkandpoesy Darkest hour of night Profanity spits on addiction For the...

English Poetry

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Missing

Tori Stambaugh·March 2, 2020

Missing written by: Tori Stambaugh some days i wake and i can’t find her, she doesn’t answer when...

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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