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Forbidden

Andromeda·November 24, 2025

Forbidden written by: Andromeda i’ll rot in this orchard, under the fragrant trees. i’ll melt into the...

Poetry English

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Piękno Jest Tym, Czym Je Uczynimy

Katarzyna Dominik·November 23, 2025

Piękno Jest Tym, Czym Je Uczynimy written by: Katarzyna Dominik Spójrz na błękitność rozlaną po niebie, na...

Poetry Polish International

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Finding Cherry

Zehra Burney·November 18, 2025

Finding Cherry written by: Zehra Burney - We were sitting in our backyard with some of our neighbors. Kids were playing...

English Literature

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Adrift

Marcy Wood·November 6, 2025

Adrift written by: Marcy S. Wood Adrift with broken mast and weathered bow. Once upon a time,...

English Poetry

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The Fool, poetry by Kendal Kraft at Spillwords.com

A Fool

Kendal Kraft·October 14, 2025

A Fool written by: Kendal Kraft One tear, or a cry of desperation from you and I,...

Poetry English

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ply 1921, a poem by Chún Xuán Yu at Spillwords.com

Reply 1921

Chún Xuán Yǔ·October 9, 2025

Reply 1921 written by: Chún Xuán Yu Under this solid ceiling inside a four-walled room Holding a...

Poetry English

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The Watch

MD Segomotso·September 30, 2025

The Watch written by: MD Segomotso - This was the expression my partner and I would often hear from people about our relationship...

English Literature

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On Life

Nafisa Shabbir·September 17, 2025

On Life written by: Nafisa Shabbir Life is like an onion Layer after layer is peeled And...

Poetry English

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Bees and Birds

NIM·September 10, 2025

Bees and Birds written by: NIM The bees and the birds (Or ears and the mind) Come...

English Poetry

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Hippo Ballet

Michael Ball·September 9, 2025

Hippo Ballet written by: Michael Ball Big beast boffins tell us 500 is the number of humans...

Poetry English

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Desire

Kathryn MacDonald·September 7, 2025

Desire written by: Kathryn MacDonald I In evenings after the hot sun falls low across the bay...

English Poetry

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Am I The Weeper?

Radhika Singh Rajawat·July 2, 2025

Am I the Weeper? written by: Radhika Singh Rajawat I don’t want to taste that salty stream,...

Poetry English

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Ashes

Kanwal Naveed·June 30, 2025

Ashes written by: Kanwal Naveed Like the ashes in the tray She was all burnt out But...

Poetry English

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Shelved Idea

G. Rod Hamilton·June 12, 2025

Shelved Idea written by: G. Rod Hamilton Consume the days This is a fade Played out in...

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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