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Sun Bright/Sunburn

Glenn BrescianiJuly 17, 2020

Sun Bright/Sunburn written by: Glenn Bresciani I hate sunlight. It burns my face. The lifeforms scurrying over my skin are loved by the sun. In dir...

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Your Training Never Ends

Jamal H Goodwin Jr.July 15, 2020

Your Training Never Ends written by: Jamal H Goodwin Jr. @Jaygoodwin171 We are in the dojo, kneeling. Sensei and her students robed in their gis, I...

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The Power of Words

Jenise CookApril 17, 2020

The Power of Words written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook My father was lynched. Mama took her own life. Foster care rotated me from family to family. ...

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Fire

Mehreen AhmedMarch 30, 2020

Fire written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 Laura stood at her window in the forest hut, watching a jaundiced sky. The bats and the crows flew in...

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It Should Have Been Me

E BarnesMarch 21, 2020

It Should Have Been Me written by: E Barnes I told him to never open my bureau drawers, but he needed money for his first school dance. He wanted to...

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Gathering

Kelley FarrellFebruary 20, 2020

Gathering written by: Kelley Farell @elleykawrites You always said the kitchen was our gathering place. “Over fine food families are saved.” ...

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Rescued

Jenise CookFebruary 7, 2020

Rescued written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook “Look at her.” “Which one?” “The red sweater. Quick, sit up,” Felix purred to his sister. “She’s comin...

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Inheritance

E BarnesFebruary 4, 2020

Inheritance written by: E Barnes The old man was in a hospital bed in his favorite room overlooking the water fountain he had installed when she was...

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Checkmate

E BarnesDecember 28, 2019

Checkmate written by: E Barnes At his usual time, he checks out a chess set from the nurses' desk. "You be white, Dad." He's amazed. His fathe...

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Match

Susan L De MillerNovember 14, 2019

Match written by: Susan L De Miller My finger hovers over the keyboard. The cursor blinks. “I have a match.” I whisper. “Are you going to open it?...

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The End

NT FranklinJune 26, 2019

The End written by: NT Franklin She heard the noise and saw the collision. She stood motionless for a split second before running to the scene. Even a...

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Vegan Dinner

Sinister SweetheartJune 5, 2019

Vegan Dinner written by: Sinister Sweetheart Someone throwing a dinner party referred to himself as a "vegan" cannibal. I asked him how such a thing c...

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The Iron Burned

Zoey XoltonMay 13, 2019

The Iron Burned written by: Zoey Xolton @zoeyxolton The Ranger cursed through his teeth as the iron chains that bound his wrists and ankles burned his fl...

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Almost An Angel

Declan KellyJanuary 11, 2019

Almost An Angel written by: Declan Kelly Bumpty head. It was the year of ninety-nine. Robbie William's 'Angels' were playing on the radio...

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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