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All Hallows’ Eve

Gabriella Balcom·October 31, 2023

All Hallows’ Eve written by: Gabriella Balcom T’was All Hallows Eve with the sun going down, and...

English Poetry Halloween

·3 mins read

My Dead Piggy: A Tormented Boy

Professor JPJ·August 26, 2023

My Dead Piggy: A Tormented Boy written by: Professor JPJ Eons ago, right after the last dinosaur...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Ghosts in The House

Lee Montgomery-Hughes·October 28, 2022

Ghosts in The House written by: Lee Montgomery-Hughes @Enscriptor I live in an ancient, haunted mansion and...

Literature Halloween English

·4 mins read

Cosmic Rei

Stuart M. Klimek·August 11, 2021

Cosmic Rei written by: Stuart M. Klimek Beneath the eclipse of an obsidian sun On lunar landscapes...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Tranquillity

Eamon O'Leary·December 5, 2020

Tranquillity written by: Eamon O’Leary With ease, Hank reached and pulled the ‘Sold’ sign from the ditch....

Haunted Holidays Featured Post Literature English

·9 mins read

Bad, Bad Granny

Catherine Anne MacKenzie·December 25, 2019

Bad, Bad Granny written by: Catherine Anne MacKenzie @grannymackenzie I’ll never forget one Christmas when my maternal...

Literature Christmas English

·2 mins read

Weekend #3

Robyn MacKinnon·December 8, 2019

Weekend #3 written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat FIREWORKS ARE STILL candy hiding in my purse… Weekend #3...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

·1 min read

Mischief on Hallow’s Eve

ReBecca DeFazio·October 31, 2019

Mischief on Hallow’s Eve written by: ReBecca DeFazio @MisplacedPetals We’re not afraid of the dark, of ghosts...

Poetry Halloween English

·1 min read

Spazadura

Bryan Jansing·July 24, 2018

Spazadura written by: Bryan Jansing @BryanJansing “We could play a game of calcetto— two on two.” “No,...

Literature English

·2 mins read

Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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