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Product Placement

Leslie Rider·July 9, 2024

Product Placement written by: Leslie Rider - I straddled the top of two urinals in the men’s faculty...

Mistaken Glances

Justine Engelbrecht·June 6, 2024

Mistaken Glances written by: Justine Engelbrecht How many thoughts and passions lie behind your eyes. The same...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Mythology

Doug Hawley·May 3, 2024

Mythology written by: Doug Hawley @DougHawley8 “Good idea to walk by the canal today Roger.” “Right, the...

English Literature

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Torn

Ifeanyi Sibling·February 16, 2024

Torn written by: Ifeanyi Sibling How do I tell anyone now? Love has rendered me incomplete Your...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Spirit of Christmas to Come

Lynn White·December 21, 2023

The Spirit of Christmas to Come written by: Lynn White The ghost slid down the rabbit hole...

Poetry Christmas English

·1 min read

Bad Habits and Old Addictions

Judge Burdon·December 5, 2023

Bad Habits and Old Addictions written by: Judge Burdon Just when I think I’ve finally lost them...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Cocoa Bomb

Sean Thomas McDonnell·December 2, 2023

Cocoa Bomb written by: Sean Thomas McDonnell Matty swirled his cocoa with his finger, the marshmallows spinning...

Literature English Haunted Holidays

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Visit From Another Ghost

Roger Turner·December 1, 2023

Visit From Another Ghost written by: Roger Turner @titansdad There was a knocking on my bedroom door...

English Haunted Holidays Poetry

·1 min read

Calling

Andrea Damic·July 17, 2023

Calling written by: Andrea Damic @DamicAndrea Red African soil. Heatwave scorches through the land of this ancient...

Literature English

·1 min read

Unbridled

Dilip Mohapatra·March 18, 2023

Unbridled written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo Thank you for infusing in me your intelligence that some call artificial...

Poetry English Featured Post

·1 min read

Rescued From Aliens

Doug Hawley·March 1, 2023

Rescued From Aliens written by: Doug Hawley @DougHawley8 I know I’m not the first to wish for...

English Literature

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Anatomy of Guilt

Amrita Valan·January 18, 2023

Anatomy of Guilt written by: Amrita Valan @amritavalan Pain surreal sneaks Snaking innards Acid corrode Tears. Burnt...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Winter Jasmine

Paul Thwaites·January 12, 2023

Winter Jasmine written by: Paul Thwaites Sparks the hedge on this curmudgeon day, Chipped off old sun’s...

English Poetry

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Hindsight

Allison Xu·November 11, 2022

Hindsight written by: Allison Xu They were the most beautiful fish I’d ever seen. Their dazzling scales...

English Literature

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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