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The Complete Mother

Rakshinda MujeebApril 1, 2020

The Complete Mother written by: Rakshinda Mujeeb @rakshindatweets Humeirah rubs her bloodshot eyes as she is struggling to wake up from a four-hour...

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Agate Hunting

Jim BatesMarch 26, 2020

Agate Hunting written by: Jim Bates After we waved good-bye to the last of the guests, Janet turned to me and asked, "Where's Evan?" "I think he's ...

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The Boy Whose Mother Left

Mir-Yashar SeyedbagheriMarch 24, 2020

The Boy Whose Mother Left written by: Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri @dudesosad I’m the guy whose mother left. In gym, they remind me, their words a chant...

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Hurry Back: For Agnes

Mary Ellen GambuttiFebruary 18, 2020

Hurry Back: For Agnes written by: Mary Ellen Gambutti @melcmg I position my mother’s wheelchair against the heavy table in the corner of her room. ...

EnglishLiterature8 min read

Biscuit Tin

ArikuiFebruary 17, 2020

Biscuit Tin written by: Arikui Such things she kept, to hold her memories in. A pretty box, a tin, a January journal eternally returning to a long p...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

Stay

Rayna MoreFebruary 16, 2020

Stay written by: Rayna More Fists clenched, cheeks drowning. Heart's sinking, chest is pounding. Internally screaming Why me? Why my baby? What ...

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Bread of Misery

Edwin Olu BestmanFebruary 3, 2020

Bread of Misery written by: Edwin Olu Bestman While poverty enters the front door of her heart, Happiness crawls away Sadness slaps her on her lowe...

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Motherhood

Sonali MajumdarJanuary 31, 2020

Motherhood written by: Sonali Majumdar Who would I be If not a mother? Even if I hadn’t given birth I would still be a mother. Every girl is a mot...

EnglishPoetry1 min read

An Ode to A Fallen Angel

Fallen EngelJanuary 28, 2020

An Ode To A Fallen Angel written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 Moonlight falling over me, pushing the darkness of eternity Your dark hair caught the...

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My Goddess

Rubab AbdullahJanuary 13, 2020

My Goddess written by: Rubab Abdullah Boundless love and gratitude I have for you With great tenderness You carried me within you And delivered ...

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Mowgli’s Mother

Mehreen AhmedJanuary 1, 2020

Mowgli's Mother written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 “What a strange name? Mowgli’s mother,” Brenda Braidy said. “Yes, very strange,” said her...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

My Mother and Forgiveness

Dawn ParishDecember 29, 2019

My Mother and Forgiveness written by: Dawn Parish As a loving child, I could not understand why I was treated so badly by my mother, who'd adopted me ...

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Christmas Day Poetry

Marian WoodDecember 25, 2019

Christmas Day Poetry written by: Marian Wood @EyeOfMazz It’s Christmas morning and Santa has been, The children’s faces are a sight to be seen. As ...

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Unhappy Santa

Dawn DeBraalDecember 22, 2019

Unhappy Santa written by: Dawn DeBraal The night before Christmas. At Waldman-Coast's store, Santa had had it. His patience was, wore. Mom raised he...

ChristmasEnglishPoetry0 min read

“Lock down, lock down. We are now on lock down.” The receptionist’s voice came over the school intercom over the incessant buzzing of the alarm bells located in every hall of every phase of the building. I thanked my lucky stars I wasn’t in my regular classroom with my fourth period of thirty-one freshmen. I was teaching my last class of the day in the computer lab of phase five, one of the more isolated wings of the large oddly-shaped school where I’d been teaching for years. There were only seven students in class that day, it being a Friday afternoon ...