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Open Letter To All Mothers

Nazia Erum·February 4, 2018

Open Letter To All Mothers written by: Nazia Erum @nazia_e Honestly, I am afraid for my child....

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Mama’s Musing

Arun Dash·January 16, 2018

Mama’s Musing written by: Arun Dash The gush of Spring wind That drenched me in hope, I...

English Poetry

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I Will Never Forget

Suwong·January 8, 2018

I will never forget written by: Suwong She made hell for my mother You see she left...

Poetry English

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A Special Lady

Tinashe Muza·December 5, 2017

a special lady written by: Tinashe Muza She was the first I saw I am because she...

English Poetry

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BLISS OF MOTHERHOOD

Manthena Damodara Chary·December 4, 2017

BLISS OF MOTHERHOOD written by: MANTHENA DAMODARA CHARY The gleaming eyes stream beaming bliss Affinity springs from...

English Poetry

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The Arrival

Kalam Babu·November 28, 2017

The Arrival written by: Kalam Babu As a young boy, the trees spoke to me. I heard...

English Literature

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Ten Years Ago

Heidi Baker·November 5, 2017

Ten Years Ago written by: Heidi Baker @heidib19 We’ve just moved into our RV. We’re living the...

English Literature

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Mother’s Touch

RLYNN·October 21, 2017

Mother’s Touch written by: RLYNN @rlynnpoetry I craved your love although it was absent. constantly trying to...

English Poetry

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An Angel’s Whisper

Alison Vail Fuller·October 5, 2017

An Angel’s Whisper written by: Alison Vail Fuller @alisonVfuller The struggle has ended. The moment is soft,...

Literature English

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The Pharmacy of Trust

Eliza Segiet·October 1, 2017

The Pharmacy of Trust written by: Eliza Segiet @eliza.segiet translated by: Artur Komoter How am I supposed...

Literature Polish English International

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Listening Carefully

Heidi Baker·September 27, 2017

Listening Carefully written by: Heidi Baker @heidib19 She’s wanted to be carried on the wind for years,...

English Poetry

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River Green

Cristina Munoz·September 23, 2017

River Green written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 once a physic revealed while pregnant with me my mother’s...

Poetry English Featured Post

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The Quilt

Ipsita Banerjee·September 19, 2017

The Quilt written by: Ipsita Banerjee @ipsyb I brought myself a bolt of cloth made of the...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Her Last Snow

Eli Garcia·September 9, 2017

Her Last Snow written by: Eli Garcia She never cried. From pain or fear. Or frustration. When...

English Poetry

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I was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. At fifteen I left school without the skills or maturity to appreciate the wider world. At nineteen I packed a bag and wandered through Europe and North Africa, learning from the road. At twenty‑five I earned the qualifications for university, eventually becoming a high school teacher and later an education manager. Now I live with my amazing wife on an island north of Seattle. After retiring and with encouragement from Spillwords and the Clever Park Writers Group, I traded reports for storytelling. And that's where the fiction began...

Cast Off by Niall Crowley

The two computer screens tighten their grip. Tom pivots between them, tracking one while he works on the other. Careful discipline from early morning to close of business. Number crunching, he would have termed it before. Now it’s data management and verification, his task to model and tabulate clients’ financial situations and options. Bookkeeping, he would admit to, in more candid moments. He’s tethered firmly to the task, though, and has been since he started here, nearly two years now. Bound in the rigour the work requires, as if life itself depends on it. Top floor, dormer window ...

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