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Little Red Morrigan

Sarra Culleno·October 18, 2021

Little Red Morrigan written by: Sarra Culleno @sarra1978 Many moons ago / in a land of laws...

English Poetry

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Satan. What’s In A Word?

Bipolar Universe of Duality·September 12, 2021

Satan. What’s In A Word? written by: Bipolar Universe of Duality From where did the name “Satan”...

Article English

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It Isn’t Normal

Bruce Levine·July 16, 2021

It Isn’t Normal written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 The new normal which isn’t normal The perpetrators of...

English Poetry

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Friends Like an Urban Myth, a poem by Mahroz at Spillwords.com

Friends Like and Urban Myth

Mahroz·May 12, 2021

Friends Like an Urban Myth written by: Mahroz Once upon an afternoon drab, I trolled for a...

English Poetry

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The Fortune Teller

Sheila Henry·January 27, 2021

The Fortune Teller written by: Sheila Henry @sheila_henry17 Every New Year’s Day, the town of Sangre Grande...

English Literature

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Dream-feeder

Susan H Evans·January 5, 2021

Dream-feeder written by: Susan H Evans A dream maker, a brain feeder, an old, silver-haired Cavalry god...

English Poetry

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The Making of A Witch

Sandi Leibowitz·December 5, 2020

The Making of A Witch written by: Sandi Leibowitz Here, under this pointed hat, is hate. Here,...

English Haunted Holidays Poetry

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Here Be Dragons

James Lilley·November 24, 2020

Here Be Dragons written by: James Lilley @jameslilley1411 Spluttering the battered car, gently rolled to stop Fierce venomous...

English Poetry

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To Olympus

Tasos Kyrtasoglou·November 5, 2020

English International Poetry

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A Heartbroken Rusalka

Boris Simonovski·July 27, 2020

A Heartbroken Rusalka written by: Boris Simonovski @VolkashinPoet And so she shrieks, and pours out her sorrow,...

English Poetry

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Watchword

Elizabeth Barton·April 17, 2020

Watchword written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 The watchword of Venus is cast on the ocean, Riding the wave...

English Poetry

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The Golem

Mike Kanner·April 11, 2020

The Golem written by: Mike Kanner @MDKanner Rebecca was in her home office when she heard her...

English Literature

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Meandering About Poetry

Claude Seguy·March 27, 2020

Meandering About Poetry written by: Claude Seguy Poetry, poetry, you are so capricious; Entwining sentences, rhyming or...

English Poetry

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The Eclipse

Rain Alchemist·March 13, 2020

The Eclipse written by: Rain Alchemist @vinayak96052946 For sure, he was a curious lad, Hence never believed myth...

English Poetry

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A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominee, Elaine Nadal is the author of two poetry chapbooks: When and Sweat, Dance, Sing, Cut, published by Finishing Line Press. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in several journals and anthologies, including Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Spillwords Press, Haunted Waters Press, Hoot Review, and Latino Book Review Magazine. Nadal has shared her work in many venues. She recently did a TEDx talk on hope, poetry, and music.

When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo

“Was this one of yours?”
I stare at the text on my phone from a former teaching colleague, the URL underneath it glaring up at me. I hesitate, not sure if I want to click on it. Finally, my curiosity compels me. My finger shakily taps the link.
“Sean Michael Bishop, 17, has been charged with first-degree murder,” the article’s headline blares at me. I read on, my pulse quickening. “On May 11, Bishop was arrested and charged in the shooting of 34-year-old Michael Franken. Bishop was also arrested on weapons charges. Lake Vista police said Bishop was involved in an argument with a woman in the parking lot of Tailgaters Bar & Grill in the Main Street District before Franken tried to stop the fight. Police said Monday that Franken has since died, and Bishop is now charged with first-degree murder.”

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