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Twelve Songs

Louis GalloNovember 20, 2019

Twelve Songs written by: Louis Gallo I In 1898 my great-grandfather Jakob scribbled music onto the vellum leaves of a brass-studded leather not...

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Riding Shotgun

Roger TurnerSeptember 28, 2019

Riding Shotgun written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I remember riding shotgun between my ma and pa mom had on the radio dad chewed on his chaw I a...

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PAPER DREAMS

TM DiSarroAugust 13, 2019

PAPER DREAMS written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro My life is lost in paper dreams So worn with sweet decay Nostalgia bears the crush of passing years ...

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Our Childhood

Dr Molly JosephJuly 25, 2019

Our Childhood written by: Dr. MOLLY JOSEPH In groups we wandered streaming through the paddy fields that whispered secrets and echoed our h...

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End of Refugee Rainbow

Sultana RazaJune 23, 2019

End of Refugee Rainbow written by: Sultana Raza Rode endlessly admin’s merry-go-round, Eternally waited for the case to be resolved. For weren’t the...

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Mother

Ximena EscobarMay 10, 2019

Mother written by: Ximena Escobar @laximenin Immense Those Mountains Like time Exposed Beautiful wound Reminding us of who we are Dividin...

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Games, Then and Now

Paul Anthony ObeyApril 15, 2019

Games, Then and Now written by: Paul Anthony Obey @TheInvisiblePo1 A healthy new craze, Anyone can aspire, Friends with high praise, And a will to...

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A Game of Two Halves

Tim GardinerApril 6, 2019

A Game of Two Halves written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 Match day arrives, 12 November 1988, Norwich City versus Sheffield Wednesday in League ...

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Growing Into It

Lee DunnApril 5, 2019

Growing Into It written by: Lee Dunn So, I saw you many days when I was but a child. You were in fine leaf then. We lassoed you twice, and m...

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Ready To Go

Tim GardinerMarch 8, 2019

Ready To Go written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 Anita’s enthusiasm pulls us through another tardy Wednesday afternoon, spewing forth Larkin’s ma...

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Nostalgia

Michal ReibenbachMarch 7, 2019

Nostalgia written by: Michal Reibenbach Even though Anna is now a mature woman, she still aches for her grandparents, there is a yearning for them t...

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Story of an Independent Mountain Girl

Abhishek PandeyarFebruary 19, 2019

Story of an Independent Mountain Girl written by: Abhishek Pandeyar The most painful time is not the day you leave home. It is the one before when y...

EnglishLiterature8 min read