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Thump

R.E Hengsterman·May 23, 2020

Thump written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman The overhead surgical lights exploit the man’s ashen flesh. “Airway,” someone yells. ...

English Featured Post Literature

·3 mins read

I Will Not Let Go

Yvonne·April 26, 2020

I Will Not Let Go written by: Yvonne Hold on tightly to my hand, Bill Your family...

English Poetry

·1 min read

My Phantom Ovaries

Catherine Shields·January 28, 2020

My Phantom Ovaries written by: Catherine Shields @Catshields1 The doctor wants to remove my what? I wasn’t...

English Literature

·12 mins read

Checkmate

E Barnes·December 28, 2019

Checkmate written by: E Barnes At his usual time, he checks out a chess set from the...

English Literature

·1 min read

Hernia

Alan Britt·December 7, 2019

Hernia written by: Alan Britt Love had a hernia, & what a love affair it was. Razor...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Jamaican Sands

Jim Bartlett·December 26, 2018

Jamaican Sands written by: Jim Bartlett Her body shaking with first day jitters, her breath caught somewhere...

English Literature

·10 mins read

Working The Grave

Belinda Brady·October 31, 2018

Working The Grave written by: Belinda Brady He’d only just been admitted to hospital after collapsing on...

English Halloween Literature

·5 mins read

Nurses

G David Schwartz·August 24, 2018

Nurses written by: G David Schwartz A nurse is a profession within the health care sector focused...

English Literature

·1 min read

Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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