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Empty Bedroooms

Ricky Hawthorne·July 10, 2020

Empty Bedrooms written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames I saw you The bedroom door was ajar Their bedroom...

English Poetry

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Corner Windows

Genie Nakano·July 4, 2020

Corner Windows written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini my corner windows where I watch the world I see...

English Poetry

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The Box

Lee Dunn·June 2, 2020

The Box written by: Lee Dunn @66human On one side of a thick box, there’s a pencil-sized peephole. Through...

English Literature

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The Children of Autumn

Mohamed Ait Ali·December 10, 2019

The Children of Autumn written by: Mohamed Ait Ali Let’s sit on this garden bench and mellow...

English Poetry

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Wild Geese

Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri·November 27, 2019

Wild Geese written by: Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri Geese rise from the campus soccer field, into the evening. Wings...

English Literature

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This Moment Between Moments

John Brantingham·October 17, 2019

This Moment Between Moments written by: John Brantingham Ebbie drops Clair off for karate at the strip...

English Literature

·2 mins read

How Hilda Stopped Mourning

Anita G. Gorman·April 11, 2019

How Hilda Stopped Mourning written by: Anita G. Gorman Most people remembered birthdays and anniversaries and all...

English Literature

·6 mins 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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