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Empty Bedrooms, a poem written by Ricky Hawthorne at Spillwords.com

Empty Bedroooms

Ricky HawthorneJuly 10, 2020

Empty Bedrooms written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames I saw you The bedroom door was ajar Their bedroom We’d given them that room And took t...

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Corner Windows

Genie NakanoJuly 4, 2020

Corner Windows written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini my corner windows where I watch the world I see you yet, you can't see me Hiroshige scenes c...

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The Box

Lee DunnJune 2, 2020

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

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The Children of Autumn

Mohamed Ait AliDecember 10, 2019

The Children of Autumn written by: Mohamed Ait Ali Let's sit on this garden bench and mellow out, Let's sit and notice strangers disappearing a...

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Wild Geese

Mir-Yashar SeyedbagheriNovember 27, 2019

Wild Geese written by: Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri Geese rise from the campus soccer field, into the evening. Wings flutter in unison. No stragglers. Y...

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This Moment Between Moments

John BrantinghamOctober 17, 2019

This Moment Between Moments written by: John Brantingham Ebbie drops Clair off for karate at the strip mall dojo on Thursdays at 3:30 and takes an h...

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How Hilda Stopped Mourning

Anita G. GormanApril 11, 2019

How Hilda Stopped Mourning written by: Anita G. Gorman Most people remembered birthdays and anniversaries and all sorts of holidays. Some people kep...

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Bridie is just a wife, mother and grandmother who loves to write. She is a retired teacher and is also a busy photographer. She lives with her husband in the countryside in west Limerick. Her late dad was a popular and successful poet and author. She discovered that she had a flair for writing following retirement when life slowed down a little. She was encouraged by family members to develop this hidden gift. As grandchildren arrived she was inspired to write about experiences with them and has had articles and poems published in local newspapers and journals. She is working towards publishing a book of her writings in the near future.

ALBERT CAMUS’S – 'THE PLAGUE' - ITS RELEVANCE TODAY by GS Subbu

How relevant is the ‘The Plague’ to the present scenario we find ourselves in? It is really astounding that when you go through the book you realize that what is happening now is very similar to what has been described in graphic detail decades ago. Whether it is the fear psychosis, the measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, the dedicated and tireless work of groups of individuals in taking care of the afflicted, the resistance to the imposition of stringent regulations by the authorities and lastly the realization that we have to move on but with a changed perspective and living a new life.
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