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Shine Ballard·June 2, 2022

draft—able written by: Shine Ballard @xShine14 i live in attempt to press reach into pages aptspace ...

Poetry English

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The Pencil

Tay Summerlin·August 6, 2021

The Pencil written by: Tay Summerlin @esplendidatay I pick up my pencil For an idea came to...

Poetry English

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Couture Understanding

Ursula Levi·April 9, 2021

Couture Understanding written by: Ursula Levi @u_levi_13 My scattered debris and your scoops for understanding. Seems like...

English Poetry

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How Love Tastes

Henry Bladon·August 20, 2020

How Love Tastes written by: Henry Bladon He once asked me how love tastes. I said it can be...

Poetry English

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Broken Lead

Eoghan Lyng·July 2, 2019

Broken Lead written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng This pencil, It bends-upends A spike offending clairvoyant could hurry...

Poetry English

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Autobiography

paeansunplugged·January 19, 2019

Autobiography written by: paeansunplugged In my heyday I was tall and slender Much coveted and prized Adored by...

Poetry English

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Wooden Soldiers

Anne G·August 20, 2015

Wooden Soldiers Prose-Poetry by Anne G Wooden soldiers stand erect, at attention on my desk. Straight and sturdy...

Anne G English

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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How Love Tastes

Broken Lead

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Wooden Soldiers

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An Unexpected Gift

Cardinal Wings

A Chicago Carol

Home is Where the Heart is

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Bucket List Vacation

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