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Living Well With Cancer

Keith D Guernsey·October 6, 2022

Living Well with Cancer written by: Keith D Guernsey @thegurns I have developed a nine-point plan that I...

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Porkynose

Viviana Benfenati·September 11, 2022

Porkynose written by: Viviana Benfenati @bunnychernobyl Chapter 1: The auction The sound of the clock had just...

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Double Trouble

Cordilala·August 11, 2022

Double Trouble written by: Cordilala Trouble One and Trouble Two Sit in the kitchen with nothing to...

Poetry English

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The Best Friend

Rivka Shlesinger·July 24, 2022

The Best Friend written by: Rivka Shlesinger London, 1819 A dark velvet curtain covered the Torah shrine...

Have Faith

Troy Allen Houston·June 13, 2022

Have Faith written by: Troy Allen Houston Ever since I was a little boy. I tried to...

English Poetry

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Witless

Fizza Younis·May 3, 2022

Witless written by: Fizza Younis @fizza_reads Carefully, I tried to craft, The life I thought I want;...

Poetry English

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Choice is Mine

Dessy Tsvetkova·April 2, 2022

Choice is Mine written by: Dessy Tsvetkova Sometimes the day is full of unknowns, And you have...

Poetry English

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Doing Time

C H Elton·February 20, 2022

Doing Time written by: C H Elton @sdc130764 Yes, I did the crime and so yes, I...

Peasants’ Revolt

R.C Gibson·February 5, 2022

Peasants’ Revolt written by: R.C. Gibson @roolovestravel Hatred is like ash. A blackness that infects us one...

Literature English

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Totally Fine

Robyn MacKinnon·January 2, 2022

Totally Fine written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat annual favourite plans didn’t go through tonight It’s totally fine…...

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Keeping Santa Real

Carmen Baca·December 15, 2021

Keeping Santa Real written by: Carmen Baca @carmen_author I was on my way to the kitchen when...

Christmas English Literature

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Entering Winter with a Line from Gwendolyn Brooks

D. R. James·December 12, 2021

Entering Winter with a Line from Gwendolyn Brooks written by: D.R. James Horizon’s burst-smear of pink nonchalance...

Poetry English

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Financial Futures

Lynsey Fyfe·November 29, 2021

Financial Futures written by: Lynsey Fyfe @lillypops87 I sit down in a cold, cavernous conference room, across...

English Literature

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You Smiled

Karin Porter·November 8, 2021

You Smiled written by: Karin Porter You smiled at me And I forgot everything I ever knew...

Poetry English

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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