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Winter’s Appalling Curse

Franci Eugenia Hoffman·December 1, 2025

Winter’s Appalling Curse written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman a haunting sigh Ho ho forgotten winter’s chill stilled...

Poetry English Haunted Holidays

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November Dreary

Savannah E·November 30, 2025

November Dreary written by: Savannah E November 30th comes like a shadow, quiet and certain. Twenty-four days...

English Poetry

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Snowdrops

Spillwords·November 30, 2025

Snowdrops a poem by: Kenneth Slessor The Snowdrop Girl in fields of snowdrops walks, Whiter than foam,...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Trap

Shinsaku Ashida·November 29, 2025

Trap written by: Shinsaku Ashida I grew up being told that traps are set all over the...

Poetry English

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Habit

Jackie Figueroa·November 29, 2025

Habit written by: Jackie Figueroa One day One month One year later – You still linger in...

Poetry English

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I Don’t Want Their Civil War

John Neff·November 28, 2025

I Don’t Want Their Civil War written by: John Neff Most people just want to shake a...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Cafe Aural

Allan Lake·November 28, 2025

Cafe Aural written by: Allan Lake In mellifluous murmur, china cup clatter, caffeine cacophony defenceless I sit...

English Poetry

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Occlusion

Mary Annie A.V.·November 28, 2025

Occlusion written by: Mary Annie A.V. The way you took me trapping my breath in yours. That...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Family Recipe

Ed Sams·November 27, 2025

Family Recipe written by: Ed Sams Listen and learn, nor let it be said That men on...

English Poetry

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My Father Never Visits My Nightmares

Jemima Cohen·November 26, 2025

My Father Never Visits My Nightmares written by: Jemima Cohen I rest in gentleness, I am an...

Poetry English

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Consequences

Johnch·November 26, 2025

Consequences written by: Johnch - Ville burst through my door, red faced waving the guild manual around, muttering...

Literature English

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Whispers

Cocopops·November 26, 2025

Whispers written by: Cocopops His whispers draw me in As if my breath escapes I need to...

English Poetry

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A Penny For Your Memories

J.S. Mannino·November 25, 2025

A Penny For Your Memories written by: Joseph Mannino Goodbye, Penny, rest in peace It was good...

Poetry English

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Hibernate

Steve Pidduck·November 25, 2025

Hibernate written by: Steve Pidduck Winds have turned Turning chill Winter’s herald Drawing near Cascading leaves Swirling...

Poetry English

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Gloria Ogo is an American-based Nigerian writer with several published novels and poetry collections. Her work has appeared in Eye to the Telescope, Brittle Paper, Spillwords Press, Metastellar, Gypsophila Magazine, Harpy Hybrid Review, Allegro Poetry Magazine, among others. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and serves as a reader for Reckoning Magazine. She is the winner of the 2024 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and a finalist for the 2024 Jerri Dickseski Fiction Prize, the 2025 ODU Poetry Prize, and the 2025 Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize, earning honorable mentions. She is also a finalist for Lucky Jefferson's 2025 Poetry Contest. Her work was longlisted for the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize.

The Rightsizing Ruse by Mary Heeran White

The boxes were packed and stacked, taped firmly, with an indelible ink scrawl chronicling a lifetime of cherished possessions. Every taped bundle spoke of moments, memories – each a carefully curated piece in the vivid mosaic of our lives. In those hectic days, as the nesting instinct kicked in, our home expanded, one choreographed and colour-graded piece of content at a time. Packing each thought-out and integrated part of our shared story, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude for this space – a love so profound for the life we built together. ...

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