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Ticket Please

Jess·August 4, 2022

Ticket Please written by: Jess “Ticket, please” He says to me, No smile on his face. To...

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Card Game

Jeff Flaig·August 4, 2022

Card Game written by: Jeff Flaig The ace of spades landed on top Stole my hand, your...

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A Rare Romance

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty·August 4, 2022

A Rare Romance written by: Smruti Ranjan Mohanty Take back everything I have, the colourful world, the...

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Luces Derritiendo Voces

Romulaizer Pardo·August 3, 2022

Luces Derritiendo Voces written by: Romulaizer Pardo @RomulaizerPardo En la creencia de los orígenes existe la palabra...

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Dust

Deni Neighbour·August 3, 2022

Dust written by: Deni Neighbour I don’t want to leave you, I really don’t, but one day...

English Poetry

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The Layered Grey

G. Rod Hamilton·August 2, 2022

The Layered Grey written by: Rando Mithlo Are there days we lose to thought Where even air...

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Seduction

Kate Blake·August 1, 2022

Seduction written by: Kate Blake they seem to slither and slide, sexy and seductive or rumble around...

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Flower From Fissure

Robbie Pruitt·August 1, 2022

Flower From Fissure written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt Beauty sprouts through crevices of hard concrete and dark...

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Mutation (2021)

David R Mellor·August 1, 2022

Mutation (2021) written by: David R Mellor It was running round the House of Commons With no...

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If I Only Knew

Manisha Divan·August 1, 2022

If I Only Knew written by: Manisha Divan She taught me the values Attributes too, To serve...

Poetry English

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My Youth

Spillwords·July 31, 2022

My Youth a poem by Amir Khusro My youth is budding, is full of passion; How can...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Torn Away

Robin McNamara·July 30, 2022

Torn Away written by: Robin McNamara @thewindingroad1 I was torn by the wage which tore me away...

SHE and YOU

RC Larlham·July 30, 2022

SHE and YOU A Duality of Poems written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 ...

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Somber Sunsets

Qeirnin·July 30, 2022

Somber Sunsets written by: Qeirnin I wonder if there’s a place where it’s possible To chase the...

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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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