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Mom, Who Paints The Sky That Way

Elaine MarieJuly 31, 2020

Mom, Who Paints The Sky That Way written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 I watched my blonde-haired babies, laughing in their play While I worked ...

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TWO TO TANGO

Dilip MohapatraApril 30, 2020

TWO TO TANGO written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo It was a Sunday. Rahul got up late as is his habit and headed for the washroom. Someone rang t...

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Stay

Rayna MoreFebruary 16, 2020

Stay written by: Rayna More Fists clenched, cheeks drowning. Heart's sinking, chest is pounding. Internally screaming Why me? Why my baby? What ...

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Crash - Part II, a short story by Michal Reibenbach at Spillwords.com

Crash II

Michal ReibenbachFebruary 9, 2020

Crash Part II written by: Michal Reibenbach Six weeks later. My condition has stabilized, the time has arrived for me to be transferred to the reh...

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Crash

Michal ReibenbachJanuary 12, 2020

Crash Part I written by: Michal Reibenbach Yanna and I are sitting on my bed, leaning back on pillows. It is, after all, the most comfortable place i...

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Christmas Eve, 1945

Dan WilcoxDecember 24, 2019

Christmas Eve, 1945 written by: Dan Wilcox @Dwclx How I love your round belly, heavy like a fruit cake beneath the tree. You sit tucked in your fla...

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Evacuation

Michal ReibenbachDecember 5, 2019

Evacuation written by: Michal Reibenbach June 1944 Mae: On account of my pregnancy and the server bombing of London, I am evacuated to Middles...

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Sister

Katy SantiffMarch 28, 2019

Sister written by: Katy Santiff In the palm-shade of Pearl Harbor, with the beach grass between my toes, which were shaped like small pin...

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Dandelion

R.E HengstermanJuly 26, 2018

Dandelion written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman She called it Dandelion. I didn’t question. How could I? I'd brought her to this place....

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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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