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Afloat

Gavin HaycockAugust 1, 2020

Afloat written by: Gavin Haycock @gavinhaycock Dean was not feeling quite right with himself. He had felt like this on and off. He simply wasn't fe...

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Prisoner Five Eight

John LaneMay 12, 2020

Prisoner Five Eight written by: John Lane With most business on lockdown, more and more stringent rules to enter the few open ones remaining and the...

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I Peel Paper

Kindra M. AustinMarch 17, 2020

I Peel Paper written by: Kindra M. Austin @AustinKindra I peel paper, yellow— jaundice skin, is it mine? I sit inside myself. I am a room w...

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Jailbreak

Robyn MacKinnonNovember 17, 2019

Jailbreak written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat broke out of jail going to go make coffee Ok. I'm done folks ...

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A Prison of Another’s Making

P. T. CorwinNovember 2, 2019

A Prison of Another's Making written by: P.T. Corwin Far from his untamed memory, A prison of another's making, Where they have wrenched his voice a...

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The Birds That Don’t Sing

Daniel BrooksJuly 2, 2019

The Birds That Don't Sing written by: Daniel Brooks I fear incarceration Like the living fear Death I fear the point of No return I fear that not...

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Selling Hope

Beth TremaglioApril 1, 2019

Selling Hope written by: Beth Tremaglio @TremaglioBeth "What is more dangerous than hopelessness? The sale and lie of hope." - Beth Unt...

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

AidaOctober 21, 2018

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY written by: Aida A bright sunset in a crimson hue, bows down to give way to a harvest moon, aching its way to cover the sky in...

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Reprehensible

Criss TrippOctober 7, 2018

Reprehensible written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp A comprehensible confessional, Regarding a highly debatable; Unbelievable past participle. The...

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One Hundred And Three

SpillwordsAugust 19, 2018

One Hundred and Three a poem by Henry Lawson With the frame of a man, and the face of a boy, and a manner strangely wild, And the great...

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Running Away From The Light

Lana WesleyMay 2, 2017

Running away from the light written by: Lana Wesley @LanaWesley36 Half destroyed tower behind the tall hill Living there for years to forget how to ...

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Aside

Mike BellMarch 10, 2017

Aside written by: Mike Bell @MikeBellWrites It exists, today, another foul descent, where thousands of sick acts are set: Saydnaya, Assad’s concrete ...

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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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