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Victorian Christmas Cake

Maurice Devitt·December 14, 2020

Victorian Christmas Cake written by: Maurice Devitt Every year about this time I go looking for your...

Poetry English Christmas

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Tea Cakes For Christmas

Mary Bone·December 17, 2019

Tea Cakes For Christmas written by: Mary Bone Tea cakes were a regular treat for Andrew when...

Poetry Christmas English

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Redneck Zombies

Roger Turner·March 26, 2019

Redneck Zombies written by: roger turner @titansdad There’s strange noises round these parts Tales of zombies too...

Poetry English

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Witch’s Stew Brew

N. K. Hasen·November 21, 2018

Witch’s Stew Brew written by: N. K. Hasen @poetrybyhasen Toil, boil, and bubble over cauldron hot Boil...

English Poetry

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Love: A Recipe

Joe Russo·July 24, 2016

Love: A Recipe written by: Joe Russo @josephrusso8 You were sweet like a cupcake. The perfect mix...

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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Victorian Christmas Cake

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Redneck Zombies

Witch’s Stew Brew

Love: A Recipe

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The Purple Wall

Nightly Chores

Buzzword Symphony

Thread Count

Return From Space

Woman, Be Free

Think Not

Tongue Tied

The Three Degrees

All Falls Down