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Size Seven

Jaya AvendelApril 18, 2020

Size Seven written by: Jaya Avendel @AvendelJaya It is an insurmountable feeling To be left alone At the edge of Devonshire with the Lambs white a...

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Love Sick

Brutus RichmondMarch 16, 2020

Love Sick written by: Brutus Richmond You’re infectious baby I’ve got the disease I’m burning up Thirty eight degrees Sweetheart keep your distanc...

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Stranger

Solomon BukenyaJanuary 18, 2020

Stranger written by: Solomon Bukenya Eyes have seen the fires of hell. Flames burning the last of souls to tiny flakes of dust. Souls that once live...

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Streets of Madness

George Gad EconomouSeptember 25, 2019

Streets of Madness written by: George Gad Economou @GeorgeGad17 last call, what an ugly phrase; it means go back out there in the filthy streets, ...

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Wounded Bird

MountassirSeptember 10, 2019

Wounded Bird written by: Mountassir Aziz translated by: Nassira Nezzar A wounded bird as a deserted silence He takes breaths On his way to sil...

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A Simple Reject

Art BlacktoothSeptember 4, 2019

A Simple Reject written by: Art Blacktooth I had missed my train in life, a lone marker in the sand-swept clean by the tide. From an early age, you ...

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Wherefore “The Blues”?

Mike TurnerJune 5, 2019

Wherefore "The Blues"? written by: Mike Turner Why are they called “the blues”? Why is it that when we are overcome with hopelessness Crushed wi...

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FEAR

Slice LucasApril 24, 2019

FEAR written by: Slice Lucas @SliceLucas If You Could Let Go Of Fear, You Can Go To A Place Unfamiliar At First But Such A Beautiful Space If You C...

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Only A Phone Call

Sarojkanta DashDecember 14, 2018

Only A Phone Call written by: Sarojkanta Dash Whether to receive my call or reject was your choice But I had no way out But to call And I did. ...

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In The End

Doug DonnanAugust 30, 2018

In The End written by: Doug Donnan In the end, God in his omnipotence, turned his back on me My heart and soul sank to the bottom of an indifferent s...

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She Moves Like Woven Silken Strands

Rick HoweJuly 25, 2018

She Moves Like Woven Silken Strands written by: Rick Howe She moves like woven silken strands Hair catching air, and in her grace Becomes that ...

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Shunned

Antony KingJune 13, 2018

Shunned written by: Antony King I am the child that is always picked last, Who wants to be liked, But is often looked past. I am the one... W...

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Full

Moxie McMurderJune 1, 2018

Full written by: Moxie McMurder @MoxieMcMurder Fill me up I want it all To take up space after allowing myself to shrink I want to be full I am g...

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It Is Better To Know Than Not To Know

Julie ErshadiJanuary 29, 2017

It Is Better to Know Than Not to Know written by: Julie Ershadi @jershadi Contentment in your words, desire in your voice. It is better to know than ...

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Denise D’Souza lives with her husband in Surrey in the UK. After graduating with a BA in English and Religious Studies, she worked for the Salvation Army publishing department. She worked on publications in print and online, writing and editing news items and creating page layouts. When she gave up her job in publishing to become a carer she missed writing and joined an online writing group. She currently works in carer support. Her short stories, articles and poems have been published in e-magazines such as Spillwords and the Inner Circle Writers’ Group anthologies Cadence, Miracle, Blaze, Poetica, Gleam and Lantern.

Spotlight On Writers - Julia R. DeStefano

Julia R. DeStefano is a Red Queen who wears many hats but one crown. A confessional poet, she captures moments and preserves them in the glistening amber of language. She also believes in the penning of Paradise into existence through powerful verse. Julia is a woman driven by love and healed by intimacy who uses imagery to paint vivid pictures of darkness and sensuality. Julia believes that the most challenging things in life are those that ultimately end up being the most worth it; that to be loved well is to have won at life; and that the heart will never, ever lead the head astray. Look for Julia atop her throne of books.