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Bread and Circuses

Steve Green·September 18, 2025

Bread and Circuses written by: Steve Green We came not for the show but the bloody spectacle...

English Poetry

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Repressed Suppressed Emotion

Mahbuba Shama·March 13, 2025

Repressed Suppressed Emotion written by: Mahbuba Shama Why do you hide your true feelings for me, my...

Poetry English

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Phases of Me

Heidi MacCulloch·April 26, 2024

Phases of Me written by: Heidi MacCulloch I like to think I have a string A lifeline...

Poetry English

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Silent Rage

Akshita1776·April 3, 2024

Silent Rage written by: Akshita1776 They clamp a hand on my mouth, Press down my tongue- With...

Poetry English

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La Protesta

Alexis Soto Ramírez·March 23, 2022

La Protesta written by: Alexis Soto Ramírez al fin posó para las cámaras en toda su estatura...

Poetry Spanish

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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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Bread and Circuses

Repressed Suppressed Emotion

Phases of Me

Silent Rage

La Protesta

Mary Had a Stalker

Microdosing at Cornet Café

Shellshock

Ascension

The Escalator

Tree

Whispers of the Boyne

Flesh & Bones

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Mares

Dance to The Beat of The Beach Boys

Endure The Night