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You Forever Run

Michael Ball·December 4, 2019

You Forever Run written by: Michael Ball @whirred You run from that imp Love, Fearing what it...

English Poetry

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The Tome of Cooter Clemons

Marlon Martinez·November 26, 2019

The Tome of Cooter Clemons written by: Marlon Martinez You didn’t know this hombre. Never met him...

English Literature

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Beautiful Risk

Julie Powell·May 2, 2019

Beautiful Risk written by: Julie Powell @jules_cupcake Beautiful risk… Yes it is a risk But too good...

English Poetry

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The Maiden And The Dragon

Amanda Eifert·June 5, 2018

The Maiden And The Dragon written by: Amanda Eifert @mandibelle16 Come down, Lady on the balcony, come down....

English Poetry

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John Anthony Fingleton: Was born in Cork City, in the Republic of Ireland. Now living in Paraguay. Poems published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, UK, USA, India and France as well as three produced plays. Poems read on Irish and American radio as well in Spanish on South American broadcasts. Has poems published in Spillwords, Alien Bhudda, The Red Door, Piker Press, Super Poetry Highway, The Writers Magazine, Ariel Chart, and numerous national and international journals, blogs, reviews, and anthologies. Published collections 'Poems from the Shadowlands' was published in 2017, 'Words That Found Me' 2019, 'Poems From The Banks' 2020, 'Poems from a Restricted Place' April 2020, 'Secret Fjords' May 2020 and 'A Gathering Of Words' June 2020. All which are available on Amazon.

A Song for Christmas by Steve Carr

I was sixteen. Ma’s upright piano stood against the wall in the dining room where it had been since Ma and Pa were married. It was Grandma’s piano, but she gave it to my Ma as a wedding present. It was made of mahogany and Ma polished it almost every day. I was sitting at it just plucking randomly on the black keys when Ma placed a bright red runner across the top of the piano and, a few minutes later, placed the crèche on the runner. She arranged the figures of Mary and Joseph around the baby Jesus lying in a manger.
“You’re late puttin’ that out this year, Ma,” I said.
“Each year there are more and more boxes of Christmas decorations to sort through,” she said.
I strummed several keys with an unmelodic result and heaved a loud sigh.
“Have you decided yet which song you’re going to do for the Christmas service?” she asked ...

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