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Michal Reibenbach·April 21, 2020

Shopping written by: Michal Reibenbach 15.03. 2020 – One week into the Pandemic Seeing the parking lot...

English Literature

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Forced Relaxation and Temporary Removal from OCD and Anxiety

Christopher J. Falvey·September 15, 2019

Forced Relaxation and Temporary Removal from OCD and Anxiety written by: Christopher J. Falvey @yeahocd I had...

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The Field of Play

Mike Sharlow·September 7, 2019

The Field of Play written by: Mike Sharlow Our world revolved around “the field.” It was about...

English Featured Post Literature

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Fall Again

Hsenura·February 21, 2019

Fall Again written by: Hsenura @ARArunesh Amidst the myriad silent loudness, Hear my lullaby, to rouse around, In...

English Poetry

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Girls Who Refuse To Die

Nalini Priyadarshni·November 29, 2018

Girls Who Refuse To Die written by: Nalini Priyadarshni @Godessofsmallth It’s not about those who get flushed...

English Poetry

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Shadow

Jack Wolfe Frost·June 16, 2018

Shadow written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter My Shadow. I bury him deep, for he is the...

English Featured Post Literature

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Trapped In The Box

Nonso·August 5, 2017

Trapped In The Box written by: Nonso @Nounsso Every day the same thing happens. We wake up...

English Featured Post Literature

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A.D.C. Bed

S.K. Clarke·July 3, 2016

A.D.C. Bed written by: S.K. Clarke @skcwriter I. Knew. I knew the rules. I knew the consequences. I...

English

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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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