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Amends

Daisy King·November 11, 2020

Amends written by: Daisy King @stormsinteacups I want to tell all in my family that I am...

English Poetry

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Souls Held Close – A PTSD Lament

RC Larlham·November 6, 2020

Souls Held Close A PTSD Lament written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Last night, again they came… Just...

English Poetry

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Pagan Night of Samhain

John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking)·October 31, 2020

Pagan Night of Samhain written by: John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking) Come step into the Pagan Night;...

English Halloween Poetry

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The Naked House

Ermelinda Makkimane·October 9, 2020

The Naked House written by: Ermelinda Makkimane @EMakkimane They’ve laid her bare, the new buyers. The traditional...

English Poetry

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Misanthrope

Zach Ellenberger·September 20, 2020

Misanthrope written by: Zach Ellenberger @zak4prez911 Everyone’s got some sort of secret to hide. While some secrets...

English Featured Post Literature

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Heart

Martina Rimbaldo·September 15, 2020

Heart written by: Martina Rimbaldo @MartinaRimbaldo Underneath the shell made of bones In the bed made of...

English Poetry

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Sonnets of A Soul

Nickolas J. McKee·September 4, 2020

Sonnets of A Soul written by: Nickolas J. McKee When you turned away from me, I turned...

English Poetry

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Red House

Todd Humes·August 8, 2020

Red House written by: Todd Humes Windshield time on highway 86. The artery, dark as coal sleek...

English Poetry

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There Is A House…

Jasmin Fürbach·July 19, 2020

There Is A House… written by: Jasmin Fürbach There is a house in New Orleans. A house...

English Featured Post Literature

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Desert Songs

Verona Jones·May 14, 2020

Desert Songs written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57 Sands scorched under the rays of the sun, rippled by an...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Obsessive Compulsions

Paula Puolakka·March 30, 2020

Obsessive Compulsions written by: Paula Puolakka Nobody knows who I am. Two years ago, some guy went...

English Poetry

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Forest Of Secrets

KL Merchant·January 30, 2020

Forest Of Secrets written by: Kayleigh Merchant Wandering through the green lit meadow Wolves howling out, Shadows...

English Poetry

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My Shameful Secrets

Laura Hughes·July 27, 2019

My Shameful Secrets written by: Laura Hughes @Ri_Ri1977 Who do you even turn to, if no one...

English Poetry

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Traffic Snarl

Vandana Kumar·July 22, 2019

Traffic Snarl written by: VANDANA KUMAR There are things Not meant to be done at leisure In...

English Poetry

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Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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