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She Protects Me

Linda M. Crate·November 27, 2020

She Protects Me written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe she isn’t evil like i was always taught,...

English Poetry

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Honoring My Ancestors

Krysia Pytlik Oxmind·November 26, 2020

Honoring My Ancestors written by: Krysia Pytlik Oxmind The list of possible hoards endless- spoons, old letters,...

English Poetry

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Abuse Montage

Joni Caggiano·November 22, 2020

Abuse Montage written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 dark shadows are the sting of my life memory clouded...

English Featured Post Poetry

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The Spirit of Halloween

Aishwariya Laxmi·October 27, 2020

The Spirit of Halloween written by: Aishwariya Laxmi @aishwariya All Hallows’ Day or Halloween Marks that day...

English Halloween Poetry

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The Halloween Tree

Candice Pierce·October 20, 2020

The Halloween Tree written by: Candice Pierce Gnarled limbs with branches curling, Tangled shadows in the night....

English Halloween Poetry

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The Cold October Sky

David Haven·October 19, 2020

The Cold October Sky written by: David Haven Under the cold October sky as the veil of...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

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Of Light And Mind

Chasity Gaines·September 29, 2020

Of Light And Mind written by: Chasity Gaines @ChasityAnneGai1 What forces pull and push circled ’round Nothing...

English Poetry

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Echo

Sophie Mari·August 28, 2020

Echo written by: Sophie Mari IT comes in ripples, ...

English Poetry

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Penumbra

Allan Edward Tierney·August 6, 2020

Penumbra written by: Allan Edward Tierney Long lakes of shadows lie, not quite black the friendly forest...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Bunch of Haiku

Gopal Lahiri·August 4, 2020

Bunch of Haiku written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri the blue ants touching the friendly roots super moon...

English Poetry

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Underwater

LB Sedlacek·June 25, 2020

Underwater written by: LB Sedlacek @lbsedlacek footprints dirt chewing gum tiled lines a glow stick goggles a...

English Poetry

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The End – Time Is Now

Moses Y. Sonkarlay Jr·June 22, 2020

The End – Time Is Now written by: Moses Y. Sonkarlay Jr As the dew drips slowly...

English Poetry

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Stranger

Solomon Bukenya·January 18, 2020

Stranger written by: Solomon Bukenya Eyes have seen the fires of hell. Flames burning the last of...

English Poetry

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You Only See

Brad Osborne·January 6, 2020

You Only See written by: Brad Osborne You only see what I want you to see The...

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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