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Find Yourself

Oniria·March 19, 2024

Find Yourself written by: Oniria Run so you don’t put yourself down. Run so you don’t put...

English Poetry

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A Standing Ovation at The Kokukurou

Coleen van Staden·June 27, 2023

A Standing Ovation at The Kokukurou (A Tachinomiya, stand only bar in Tokyo, Japan) written by: Coleen van...

English Literature

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When Housewives Get “Real”

Emalisa Rose·May 25, 2023

When Housewives Get “Real” written by: Emalisa Rose For us, it was “housewives” shows when left, with...

English Poetry

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Gold Mine

Ruchi Srivastava·October 16, 2022

Gold Mine written by: Ruchi Srivastava Dig deep within yourself And you’ll find a gold mine Values...

Poetry English

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Athan

Viviana Benfenati·June 12, 2022

Athan written by: Viviana Benfenati @bunnychernobyl I watched our little Greek town get painted with the colors...

The Gravest Show on Earth

Steve Green·May 16, 2022

The Gravest Show on Earth written by: Steve Green @Word_Massager Give me anarchy or give me death…...

English Poetry

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Remembering Great Melbourne TV Dramas

Yvonne Aoll·April 3, 2022

Remembering Great Melbourne TV Dramas written by: Yvonne Aoll “WINNERS & LOSERS,” “OFFSPRING,” “HOUSE HUSBANDS,” “SISTERS” Over...

Article English

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The Town Crier

Roger Turner·March 24, 2022

The Town Crier written by: Roger Turner @titansdad In the year of our lord Sixteen Hundred Fifty...

English Poetry

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The Actress

Sharon Frame Gay·March 20, 2022

The Actress written by: Sharon Frame Gay @sharonframegay South Dakota, 1898 Growing up without roots, you never...

English Featured Post Literature

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Remembering Richard Mercer

Yvonne Aoll·January 2, 2022

Remembering Richard Mercer Love Song Dedications written by: Yvonne Aoll Last weekend, a friend asked me, “Can...

Article English

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Show Me The Way To The River

Mary Bone·September 23, 2021

Show Me The Way To The River written by: Mary Bone Show me the way to the...

Poetry English

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In Your Bed

Eva Marie Cagley·May 25, 2021

In Your Bed written by: Eva Marie Cagley @EvaCagley Shall I spin a fairy story for you?...

Poetry English

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Vitamin Bee

Robyn MacKinnon·March 28, 2021

Vitamin Bee written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat of vitamin bee A nocturnal show for me even more...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry

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Suman Pokhrel is a Nepali poet, lyricist, playwright, translator, and artist. He debuted in 1999 with a poetry collection and has since published works, including translations of Shakespeare and global poets. His poems are translated into many languages and taught across South Asia. A two-time SAARC Literary Awardee, he also received Asia’s Inspiring Poet Award and was named Author of the Month by Spillwords in June 2023. Beyond literature, he works as a freelance consultant in socio-economic research, rural development, entrepreneurial development and creative writing. He began his career in Nepal’s civil service and later worked with international NGOs. He holds degrees in Science, Law, Business Administration, and Economics.

Condoms by Seán Óg Ó Murchú

They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one, I’m after forgetting her name now… Smelly Nelly’s ma. A wet little tear trickled toward her tattooed cheekbone. She was roaring red. Her harsh, wheezing laughter sounded like a black taxi tackling the Whiterock Road, her throat destroyed from all the fegs she used to be hoofing into her. She called over the other dinner ladies then, an army of them. Or maybe it was the curiosity of her horrid laughing that brought them over… I can’t remember.
“Tell the girls what you’re only after asking me there ni wee mawn.”
I looked between herself and the girls. Jesus Christ, I said in my own mind, Mental Mick is after stealing all my crayons that I’d been hoarding for myself there before the break...

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