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Sitting Ducks

Hema Ravi·April 24, 2023

Sitting Ducks… written by: Hema Ravi free parking… crow’s nest in my bicycle basket …… No Parking Sign...

English Poetry

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Spastic

Christian Ward·November 2, 2022

Spastic written by: Christian Ward Andrew hurled the word spastic like a stone. No reaction this morning....

Literature English

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Hide and Seek

Bala·September 7, 2022

Hide and Seek written by: Bala He twisted his fingers and then his hands, stopped, picked up...

Literature English

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A Nightmare

Jillani Birech·April 19, 2022

A Nightmare written by: Jillani Birech @BirechJillani Nothing to say just sit and stare Feeling bare; Nothing...

English Poetry

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Seeds of Disintegration

Lori Marchesin·February 11, 2022

Seeds of Disintegration written by: Lori Marchesin From here, where they sit, distance does not exist —...

English Poetry

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I Wish

Tylia Flores·October 2, 2020

I Wish written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 sitting in my wheelchair, Looking up at the night sky,...

English Poetry

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Around The Fire

Peg Prendeville·April 1, 2020

Around The Fire written by: Peg Prendeville Around the fire we sat each night Chairs pulled together...

English Poetry

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An Old Life

Spillwords·January 12, 2020

An Old Life a poem by: Donald Hall Snow fell in the night. At five-fifteen I woke...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Japanese Tea Garden

Shelly Blankman·January 2, 2020

Japanese Tea Garden written by: Shelly Blankman She sits alone in the Japanese Tea Garden, this pocket...

English Poetry

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The Children of Autumn

Mohamed Ait Ali·December 10, 2019

The Children of Autumn written by: Mohamed Ait Ali Let’s sit on this garden bench and mellow...

Poetry English

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Block

Henry Bladon·May 24, 2019

Block written by: Henry Bladon He sits. Fingers motionless, surrounded by the dust of books...

English Poetry

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Thoughts At Dusk

Gayl Wright·May 6, 2019

Thoughts At Dusk written by: Gayl Wright @GaylWright Out here on the porch swing Writing in my journal...

English Poetry

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Consumed

Rochelle Foles·April 18, 2019

consumed written by: Rochelle Foles @shellilouwho sitting in the quagmire of her self contempt a...

English Poetry

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Sitting Here

Kalina·December 13, 2016

Sitting Here written by: Kalina @kalina_bergeron I’m sitting here, sipping coffee while the rain is pouring down...

English

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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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