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The Snakes

Clive Grewcock·March 1, 2022

The Snakes written by: Clive Grewcock The snakes and crawling cracks (like open canyons) were very real....

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Corpse Road

Kate Aranda Nye·December 3, 2021

The Corpse Road written by: Kate Aranda Nye The sky of that Christmas Eve morning held the...

Haunted Holidays Featured Post English Literature

·8 mins read

Telling The Bees

Lauren Evans·October 3, 2021

Telling The Bees written by: Lauren Evans Katja’s house stood like a solitary guardian where the road...

Laughing Africa

Eve Dobbins·July 18, 2020

Laughing Africa written by: Eve Dobbins We know that Africa is not a camera and that the...

English Literature

·16 mins read

Karma Reward

M J Christie·April 12, 2020

Karma Reward written by: M J Christie I always thought the idea of a black cat being...

Literature English

·5 mins read

Mischief on Hallow’s Eve

ReBecca DeFazio·October 31, 2019

Mischief on Hallow’s Eve written by: ReBecca DeFazio @MisplacedPetals We’re not afraid of the dark, of ghosts...

Halloween English Poetry

·1 min read

Paws For Thought

blocat·July 10, 2018

Paws For Thought written by: blocat Daffid and Benny were detailed to carry the body of Captain Beardsley...

English Literature

·3 mins read

Friday 13th: The accidental superstition?

Spillwords·October 13, 2017

Friday 13th: The accidental superstition? by: Trevor Timpson – BBC News There are three Friday the Thirteenths this...

A day like today Article English

·4 mins read

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Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

Precious Moments by Valli Henry-Boldini

...The little blue jay landed on the windowsill just as Frank’s heart skipped another beat. He looked at her delicate colours and the way she flitted back and forth along the white peeling ledge. She reminded him so much of his wife Emily, as she skipped along the white sandy beach all those years ago.

Emily lay asleep on their bed. Frank watched her from his favourite window seat and smiled. Thirty years had passed and she had remained his destiny.

As the bright morning sunlight burst through the top half of the windowpane and landed on her ashen face, its warmth stirred her from her slumber and she extended her thin arm to block out its penetrating rays...

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The Happy Little Christmas Tree

A Christmas Heckler

I’m The Star

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

Spotlight On Writers – Dawn Minott

Spotlight On Writers – Séimí Mac Aindreasa

Halting Matilda

The Happy Little Christmas Tree

The Gift of Life

Halloween Makover

Doomed for Destruction

Hallow’s Eve Morning

The Power of Irrational Beliefs

Small Rituals

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The Snakes

The Corpse Road

Telling The Bees

Laughing Africa

Karma Reward

Mischief on Hallow’s Eve

Paws For Thought

Friday 13th: The accidental superstition?

Christmas Purple Bear

A Christmas Heckler

Free’s Tale: No Home at Christmas-time

You Must Believe

Father Christmas Comes Knocking

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse C

A Christmas Interlude from 1967

Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

The Happy Little Christmas Tree

Halting Matilda

The Gift of Life