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Inebriate of Air

Veronika Zora·June 3, 2023

Inebriate of Air written by: Veronika Zora a liquor never brewed from tankards of scooped pearl inebriate...

English Poetry

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All Hallows Eve & Hallowe’en

Christina Chin·October 31, 2022

All Hallows Eve & Hallowe’en written by: Christina Chin and Uchechukwu Onyedikam @Christina_haiku / @MysticPoet_ All Hallows...

English Poetry Halloween

·1 min read

Swing, Pendulum

Julia R. DeStefano·September 14, 2020

Swing, Pendulum written by: Julia R. DeStefano @J_DeStefano I am that girl – that writer, that spy...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Free Flights and Scrapes to Clean

Alexandra Sullivan·June 30, 2019

Free Flights and Scrapes to Clean written by: Alexandra Sullivan I feel the cool touch of the...

English Literature

·2 mins read

Torn

Sheri M. Stewart·June 12, 2019

Torn written by: Sheri M. Stewart Slip from the stress choking me from life twisting and tormenting....

Poetry English

·1 min read

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...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Whole Lolita

William Adam Cramb·February 8, 2019

Whole Lolita written by: William Adam Cramb Sharing from swing Row upon vine Why in fact I bother...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Sandbox the Swing and the Fall

Don Knowles·July 13, 2016

The Sandbox the Swing and the Fall written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 At times I can flash back...

English

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Summer (day) Dreams

Leanne Yeoman·June 16, 2016

summer (day) dreams written by: Leanne Yeoman @lmyeoman70 longing for summer sweet days of dappled sunlight tree...

English

·1 min 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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Inebriate of Air

All Hallows Eve & Hallowe’en

Swing, Pendulum

Free Flights and Scrapes to Clean

Torn

Thoughts At Dusk

Whole Lolita

The Sandbox the Swing and the Fall

Summer (day) Dreams

The Hollow

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse C

The Suit of Red

The Reluctant Santa

The White Feather

Midwinter Reverie

Oh Wassailer

You Must Believe

Thank You for Choosing BOSS Journeys

Christmas Avalanche

The Santas of The World

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