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Hector’s Holiday

Mike Henry·September 9, 2023

Hector’s Holiday written by: Mike Henry Oh, hello, didn’t hear you come in. It’s nice to see...

Deal With A Witch

Robyn MacKinnon·February 26, 2023

Deal With A Witch written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat creative fixes make a deal with a witch...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Love’s Human Capital

Charlie Bottle·October 15, 2022

Love’s Human Capital written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle As a young lad, I worked the line, turning...

Poetry English

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The Day of Too Few Hours

Joan Leotta·July 15, 2021

The Day of Too Few Hours written by: Joan Leotta @joanleottawrite It used to be, days felt...

Poetry English

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The Whole In The Sky

Patrick McAteer·February 17, 2021

The Whole In The Sky written by: Patrick McAteer The young man was fed up with his...

Literature English

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Cyberworld Excursions with Alice

DJ Elton·February 15, 2021

Cyberworld Excursions with Alice written by: DJ Elton @djeltonwrites Alice, the girl who never likes to be...

English Poetry

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Speed Lunch

Michael Ball·February 3, 2021

Speed Lunch written by: Michael Ball @whirred Cotton-mill workers do not stroll. Half hour to get home...

Poetry English

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CHRISTMAS WITH CATS

Dianne Moritz·December 16, 2019

CHRISTMAS WITH CATS written by: Dianne Moritz Just days before Christmas, the house is a mess. I’m...

English Poetry Christmas

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My Mask

Julie Powell·March 7, 2019

My Mask written by: Julie Powell @jules_cupcake If I were to complete my task then yes I...

English 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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Interview Q&A II With Suman Pokhrel

Taps on The Ceiling

Interviews

Interview Q&A II With Suman Pokhrel

Spotlight On Writers – Celia In Underland

Spotlight On Writers – Johnch

Interview Q&A II With Suman Pokhrel

Lost in Church

Innocent Until Proven Guilty

Donut and Hole

Finding Cinderella

The Valley of the Sun Bear

Searching in a Galaxy Far Far Away!

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Hector’s Holiday

Deal With A Witch

Love’s Human Capital

The Day of Too Few Hours

The Whole In The Sky

Cyberworld Excursions with Alice

Speed Lunch

CHRISTMAS WITH CATS

My Mask

Taps on The Ceiling

When The Jehovahs Knock

This Man’s War

The Meditation in a Sailing Lesson

Love

The Art of Peeling an Egg

Interview Q&A II With Suman Pokhrel

This is What the Land Told Me

The Imagination of Dreams

A Lament for June

Half a Life

My Moon