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John Baverstock·March 27, 2019

Boxes written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK When once again you have had a bad day, The best thing...

Poetry English

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The Flame

Cindy Medina·February 23, 2018

The Flame written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 Tongue of fire in the night to those wise a...

English Poetry

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How Did You Die?

Spillwords·February 4, 2018

How Did You Die? a poem by Edmund Vance Cooke Did you tackle that trouble that came...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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RHYMING WOES

Dilip Mohapatra·November 6, 2017

RHYMING WOES written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo There’s a fancy dress party at the den of the owl,...

English Poetry

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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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Boxes

The Flame

How Did You Die?

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Free’s Tale: No Home at Christmas-time

You Must Believe

Father Christmas Comes Knocking

Christmas Gets Stuck in Concourse C

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An Unexpected Gift

Reindeer Park

The Breadwinner

A Christmas Interlude from 1967

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