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Margins of My Mind

James Walmsley·February 21, 2021

Margins of My Mind written by: James Walmsley As I walk down this worried path, where many...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Mercurial

Bill Chima Nwabuko·January 29, 2021

Mercurial written by: Bill Chima Nwabuko @chimabill1 Increasing my laughter eyes full of tears invisibly Heart shouting...

English Poetry

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You’re Too Much

Venessa Jacobs·January 19, 2021

You’re Too Much written by: Venessa Jacobs You stole my heart and I watched willingly as you...

English Literature

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Reaching For The Stars

Brandi Livingston·January 18, 2021

Reaching For The Stars written by: Brandi Livingston This is for a man who never leaves my...

English Poetry

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Voice

R William Standish·January 11, 2021

Voice written by: R William Standish @robert_eifprod Voice is opinion out loud Genius is easy say it...

English Poetry

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Man of Worth

Ginny M. Jones·January 4, 2021

Man of Worth written by: Ginny M. Jones What is it that makes a “man of worth”?...

English Poetry

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Unruffled

Alta H Mabin·November 24, 2020

Unruffled written by: Alta H Mabin @h_mabin A moment to myself, a river of memories swallowed by...

English Poetry

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Changing Man

John Grey·November 15, 2020

Changing Man written by: John Grey I want to be different the next time you see me....

English Poetry

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Relentless Love

Joseph M. Butler·November 6, 2020

Relentless Love written by: Joseph M. Butler My life was in shambles, my heart was broken in...

English Poetry

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Heatwave

Mark Kuglin·November 1, 2020

Heatwave written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction “Drink it, you know you wanna,” Bob Johnson slurred–in a taunting...

English Featured Post Literature

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Il Profumo di un Abbraccio

Giorgia Spurio·October 11, 2020

Il Profumo di un Abbraccio written by: Giorgia Spurio @SpurioGiorgia – C’è un odore di bosco sotto,...

International Italian Poetry

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A Song of Soft Syllables

Jenny Thomas·October 6, 2020

A Song of Soft Syllables written by: Jenny Thomas @authorjcthomas A song of soft syllables echoes in...

English Poetry

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Ooops!

Joanne VanR·September 13, 2020

Ooops! written by: Joanne VanR The news of Harry’s death came as a shock. The sudden heart...

English Literature

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You-Again

Maryambu·September 8, 2020

You-Again written by: Maryambu Your perfume is yet the strongest That lingers on my longing soul No...

English Poetry

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Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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