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Locust Hill: Chapter 7 by Carl Parsons at Spillwords.com

Locust Hill: Chapter VII

Carl Parsons·November 8, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter VII Wedding written by: Carl Parsons 7.1 Suddenly it was summer. The prom and...

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Locust Hill: Chapter 6 by Carl Parsons at Spillwords.com

Locust Hill: Chapter VI

Carl Parsons·October 6, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter VI St. Benedict’s written by: Carl Parsons 6.1 The next Sunday I went to...

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Locust Hill: Chapter 5, a series by Carl Parsons at Spillwords.com

Locust Hill: Chapter V

Carl Parsons·September 6, 2022

Locust Hill Chapter V Keepsakes written by: Carl Parsons 5.1 After the planting was completed, we all...

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Disorder

Carl Parsons·May 25, 2021

Disorder written by: Carl Parsons I Just outside the village, on the south side of Cemetery Road,...

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Fortitude Found

Mary Ellen Gambutti·November 15, 2020

Fortitude Found written by: Mary Ellen Gambutti @melcmg My lifelong passion is to grow plants, to work...

Article English

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This River Accepts Offerings

Michael Ball·January 20, 2020

This River Accepts Offerings written by: Michael Ball @whirred Mighty and powerful and cruel rivers, The Colorado...

Poetry English

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Moon’s Silhouette

Robbie Pruitt·January 4, 2019

Moon’s Silhouette written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt The clouds traverse cover and reveal the moon shines brightly...

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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