ĐÊM VÀ NHỮNG KHÚC RỜI – there’s no point of view that could possibly surpass the summer (4) By Lê Vĩnh Tài, translation by Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm NIGHT & THE CONTINUING FALLING VERSES OF… (4) Translation October 2019, revised August 2020, February 2022. (prologue) the poem spinning around the poet’s head like Buddha’s halo. each… Leer más NIGHT & THE CONTINUING FALLING VERSES
by Rae Cod ‘What do you mean you lost the baby?’ asked Alicia, her wide eyes begging Charmaine to get to the punchline. ‘I popped it down right there,’ shrugged Charmaine, pointing at a spot on an oversized sofa, ‘while I ordered a smoothie, by the time I’d turned around it was gone.’ She took… Leer más Out with the bath water
by Dawn Pisturino The body was found not long after the mariachi band had left the hotel. A young housekeeper dressed in a grey uniform had been stuffed into a broom closet, a piece of thick rope twisted tightly around her neck. The housekeeper who found her later described the purple face, protruding tongue,… Leer más It Takes a Village
by Rae Cod ‘Get back into bed, love,’ hushed Ayla’s mother bustling into the room. Caught in the act, legs dangling, toes stretched in anticipation of freedom. She’d almost made it. ‘Aw, come on Mama, I’m fine, look at me!’ Ayla jumped up and broke into a round of star jumps, dressing gown flapping to… Leer más Better Safe Than Sorry
A Mother Like Alex by Bernard Clark Review by Manuela Timofte It is a book about a mother and her family. That would be the shortest way of describing the book. Yet, it is about more than that. The book is not about an ordinary family. It is about a single woman adopting kids with… Leer más A Mother Like Alex
by Rae Cod Martin knew the saying; once man’s trash is another’s treasure, but it always amazed him the items that people discarded. Dropping it at the charity shop made them feel better about it, but make no mistake, if all the charity shops closed tomorrow it would be on the rubbish heap. That’s… Leer más Trash and Treasure
by Manuela Timofte «In vain», for you can’t, in vain, for you will fail, in vain, for you will not have enough money… They all are words often used in our society and with a very low connotation most of the time. I have often heard them in my life. Probably you, too. But is… Leer más Is All in vain?
by Rae Cod Her heart hammered in her chest and her breath came in short, sharp gasps. Her focus was entirely on this last lap of the pool, not the other competitors, nor the time on the clock. For these moments she embodied one singular purpose: winning. She concentrated on her stroke, practised to near… Leer más In the game
by Daniela Topîrcean The same sun shines on us we look at the same moon, the same stars the same wind what caresses now my rebellious hair, reaches your soul. We are present for an eternity in a single endless moment, of eternity. Do you not feel the eternal now, you don’t feel love without… Leer más The Heart of Eternity
by Rae Cod Jim stood impatiently in the queue for the beat-up old hot dog van, hands stuffed into the pockets of his road dusty jeans, weight shifting constantly from one foot to the other. He kept glancing towards the horizon for any sign of the blinding flash that would signal the end of all… Leer más The foot long hot dog and the end of days
by Manuela Timofte Every new year is a new chapter of your life. Use your chance to write an incredible story for yourself surrounded by your loved ones! Happy New Year! Images from Pixabay Love, Manuela
by Manuela May the true spirit of Christmas shine in your heart & light your life path! Merry Christmas! Love, Manuela
Caffeine & Compassion By Riya Yadav Review by Manuela Timofte Usually, when I read a book, I like reading information about its author. In this way, I have found out that Riya is a 17-year-old girl, and she likes dark coffee, gloomy poetry, and psychological thrillers. In the world we live in, there are always… Leer más Caffeine & Compassion
by Petru Racolța We need two hearts, To live in peace with one And with the other to love intensely, Day after day, night after night. I feel great jealousy on the octopus, Because three hearts are given to it, Probably it is the most loving Among the living things on Earth. It would be… Leer más We would need Thousands of Hearts
by Manuela Timofte I look back everywhere. I go in a circle. I do not see anything. I can’t find a way out. It’s dark and foggy, and I am scared. … Yet, I wake up from my sleep and wake up slowly. I feel my destiny in the things I am not afraid of.… Leer más How to get rid of fog?
link blog Matthew He unfolded the musty map. “You can see this?” the father asked. “Of course I can see it,” she said. “And you know what it is?” “It’s a map.” “You understand how to read a map?” “Yes,” she said. “This is where we are,” her father said, pointing at their location on… Leer más Hole by Matthew Robins
by Manuela Timofte One day at the market a lady who was selling apples had two piles of them. At the beginning, it seems strange to see how the same apples, coming from the same apple tree are categorised in two piles: small and big apples. Then thinking, it is normal for it is what we… Leer más You, Me & Us
by Rae Cod He watched her from a distance as she sat on the front step of her porch, staring with eyes that were somewhere else. Her beautiful dark hair was piled up in a head scarf. A tangle had broken free, and he was surprised to see it shot through with white. Maybe not… Leer más Black Widow
Blog Mathew The writer said despondently, “It’s a solitary life, being a writer.” The other man, never one for melodrama, replied, “Then go to a tavern. Have a drink. Buy somebody else a drink. And be a man. You’ll find there are other men willing to share a drink and some of their time and… Leer más Solitary Life of a Writer by Mathew Robins
Blog by Terveen Link The sky bled into the water, just as her womb had bled the day January was born. Her first and only child had been covered in blood and the remnants of a nine month cocoon. The nurse had leaned in with her bundle of joy; the first kiss, the most ancient… Leer más Sweet January by Terveen Gill
Gobblers & Masticadores 