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Why Poems?
Why do we write poems, or is it why should we write poetry? It depends on one’s objective. For some, it’s a way to pour out their hearts and emotions …
A Season To Reflect
It’s a season of unrest, a reason to reflect upon the temporality of things, of people — the abrupt losses before we truly find; Life’s but what’s lived amidst unsettling …
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Poems & Stories
A Christmas Tale
Thin, white candles teetered at the end of the small, pathetic looking tree. The branches struggled to hold up the few baubles Mama had secured …
Within Us
You will bring me plastic blue roses and I will think how I crossed the line again. I see you in my mirror. I am …
By the Pier
enveloped in darknesson the soft grasswithout care for the world’s viewnor desire to know where we were we listen to the sound of the universeblinded …
Lies
We’ll be there soon. Not long now!It’s definitely cold enough to drink…It’ll still be warm. You’ll make lots of friendsIt wont be the same as …
How to Meditate
-eyes close- legs cross feet fizz pineal pumps; fantastical reams chimerical dreams screen on id’s secret cinema; its ego v superego as mind body spirit …
Today
The energy radiates from a man Across the street — He flaunts his wide arms Letting them go aimlessly As if he owns this place. …
Love’s Short Tale
Once Upon A Time, there was an island where all Sentiments were living together in peace; Happiness, Sorrow, Knowledge, Arrogance, Love and the rest. One …
Porto, Portugal: A Hidden Gem
Portugal is a beautiful European country located in the Iberia region, near Spain. It was part of the Roman Empire since the 3rd Century BC, …
Their Shoes
I stared in horror at the mountain of shoes, smelling of sweat, dirt and pain. Each shoe a part of an identity, ripped away from …
The Sacrifice for Hope
I came from a place, Of terror and war The screaming and punching guns In a constant destroying race I came to seek freedom In …
How to Improve Your Writing
Many have asked what’s the best way to improve your writing. Reading The most important one is to read across different genres. If you are …
Aisha Yesufu
Heart exalted from the mountain of strength to undertake blessed ventures afresh Meet the goddess of divine punishment who gives cannibals a taste of their …
Jungle Thoughts
He thumbed one of the ears laced through the braided cord around his neck. Heavy rain poured through the darkness of the jungle around him …
Submitting to Magazines
Publishing a magazine over the last year, I have learned quite a bit. Not only from an editor’s point of view but also from a …
Let them Speak
Every time you hush down a women’s word, And suppress their opinions to be, Citing it as unintellectual, unimportant, and of no need, You are …
Author’s Book Promo
To further help other authors and get my books in front of readers, I signed up for Bookfunnel a few days ago after catching a …
The Puzzle of Life
Why does death evoke sympathy? Even a person hated by everyone gets a couple of genuine RIPs after demise. Is it that difficult to respect …
Written Tales Writers Group
With the current censorship on Facebook, Twitter, and other social platforms, Written Tales can no longer tolerate or support it. We created this print and …
Stand Still?
I had once read a quote about happiness and it has stuck with me for the last two decades now! Happiness is like a butterfly; …
Oh, Clove & Pine
As she pinches the bow tighter,the smile of hers gets brighter,“It came from the heart,”she whispers against the music. The scent of clove and pine,the …
Blue
Blue. Like the color of his intense eyes. So hauntingly mesmerizing and that it halts me every time. I watch him dance with a beautiful …
More Than an Accessory
A Cento poem from “The Husband Stitch” in Carmen Maria Machado’s In Her Body and Other Parties I am her ribbon, the one she keeps …
Manicured Nails
Finger on lips, Hushing the devil Hips that sync, The music I fear Sins of the past, My skin she unravels Manicured Nails, Cutting what …
The Bedbug
I shouldn’t have bought this. I shouldn’t have bought this queen-sized four-poster bed. I was just a single person. I had no use of this …