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The Cuckoo’s Brood

1. Prelude The ducks on Orion’s pond learnt to wear feathers aplomb that were stained black and white, their emerald heads bobbing high against the viridescent currents that carried it…
Posted inCreative Hall Poems

the dying breaths of a swan

heartbeat weakening into a mockery of a pulse white feathers stained with red she curls up on a cold stone floor, our swan, our love bleeding life  bleeding warmth. the…
EFF:TS Behind The Scenes
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EFF:TS Behind The Scenes

A new year means a fresh wave of cinematic magic as Echo Film Fest makes its long-awaited return, this time with even more excitement and creativity. From the infectious energy…
The Lines We Dare To Cross
Posted inCourage

The Lines We Dare To Cross

The following article discusses topics of a sensitive nature so some readers may find the following content disturbing and controversial. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the article belong…
A Hero’s Dream
Posted inCourage Short Stories

A Hero’s Dream

Kane — ‘the most courageous man on earth’ — was the biggest fraud of the century.  He was also a dimwit. But that’s for another day to talk about.  He…
A Self Portrait (and a whisper)
Posted inCourage Poems

A Self Portrait (and a whisper)

To my future self, who I am sure must bethe same as I am now, for stagnancy has always been our greatest friend, our oldest foe: Let us pretend, just for a…