Year: 2024

Threads of Despair
Poetry

Threads of Despair

In the collage of my life, woven with threads of sorrow, I stand upon the ruins, facing a desolate tomorrow. A woman once adorned with love, now draped in grief’s attire, A casualty of war’s cruel dance, consumed by its dire fire. My parents, pillars of my world, taken by the hands of war, Their […]

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Clockwork Contradictions
Poetry

Clockwork Contradictions

In the concrete jungle, where the towers stand tall, Humans scurry, another brick in the wall. A modern rat race, a relentless spree, Naked in absurdity, they long to be free. Cogs in the wheel, turning in despair, Faces in the crowd, a vacant stare. In the labyrinth of routine, a maze they weave, Naked […]

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Flash Fiction: Pixelated Passion
Short Story

Flash Fiction: Pixelated Passion

Actually, they did not meet on a dating site.  However, they were building a relationship in the virtual world. Here is an excerpt from the middle of the conversation. He: So, I’m talking with Greek Goddess! She: Aha! Thanks! He: I picture you as a Venus! She: Oho… He: Do you often chat with strangers? […]

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Wounds in Words
Poetry

Wounds in Words

Whispers in the Shadows Beneath the weeping willows, innocence crumbled, In war’s dark embrace, where hope once humbled. Children’s laughter silenced, like a stolen song, Innocent hearts, where the shadows belong. Through shattered windows, the moon sheds tears, On silent streets haunted by lingering fears. Mothers weep, cradling dreams turned to dust, Innocence lost, an […]

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Sisyphus’ Symphony: Modern Echoes of Existential Despair
Poetry

Sisyphus’ Symphony: Modern Echoes of Existential Despair

In the shadowed corridors of self, an existential abyss, A modern Odysseus sails through the sea of bliss. Navigating life’s tempest, a ship lost in despair, Caught in the sirens’ song, existential currents to bear. Icarian dreams, wings of ambition soar, Yet, waxen feathers melt, as illusions implore. Existential heights, a perilous endeavor, In the […]

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Poetry

Haiku About Carnal Love

Silk on heated skin, Whispers ignite desire, Secret rendezvous. 2 Bodies entwined, Sheets tangled in sweet embrace, Love’s intimate dance. 3 Lips linger on curves, Carnal fires whisper low, Passion’s breath ignites. 4 Moonlit silhouette, Bodies sinuously entwined, Love’s forbidden fruit. 5 Ecstasy’s echo, Moans of passion in the night, Love’s clandestine song. 6 Sultry […]

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Poetry

Haiku About Desires

Moonlit seduction, Bodies fevered with passion, Romance’s temptation. 2 Sultry confession, Hearts aflame with desire, Carnal secrets shared. 3 Velvet touch ignites, Bodies swaying in rhythm, Love’s clandestine groove. 4 Steamy moonlit night, Bodies entwined in desire, Love’s fevered ascent. 5 Seductive whispers, Bodies crave forbidden fruit, Carnal sanctuary. 6 Fingers trace desires, Skin on […]

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Essay

Chinese Opera/Peking Opera: History, Performance Culture and Costumes

China is the third largest country in the world, occupying one-fourteenth of the earth’s total landmass, and almost the size of entire Europe. The current population of China is 1.37 billion, which makes it the largest country in terms of population density. China is not only a large country because of landmass and population, but […]

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Essay

Ancient Greek Playwright Aeschylus: His Life and Works

Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides are the three great Greek tragedians. However, Aeschylus (525 BC – 456 BC) is considered to be the father of Greek Tragedy. He was a great innovator of dramatics, he wrote approximately 90 plays. It is believed that he was the first Greek dramatist to write drama trilogy. Before Aeschylus produced […]

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Modern Renditions of the Tragedies of Greek Playwright Euripides
Essay

Modern Renditions of the Tragedies of Greek Playwright Euripides

Euripides is one of the three great tragedians of classical Greek dramas. He was born in 484 BC, in Athens and died in 406, Macedonia. Historians debate about his lineage, some say his mother sold herbs and his father was a retailer, while others say he came from well off family. Euripides received trainings in […]

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