Literary Yard

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Month: August 2026

silhouette of man standing beside ocean during sunset

The Fragility of Human Life

By: Eugen Oniscu When I was twenty years old, I had formed a rather unusual habit: I would borrow a book from the library and go to my father’s grave, where a large cherry tree grew and a bench stood…

cozy bedroom with striped bedspread and bay windows

Love and Lust in the Spare Bedroom

By: William Kitcher Olivia’s hours at the hospital were cut back, and Ignacio didn’t get the raise he was expecting, so they decided to rent out their spare bedroom. They were in their early forties and saving for a house…

photo of a shipwreck in saint malo ille et vilaine france

‘Dreaming the Wreck’ and other poems

By: Dan Bavister Dreaming the Wreck She worries not that the water mayReflect her gaze – she only caresFor the deep cool of swaying water weeds,Of shells all marbled in the coursing flow,The many gardens of the tide pools. A…