H. O’Neill

Learning that time heals everything Time measured By the Defected heartbeats Accompanying every Lonely sunset By all the Broken nights Touched by the cold side of the bed By Changing pressures And evolution By The hairs wrenched searching For all the solutions By the sore bones that shape each gaits hobble By the lethargic minds …

Photos From Quarantine

When quarantine first started, I was so excited to have all this free time to explore new hobbies. I began playing with paints, baking and I picked up my little digital camera and started taking photos of the things around me. I felt so inspired by the constantly changing light and shadows in my little …

A Mother’s Anxiety

How did I not know? How did I miss the signs? How did I not notice? Was there not a change in her voice? Did she not lose the twinkle in her eye? How could I not see the torment she was suffering inside? Was I so absorbed in my own life? Fooled by her …

Self-Doubt; Sit With Me.

Evil, sly, existence Living somewhere within Your sludge deep inside of me Navigating my path with your sins. So self righteous and destructive Such a nightmare to endure I start to create, then somehow, end up a pathetic pile on the floor. Release me from your grips Those claws imbedded in my brain Set me …

A Particularly Peculiar Puzzle

Best solved out loud in a room with someone else. The greatest moment is that split-second before you get the word right. You sound like an alien learning English from the google translate audio function.   Please feel free to send your answers to earthlingsmagazine@gmail.com, so we can reveal the answers for you. - Rosa …

Life During Lockdown

Where were you when everything stopped? Where were you when the planes were grounded, shops and restaurants closed and life was put on hold? It’s been a strange few months. Probably the strangest the majority of us have ever experienced. Life, for so many, had to pause. Time stood still. Just for a few weeks …