Bill Tope is a retired public assistance caseworker living in Illinois with his mean little cat Baby. He has been published several score times, in both poetry and fiction. He has been published in Cathedral of Insanity, Wordgathering, Down in the Dirt mag, and others.

Bill Tope

To Dodge a Bullet, flash fiction by Bill Tope at Spillwords.com

To Dodge a Bullet

Bill Tope·July 23, 2024

To Dodge a Bullet written by: Bill Tope - "I can't keep this up," said Wallace fretfully, sifting through a catalog...

English Literature

·2 mins read

Off the Hook, a poem by Bill Tope at Spillwords.com

Off the Hook

Bill Tope·March 26, 2024

Off the Hook written by: Bill Tope The last time I saw my mother alive was as...

·2 mins read

Right Between The Eyes, story by Bill Tope, at Spillwords.com

Right Between The Eyes

Bill Tope·December 21, 2023

Right Between The Eyes written by: Bill Tope When I was very little, my family used to...

Christmas English Literature

·7 mins read

A Halloween Legend is Born, story by Bill Tope at Spillwords.com

A Halloween Legend is Born

Bill Tope·October 25, 2023

A Halloween Legend is Born written by: Bill Tope Dusk shrouded the landscape in dense shadows as...

Literature Halloween English

·4 mins read

Crystal's Cat, flash fiction by Bill Tope at Spillwords.com

Crystal’s Cat

Bill Tope·August 25, 2023

Crystal’s Cat written by: Bill Tope The early morning scents of autumn wafted through the porch screen...

Literature English

·3 mins read

Perfection, flash fiction by Bill Tope at Spillwords.com

Perfection

Bill Tope·June 8, 2023

Perfection written by: Bill Tope Ralph sat upright in his recliner, his legs splayed out before him....

Literature English

·2 mins read

Coming Out, Circa 1973, poem by Bill Tope at Spillwords.com

Coming Out, Circa 1973

Bill Tope·February 7, 2023

Coming Out, Circa 1973 written by: Bill Tope It was Sunday, at daybreak, and 19 year old...

·1 min read