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The Chosen

Spillwords·November 4, 2018

The Chosen a poem by Thomas Hardy “A woman for whom great gods might strive!” I said,...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Darkness

Spillwords·October 28, 2018

Darkness a poem by Lord Byron (George Gordon) I had a dream, which was not all a...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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The Apparition

Spillwords·October 21, 2018

The Apparition a poem by John Donne When by thy scorn, O murd’ress, I am dead...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec’d.

Spillwords·October 14, 2018

Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, Dec’d. a poem by Mark Twain And did young Stephen sicken, And...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Edge

Spillwords·October 7, 2018

Edge a poem by Sylvia Plath The woman is perfected. Her dead Body wears the smile of accomplishment,...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Odyssey, A Modern Sequel by Nikos Kazantzakis at Spillwords.com

The Odyssey, A Modern Sequel – Extract 1

Spillwords·September 30, 2018

The Odyssey, A Modern Sequel extract 1 a poem by Nikos Kazantzakis Then flesh dissolved, glances congealed,...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Alone

Spillwords·September 23, 2018

Alone a poem by Edgar Allan Poe From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were;...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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On Raglan Road

Spillwords·September 16, 2018

On Raglan Road a poem by Patrick Kavanagh On Raglan Road on an autumn day I met...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Along With Youth

Spillwords·September 9, 2018

Along with Youth a poem by Ernest M. Hemingway A porcupine skin, Stiff with bad tanning, It must...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Touched By An Angel

Spillwords·September 2, 2018

Touched by An Angel a poem by Maya Angelou We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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To A Mouse

Spillwords·August 26, 2018

To A Mouse a poem by Robert Burns Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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One Hundred And Three

Spillwords·August 19, 2018

One Hundred and Three a poem by Henry Lawson With the frame of a man, and the...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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And The Moon And The Stars And The World

Spillwords·August 12, 2018

And The Moon And The Stars And The World by Charles Bukowski Long walks at night– that’s...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Dedication

Spillwords·August 5, 2018

Dedication a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson My first gift and my last, to you I dedicate...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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I was born and raised in Yorkshire, England. At fifteen I left school without the skills or maturity to appreciate the wider world. At nineteen I packed a bag and wandered through Europe and North Africa, learning from the road. At twenty‑five I earned the qualifications for university, eventually becoming a high school teacher and later an education manager. Now I live with my amazing wife on an island north of Seattle. After retiring and with encouragement from Spillwords and the Clever Park Writers Group, I traded reports for storytelling. And that's where the fiction began...

Cast Off by Niall Crowley

The two computer screens tighten their grip. Tom pivots between them, tracking one while he works on the other. Careful discipline from early morning to close of business. Number crunching, he would have termed it before. Now it’s data management and verification, his task to model and tabulate clients’ financial situations and options. Bookkeeping, he would admit to, in more candid moments. He’s tethered firmly to the task, though, and has been since he started here, nearly two years now. Bound in the rigour the work requires, as if life itself depends on it. Top floor, dormer window ...

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