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The City of Sin

Spillwords·October 15, 2023

The City of Sin a poem by: Edgar Allan Poe LO! Death hath rear’d himself a throne...

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At A Lunar Eclipse

Spillwords·October 8, 2023

At A Lunar Eclipse a poem by: Thomas Hardy Thy shadow, Earth, from Pole to Central Sea,...

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Melancholetta

Spillwords·October 1, 2023

Melancholetta a poem by: Lewis Carroll WITH saddest music all day long She soothed her secret sorrow:...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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A Late Walk

Spillwords·September 24, 2023

A Late Walk a poem by: Robert Frost When I go up through the mowing field, The...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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A Paumanok Picture

Spillwords·September 17, 2023

A Paumanok Picture a poem by: Walt Whitman TWO boats with nets lying off the sea-beach, quite...

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Change

Spillwords·September 10, 2023

Change a poem by: Sara Teasdale REMEMBER me as I was then; Turn from me now, but...

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The Age Demanded

Spillwords·September 3, 2023

The Age Demanded a poem by: Ernest Hemingway The age demanded that we sing And cut away...

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After This The Judgement

Spillwords·August 27, 2023

After This The Judgement a poem by: Christina Rossetti As eager homebound traveller to the goal, Or...

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Defeat

Spillwords·August 20, 2023

Defeat a poem by: Khalil Gibran Defeat, my Defeat, my solitude and my aloofness; You are dearer...

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Sunflower Sutra

Spillwords·August 13, 2023

Sunflower Sutra a poem by: Allen Ginsberg I walked on the banks of the tincan banana dock...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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End, Middle, Beginning

Spillwords·August 6, 2023

End, Middle, Beginning a poem by: Anne Sexton There was an unwanted child. Aborted by three modern...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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For The Foxes

Spillwords·July 30, 2023

For The Foxes a poem by: Charles Bukowski Don’t feel sorry for me. I am a competent,...

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Bells

Spillwords·July 23, 2023

Bells a poem by: Sara Teasdale AT six o’clock of an autumn dusk With the sky in...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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A Grief Ago

Spillwords·July 16, 2023

A Grief Ago a poem by: Dylan Thomas A grief ago, She who was who I hold,...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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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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