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Mind Those Gaps, a poem by Dilip Mohapatra at Spillwords.com

Toots and Circles

Lauren Scott·May 24, 2023

Toots and Circles written by: Lauren Scott Perhaps he was a Western Screech Owl that I heard...

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In The Provinces

PR Hebert·May 24, 2023

In The Provinces written by: PR Hebert The smell of the earth The jungle floor Humid, sweet...

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I’m Leaving The Light On

Ger White·May 24, 2023

I’m Leaving The Light On! written by: Ger White Last night I had a scary dream Stood...

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Death Poem VI

Cindy Medina·May 24, 2023

Death Poem VI written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 This world, to what shall I compare it? To...

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Less is More

Ishika B·May 24, 2023

Less is More written by: Ishika B When you speak less, you listen more When you sleep...

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Visiting a Children’s Memorial Garden

Barbara Harris Leonhard·May 23, 2023

Visiting a Children’s Memorial Garden written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 Tiny gravestones gently placed on mounds...

Caliente

Bartholomew Barker·May 23, 2023

Caliente written by: Bartholomew Barker @bartbarkerpoet for Calista Walking up a carpeted staircase can’t remember how I...

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Final Breath

Dawn Minott·May 23, 2023

Final Breath written by: Dawn Minott Forgive, even when your heart’s been broken Think before each word...

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Cultivating Poverty

Beth Tremaglio·May 23, 2023

Cultivating Poverty written by: Beth Tremaglio @TremaglioBeth Neon gods lead poverty of spirit, the flesh hungers for...

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What is Love?

Puneet Kumar·May 23, 2023

What is Love? written by: Puneet Kumar @authorpuneet Is love a word Spoken in dream, or Written...

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Corners of Me

Andrea Polla·May 22, 2023

Corners of Me written by: Andrea Polla @SimmonsPolla Long hidden within the dank stairwell of time You...

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I Am Light and Dark

Laura Hughes·May 22, 2023

I Am Light and Dark written by: Laura Hughes I am made of both light and dark....

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Poetry and Musings

Susan Bocinec Terry·May 22, 2023

Poetry and Musings written by: Susan Bocinec Terry @sbwordmuse I know your madness because it is also...

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Dawn

David Lee (Tallisman)·May 22, 2023

Dawn written by: David Lee (Tallisman) @tallisman99 The tree stretches up eerily into the night Branches swaying...

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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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