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The Woman I Love

Norberto Franco Cisneros·August 27, 2023

The Woman I Love written by: Norberto Franco Cisneros I was leaving to buy a different colored...

English Poetry

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Her Beauty is My Euphoria

Muideen·July 27, 2023

Her Beauty is My Euphoria written by: Muideen @Muhyi_official you’re the water that germinates my plants –...

English Poetry

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Verses Composed to One Page from My Life-Book

Koushik Gain·July 24, 2023

Verses Composed to One Page from My Life-Book written by: Koushik Gain I have overcome to read...

Poetry English

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Generational

Duane L Herrmann·June 13, 2023

Generational written by: Duane L Herrmann I remember yearning: yearning for a kind word, yearning for a...

Poetry English

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Mother’s Kiss

Joseph L.M. Sturm·May 14, 2023

Mother’s Kiss written by: Joseph L.M. Sturm @jlmsturm Sometimes a mother is a wife and a daughter;...

Poetry English

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You, poetry by Sushant Thapa at Spillwords.com

You

Sushant Thapa·March 23, 2023

You written by: Sushant Thapa Coming closer To the moonlight I saw your starry eyes. I wait...

English Poetry

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Cross Our Dirty Fingers

Kerri Caldwell·November 16, 2022

Cross Our Dirty Fingers written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 Do you have any idea how love works?...

English Poetry

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Amica Mia

Natalia Castelluccio·November 13, 2022

Amica Mia written by: Natalia Castelluccio A te amica mia punta di diamante . . Grazie per...

Poetry International Italian

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Love’s Reason

Don Knowles·November 2, 2022

Love’s Reason written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Love gives us a reason to fill all emptinesses Assisting...

English Poetry

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Trick or Treat

J.G. Millie·October 31, 2022

Trick or Treat written by: J.G. Millie “Trick or Treat,” I cry with my two little sisters...

Halloween Literature English

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The Chainsaw Masquerade

Allie Guilderson·October 27, 2022

The Chainsaw Masquerade written by: Allie Guilderson @AllieGuilderson Travis stomps up the steps, the wood spongy under...

Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Literature

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Why Do I Cry?

Nazam Riar·July 23, 2022

Why Do I Cry? written by: Nazam Riar Oh! You cry to release your pain that to...

Poetry English

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Justifying You

Don Knowles·July 10, 2022

Justifying You written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 I said to him Don’t we have such a glorious...

Poetry English

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Song of The Rain VII

Spillwords·June 26, 2022

Song of The Rain VII a poem by: Khalil Gibran I am dotted silver threads dropped from...

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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