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Watercourses

Aurora Kastanias·July 3, 2019

Watercourses written by: Aurora Kastanias Primeval drops concealed in meteorites cascading on a coagulating planet where temperatures...

English Poetry

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O, Kenya!

Dr Molly Joseph·January 7, 2019

O, Kenya! written by: Dr. MOLLY JOSEPH Oh Kenya! you gave me magnificent moments…! I melted into thy...

English Photography Poetry

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The Stranger

Suwong·October 8, 2017

The Stranger written by: Suwong Gripped with fear and terror Her feet ran as fast as she...

Literature English

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TFL Journey

Naima Mohamud Elmi·February 10, 2017

TFL Journey written by: Naima Mohamud Elmi @MrsNMElmiPoetry His rusty authentic voice carrying over the heavy noise,...

Poetry English

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Fish Market

Polly Oliver·February 6, 2017

Fish Market written by: Polly Oliver I am sick. As the matted cat that glares through one...

Poetry English

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Asimbonanga – One who has yet to be seen!

Donna Africa·January 29, 2017

Asimbonanga One who has yet to be seen! written by: Donna Africa @DonnaAfrica So off I ventured...

English Poetry

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The Burning of Ivory

Philip Dodd·May 31, 2016

The Burning of Ivory written by: Philip Dodd @philip-dodd-52 The burning of ivory, I watched it on the...

English

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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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