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Mourning For Myself

Frank C Modica·July 12, 2019

Mourning For Myself written by: Frank C Modica @fcmodica53 It’s my 67th year; the clouds look tired...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Aging Backwards

Michael Natt·July 7, 2019

Aging Backwards written by: Michael Natt “Age is something that doesn’t matter… unless you are a cheese!”...

Article English

·5 mins read

The Shivering Hands and Shaky Voices

Anupama Mishra·July 2, 2019

The Shivering Hands and Shaky Voices written by: Anupama Mishra The shivering hands and shaky voices are...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Choreography

William Masters·June 23, 2019

Choreography written by: William Masters As soon as Albert Andrew Fischer’s wife died of cervical cancer, after...

Absolution Trail

Jim Bartlett·May 27, 2019

Absolution Trail written by: Jim Bartlett Marie slips on her favorite wool sweater, then crosses the hall...

Literature English

·9 mins read

Falling Petals

Billy Antonio·May 15, 2019

falling petals written by: Billy Antonio falling petals… I lean to hear mother’s voice...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Growing Into It

Lee Dunn·April 5, 2019

Growing Into It written by: Lee Dunn So, I saw you many days when I was but a...

English Poetry

·1 min read

A Fresh Cuppa Joe

Jim Bartlett·March 14, 2019

A Fresh Cuppa Joe written by: Jim Bartlett “You’re lookin’ a little off today, Joe. Somethin’ buggin’...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Spectacles

Brandy Bonifas·March 3, 2019

Spectacles written by: Brandy Bonifas @BonifasBrandy I could feel his gaze on me from across the room,...

English Literature

·7 mins read

Enlightenment

Michal Reibenbach·February 12, 2019

Enlightenment written by: Michal Reibenbach Try as she would Anna had never been able to understand her...

Literature English Featured Post

·17 mins read

TOUCHPOINTS

Dilip Mohapatra·February 5, 2019

TOUCHPOINTS written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The other day when I turned sixty nine and I sat down...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Hour Hand Obsession

Don Knowles·January 30, 2019

Hour Hand Obsession written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Sentimentality pools the sweat of our ages Reservoirs tears...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Time And Beauty

Steven M Baird·January 29, 2019

Time and Beauty written by: Steven M Baird @SMBairdOrd I think each morning is like a beautiful...

Literature English

·1 min read

Age Has A Way

Katy Santiff·January 8, 2019

Age Has A Way written by: Katy Santiff A funny, feline thing– age has a way of curling...

English 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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