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Luiz Syphre·June 24, 2020

Alive written by: Luiz Syphre @luizsyphre she lived a normal life, but was only alive in between...

English Poetry

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Straw House

Barbara Harris Leonhard·June 17, 2020

Straw House written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard Nestled in a bed woven of twigs, grass, mud, ...

English Poetry

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She Should Be Alive

Robyn MacKinnon·June 7, 2020

She Should Be Alive written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Be aware neighbours what at time to be...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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Ignis Fatuus

Priya Dolma Tamang·April 20, 2020

Ignis Fatuus written by: Priya Dolma Tamang @kulvadana The air could not be as bounteously gravid with...

Poetry English

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Memories

Glen McKenzie·February 28, 2020

Memories written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther the past came rushing through filling the recesses of my mind...

English Poetry

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Dance of Death

Deepika·February 28, 2020

Dance of Death written by: Deepika How alive are we, Before we actually die, How many times...

English Poetry

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Eaten Alive

Jim Bates·December 1, 2019

Eaten Alive written by: Jim Bates Maybe it was my delirium. Maybe panic. But suddenly I could...

Literature English

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Dark and Empty

Catherine Anne MacKenzie·October 31, 2019

Dark and Empty written by: Catherine Anne MacKenzie @grannymackenzie The carousel slowly twirled while the little horses...

Literature English Halloween

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Inside

Juan Perez·October 29, 2019

Inside written by: Juan Perez Inside of all of us Every single one of us Our human...

English Poetry Halloween

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Widow

Eliza Segiet·October 6, 2019

Poetry Polish English International

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Alive

David Dephy·September 23, 2019

Alive written by: David Dephy Standing on the edge of dawn on my balcony, I see the...

Poetry English

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Friendship Funerals

Fredrick Martyn·September 7, 2019

Friendship Funerals written by: Fredrick Martyn @FredrickMartyn Friendship funerals Rest in peace camaraderie From amity calamity To...

English Poetry

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Just To Dance

Sheri M. Stewart·August 9, 2019

Just To Dance written by: Sheri M. Stewart Staring with perpetual longing memory desires to circle the...

English Poetry

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Still Kicking

Tylia Flores·August 8, 2019

Still Kicking written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 I’ve been through hell and back, my whole life has...

Poetry 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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