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Hog Swill

Fay L. Loomis·June 8, 2022

Hog Swill written by: Fay L. Loomis Dad held the purse strings as tight as his fist...

Literature English

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Witless

Fizza Younis·May 3, 2022

Witless written by: Fizza Younis @fizza_reads Carefully, I tried to craft, The life I thought I want;...

Poetry English

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Desire and Death

Roland E. Williams·April 20, 2022

Desire and Death written by: Roland E. Williams @rolandewilliam3 This thing called desire It is akin to...

Poetry English

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Anger Management

Shaun Mellish·April 12, 2022

Anger Management written by: Shaun Mellish @MellishShaun Don’t talk to me I’m angry I don’t know why...

English Poetry

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Things Unsaid

Christopher Johnson·April 7, 2022

Things Unsaid written by: Christopher Johnson @cjohnsonwrite When I was a teenager—sixteen, to be exact—I worked at...

Lean on Me

Nolcha Fox·April 6, 2022

Lean on Me written by: Nolcha Fox @NolchaF I am the cane that steadies you. I am...

Poetry English

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Stonewalled

Bev Muendel-Atherstone·April 2, 2022

Stonewalled written by: Bev Muendel-Atherstone And just when we thought pandemic chaos could go no further, Rows...

English Poetry

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A Prayer for Peace…

Nishand Venugopal·March 28, 2022

A Prayer for Peace… written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 Whatever justifications are made to assuage, The war...

English Poetry

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My Abuser

Nikki Watson·March 2, 2022

My Abuser written by: Nikki Watson @nikaweez Slightly cold…damp air…dark, it’s hard to see because of the...

English Literature

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Anthem For Doomed Youth

Spillwords·February 27, 2022

Anthem For Doomed Youth a poem by Wilfred Owen What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Falling in Love with My First Love Once Again

Mogau Ntsoane·February 16, 2022

Falling in Love with My First Love Once Again written by: Mogau Ntsoane I forgave my dad...

Literature English

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Foxhole

David Milner·February 9, 2022

Foxhole written by: David Milner Made a Foxhole under the bed. To shelter from missiles, grenades, machine...

English Literature

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The Cape I Wear For You, poetry by Barbara A. Salinas at Spillwords.com

This Cape I Wear For You

Barbara A. Salinas·February 3, 2022

This Cape I Wear For You written by: Barbara A. Salinas @salinas_designs As I lay my head...

Poetry English

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Fluidity is Mine

Lauren M. Hancock·January 1, 2022

Fluidity is Mine written by: Lauren M. Hancock strip the layers of calcified anger the veins deepened...

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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