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Polarization

Dawn DeBraal·July 24, 2022

Polarization written by: Dawn DeBraal @DawnDebraal Positive or-negative magnetic attraction Pulls us together or apart in its...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Narrative Conflict

Soramimi Hanarejima·May 9, 2022

Narrative Conflict written by: Soramimi Hanarejima When the feedback I owe you feels overdue, I cozy myself...

Literature English

·5 mins read

The Deceived

Carmen Baca·October 26, 2021

The Deceived written by: Carmen Baca @carmen_author The Three Rivers Halloween dance attracted the entire town and...

Literature English Halloween

·8 mins read

Insomniac’s Dream – Communion

Asad Mian·October 5, 2021

Insomniac’s Dream Communion written by: Asad Mian @amian74 Today heralds the beginning of an era Not of...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Quarantine Attraction

Annalyn Neo Celeste·October 3, 2021

Quarantine Attraction written by: Annalyn Neo Celeste @LadyTraderrr The worst thing about parallel parking is having witnesses....

Article English

·1 min read

Solar Magnet

Phillip Knight Scott·September 11, 2021

Solar Magnet written by: Phillip Knight Scott @phillipscott She draws me in and I feel like a...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Bleached Shadows

Freya Pickard·June 22, 2021

Bleached Shadows written by: Freya Pickard @FreyasClippings bleached shadows reveal these stilted masks that hide the truth...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Colloquy

David C Russell·November 5, 2020

Colloquy written by: David C Russell Life is but a dream and transitions maneuvered and mastered. This...

Literature English

·6 mins read

The Sandwich Shop

R.C. Morgan·October 4, 2020

The Sandwich Shop written by: R.C. Morgan “A tomato, red onion and vegemite sandwich please,” asked the...

English Literature

·2 mins read

Quick Confession

Michael Ball·August 6, 2020

Quick Confession written by: Michael Ball @whirred On the ramp to the student union, abruptly halting before...

Poetry English

·1 min read

My Heart’s Folly

Andrew C. Dakalira·July 21, 2020

My Heart’s Folly written by: Andrew C. Dakalira @Andrew_Dakalira Morning dew to a fawn All I could...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Neural Addiction

Henry Bladon·July 2, 2020

Neural Addiction written by: Henry Bladon First a burst of light blinding the horizon, then the collision of supercharged...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Destination Unknown

Marc Frazier·June 24, 2020

Destination Unknown written by: Marc Frazier @marcfrazier45 They decided it would be Albuquerque. They’d already done several...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Sink or Swim

Helen Chambers·March 23, 2020

Sink or Swim written by: Helen Chambers @Chambers9Helen A spring tide swept Waverley in, and she changed...

English Literature

·2 mins read

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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