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A Bite Out Of Time

Gosha Kulisiewicz·July 31, 2018

Polish English International Poetry

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Apologies To Robert W. Service

Roger Turner·July 11, 2018

Apologies To Robert W. Service written by: roger turner @titansdad There’s a tale that is told In...

Poetry English

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Lonesome Bar By The Sea

George Gad Economou·June 30, 2018

Lonesome Bar By The Sea written by: George Gad Economou I saw it in a dream and...

Poetry English

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The St. Patrick’s Day Party

Roger Turner·March 17, 2018

The St. Patrick’s Day Party written by: roger turner @titansdad Gilhooley had ordered a meeting Everyone had...

English Poetry

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Vitrola De Ficha

Iranilton Marcolino·February 25, 2018

Vitrola De Ficha written by: Iranilton Marcolino @iraniltonmarcol O valentão entrou no bar com passadas firmes. Vinha...

International Portuguese Literature

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Martini Barhop

Sergio A. Ortiz·February 2, 2018

Martini Barhop written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore Did you like Waiting for Godot? ...

Poetry English

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Forgive Me My Sins

Robyn MacKinnon·November 19, 2017

Forgive Me My Sins found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat palette swap ninjas a rock n...

English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry

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Tremors

Aurora Kastanias·July 6, 2017

Tremors written by: Aurora Kastanias Trembling he entered the bar with a cheerful smile, In a dark...

Poetry English

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Bartender

Robbie Pruitt·March 7, 2017

Bartender written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt Sitting quietly at the bar alone as everyone....

English Poetry

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Stingy Jack

MR.QUIPTY·October 27, 2016

Stingy Jack written by: MR.QUIPTY @MRQUIPTY forever a glow that orange glimmer single point the mark of...

MR. QUIPTY 13 Days of Halloween English Poetry Featured Post Halloween

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Ode to a Neighborhood Dive Bar

Matt Dunn·September 4, 2016

Ode to a Neighborhood Dive Bar written by: Matt Dunn @MJudeDunn The Stained wooden door’s not as...

English

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Dive Bar Romance

Alan Mitnick·July 26, 2016

Dive Bar Romance written by: Alan Mitnick @alan.mitnick He spotted her at once, the back of 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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