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Battle Cry Unsung

Deryn van der Tang·March 6, 2021

Battle Cry Unsung written by: Deryn van der Tang @dvdtang1 Heroes coming home from war, Soldiers served...

Poetry English

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Love Wins

Marysa Storm·January 14, 2021

Love Wins written by: Marysa Storm For you, my love, I would run confidently into battle, disarmed,...

English Poetry

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Into The White

Troy DeFrates·October 29, 2020

Into The White written by: Troy DeFrates As we wake to the whispering white the first hard...

13 Days of Halloween Poetry Halloween Featured Post English

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Warrior

Kriti Mangal·September 25, 2020

Warrior written by: Kriti Mangal I thought I could keep my weary sword down for a bit,...

English Poetry

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Serendipity

Arwenium·September 22, 2020

Serendipity written by: Arwenium “Inside of me lives a civil war between me and me. It...

Scarred Fingers

Alexandria Johnson·September 18, 2020

Scarred Fingers written by: Alexandria Johnson @lexwritesnsings five fingers make up a hand, hold them up, raise...

Poetry English

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Sonnets of A Soul

Nickolas J. McKee·September 4, 2020

Sonnets of A Soul written by: Nickolas J. McKee When you turned away from me, I turned...

English Poetry

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The Artiste

Eve Dobbins·September 1, 2020

The Artiste written by: Eve Dobbins The art of war Sickles between my toes Ticking my sense...

English Poetry

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An Ode To Life’s Little Threats

Daisy King·August 24, 2020

An Ode To Life’s Little Threats written by: Daisy King @stormsinteacups You are an organ recently removed...

Poetry English

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The Cat’s Rondel

CTD Robinson·July 19, 2020

The Cat’s Rondel written by: CTD Robinson @CTDRobinson Tucked behind the door, he waits while I clutch...

Poetry English

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Frontline

Elizabeth Barton·May 28, 2020

Frontline written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 Supermarkets become a frontline of battle (don’t mention the toilet paper, or...

English Poetry

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Gut, short story written by Jacob Greb at Spillwords.com

Gut

Jacob Greb·May 2, 2020

Gut written by: Jacob Greb The madness begins in my gut and spreads like lava through my...

Literature English

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Thinking

Spillwords·April 5, 2020

Thinking a poem by: Walter D Wintle If you think you are beaten, you are; If you...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Thy Days Are Done

Spillwords·March 22, 2020

Thy Days Are Done a poem by: Lord Byron Thy days are done, thy fame begun; Thy...

English Literary Greats 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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