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The Ghost Orchid

Leanne Yeoman·July 6, 2016

The Ghost Orchid written by: Leanne Yeoman @lmyeoman70 he finally found the ghost orchid sheltered in crushed...

English

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Your Wrinkles Make You Beautiful

Amanda Eifert·June 17, 2016

Your Wrinkles Make You Beautiful written by: Amanda Eifert @mandibelle16 There is beauty in your wrinkles, A deep...

English

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Calling Me

Aaron McMillan·June 10, 2016

Calling Me written by: Aaron McMillan @PoetryontheMind I’m opposite you, holding back, The calm summer night, lets...

English

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Secret or rivalry?

Alyssa Gwen·May 15, 2016

Secret or rivalry? written by: Alyssa Gwen @alyssa_myverses As I can only write I envy those Who are...

English

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Mi Fortuna

Jose A Gomez·February 26, 2016

Mi Fortuna un poema de Jose A. Gomez En las noches las estrellas brillan alrededor de la luna...

Spanish Poetry Jose A Gomez

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Venus

Jose A Gomez·February 15, 2016

Venus Micro Poesía de José A. Gómez Como decirte que te amo porque apenas te conozco Eres tan...

Spanish Poetry Jose A Gomez

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Spillwords·January 4, 2016

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening written by: ROBERT FROST Whose woods these are I think...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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My Beautiful, Wondrous, Life Giving Tree

Anne G·July 11, 2015

My Beautiful, Wondrous, Life Giving Tree Original Poem My beautiful, wondrous, life giving tree oxygen flowing from chlorophyll-ed...

Anne G English

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Life is beautiful Beauty life

Anne G·June 4, 2015

Life is beautiful Beauty life by Anne G @TheInkTruth Life is beautiful Beauty life It is what...

Anne G English 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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