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Flower From Fissure

Robbie Pruitt·August 1, 2022

Flower From Fissure written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt Beauty sprouts through crevices of hard concrete and dark...

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Why Do I Cry?

Nazam Riar·July 23, 2022

Why Do I Cry? written by: Nazam Riar Oh! You cry to release your pain that to...

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Perfection

Marie-Louise McGuinness·July 12, 2022

Perfection written by: Marie-Louise McGuinness @mlmcguinness Glittering waves in hues of grey, crash loudly upon the sandy...

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Sundown

John Drudge·July 8, 2022

Sundown written by: John Drudge Approximation Is all I need from reality An impression of things Flowing...

Poetry English

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The Aroma of Sadness

TheHumanAnvil·July 8, 2022

The Aroma of Sadness written by: TheHumanAnvil I look at the wrong things and cry But tears...

Poetry English

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Ballet

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·June 28, 2022

Ballet written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera Did I lead when we danced? Did I swing you and...

Poetry English

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Stillness of The Snow

Aida·June 28, 2022

Stillness of The Snow written by: Aida I woke up and saw slurry snow, then snowflakes swirling...

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The Alcohol Called Love

Wisdom Adediji·June 9, 2022

The Alcohol Called Love written by: Wisdom Adediji Love begets madness, so I gulp a bottle of...

English Poetry

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Now is Time

Maria Dulce Leitao Reis·May 23, 2022

Now is Time written by: Maria Dulce Leitão Reis I retreat into my mind, eager to find...

Poetry English

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Wonder(ful)

J.S. Mannino·May 19, 2022

Wonder(ful) written by: Joseph Mannino I am not joyful, but on joy, I subsist Haphazardly built from...

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Sestina 1000 “Sestina of a Thousand”

Adam Johnson·May 19, 2022

Sestina 1000 “Sestina of a Thousand” written by: Adam Johnson @Aristotle2010 When in the meadow, the day...

Poetry English

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Feathers

Bartholomew Barker·May 18, 2022

Feathers written by: Bartholomew Barker @bartbarkerpoet She wore feathers in her hair and looked perfectly natural. The...

English Poetry

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Pride and Passion

Verity·May 2, 2022

Pride and Passion written by: Verity @verity_always You are the perfect of all and most envied A...

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When Beauty is A Work of Art

Racheal Torty·April 30, 2022

When Beauty is a Work of Art written by: Racheal Torty @RachealTorty He hides, shrinking back The...

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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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