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Down At The Crossroads

Richard Wall·March 23, 2018

Down At The Crossroads written by: Richard Wall @writinblues I pilgrimmed to the Delta To mark 50...

Poetry English

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White Silk And Whispers

Ken Allan Dronsfield·March 2, 2018

White Silk and Whispers written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield Lazy mists envelop this land scarlet sky...

English Poetry

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Blind Roosevelt Graves

DeWayne Moore·January 29, 2018

Blind Roosevelt Graves written by: DeWayne Moore @MtZionFund From the boycotts on buses To wade-ins on the...

English Poetry

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Fat Man Blues

Richard Wall·January 14, 2018

Fat Man Blues written by: Richard Wall @writinblues vocals/music by: Tone Tanner Well I was sitting in...

Blue Wind

TM DiSarro·June 6, 2017

BLUE WIND TRIBUTE TO GREGG ALLMAN written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro South rising in a blaze Of...

English Poetry

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Finding Pops McCoy

Richard Wall·May 30, 2017

Finding Pops McCoy written by: Richard Wall @writinblues It was three in the afternoon when Charlie called....

Literature English

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Restless Mourn

Alison Vail Fuller·February 13, 2017

Restless Mourn written by: Alison Vail Fuller @alisonVfuller a rain deluge usually comforts wraps me in its...

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...

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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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