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Philly

Massimiliano (Max) Bianchi·September 11, 2020

Philly written by: Massimiliano (Max) Bianchi @mb470102 Philly with her hands Around my neck I see the...

Poetry English

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Rain

Raj Reader·September 4, 2020

Rain written by: Raj Reader It was written on the drops of rain. Sadness had gone; remained...

English Poetry

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Needing Each Other

Philomena Daly·June 30, 2020

Needing Each Other written by: Philomena Daly After such a long period of no physical contact, it...

English Poetry

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Ship of Fools

Sergio A. Ortiz·June 28, 2020

Ship of Fools written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore Que difícil es caminar sobre la cubierta de...

Poetry Spanish

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Noah

Marija Najthefer Popov·June 20, 2020

Noah written by: Marija Najthefer Popov Silence! The heart pendulum stopped and the breath stopped The thought...

Poetry English

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Seek Me

Aurora Kastanias·June 16, 2020

Seek Me written by: Aurora Kastanias Let go of me do not hold me in, exhale, let...

English Poetry

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Phoenix Mode

Sharona Reeves·June 4, 2020

Phoenix Mode written by: Sharona Reeves I was there during Her death Sat there and watched as...

Poetry English

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Pollen Prance

Baidha Fercoq·May 2, 2020

Pollen Prance written by: Baidha Fercoq Gather pollen’s powdery dew take a breath, flutter & fly forest...

English Poetry

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The Skin Bag

Ikechukwu Obiorah·April 29, 2020

The Skin Bag written by: Ikechukwu Obiorah In the bushes of my skin bag All crickets turn...

English Poetry

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Sparks Of Life

Michela Zanarella·April 27, 2020

Sparks Of Life written by: Michela Zanarella In these bones I travel and I carry with me...

Poetry English

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Every Last Word

Debra Sasak Ross·April 13, 2020

Every Last Word written by: Debra Sasak Ross In the darkness She comes to me. In the silence...

Poetry English

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The Memories We Have Made

Elaine Marie Carnegie-Padgett·April 4, 2020

The Memories We Have Made written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 I don’t remember the moment I knew...

Poetry English

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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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A Seed With A Need

Charlie Bottle·March 16, 2020

A Seed With A Need written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle She asked me “Where is your past?”...

Poetry 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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