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Aparna Reddy·August 25, 2016

Transcend written by: Aparna Reddy @AR_Midnighthues My arms tried reaching the sky in vain I then, gave...

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Time to Breath

Don Knowles·June 21, 2016

Time to breath written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Rush to the plane Dash to the car Run for...

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Pain.

Ingela·May 4, 2016

Pain. written by: Ingela(saja) @ingelasaja Breathing is painful Breathing feels unnecessary Breathing seems impossible Ever since you...

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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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