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The New Normal

Michael Natt·January 19, 2020

The New Normal written by: Michael Natt I finished my 65th and final half-marathon on October 19....

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Cherished and Not Crashed

Gertrude Kadzuwa·December 1, 2019

Cherished and Not Crashed written by: Gertrude Kadzuwa Surges and waves Crucibles and furnaces Did he foreknow...

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Night Hag

Kiraita Stephen·October 21, 2019

Night Hag written by: Kiraita Stephen The lovers of dark nights Dumb like a fence post Poor...

English Poetry Halloween

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Mickey’s Halloween

Roger Turner·October 20, 2019

Mickey’s Halloween written by: Roger Turner @titansdad The trick or treater stood before me Dressed like someone...

Poetry Halloween 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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