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A SPELL

Gosha Kulisiewicz·May 13, 2018

A SPELL written by: Małgorzata Kulisiewicz translated by: Dorota Zegarowska You are holding me firmly in your arms, the...

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Survival III

Jacob Damstra·May 12, 2018

Survival III written by: Jacob Damstra @jacobdamstra Routine is not the enemy. Routine is the foundation of our...

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Awaiting

Any1mark·April 7, 2018

Awaiting written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 Twilight calls softly Yellow pales, corroding to orange Breezes summon a chill...

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Cardboard City Guy

Donna Africa·April 6, 2018

Cardboard City Guy written by: Donna Africa @DonnaAfrica To a new beginning “Genesis” Cardboard City Guy,...

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Survival II

Jacob Damstra·March 28, 2018

Survival II written by: Jacob Damstra @jacobdamstra The only constant in this world is change. Survival of the...

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CHANGE IS HERE!!!!

Nishand Venugopal·March 22, 2018

CHANGE IS HERE!!!! written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 A decade of work done by me, Rolled away...

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We Are All Gardeners

Jan Smith·March 10, 2018

We Are All Gardeners written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL We are gardeners you and I… From deep...

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Deeper

Jessica Motherway·February 27, 2018

Deeper written by: Jessica Motherway I wrote this poem deeper than any I’ve written before In hopes...

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Mantle

Ansul Noor·February 21, 2018

Mantle written by: Ansul Noor This cannot be happening, what have we done. We have ravaged this...

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Fluctuation

Mickey Kulp·February 4, 2018

Fluctuation written by: Mickey Kulp @mickey_kulp A fluctuation Then relaxed, velvet silence Time of death noted...

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Seasons

Ansul Noor·January 23, 2018

Seasons written by: Ansul Noor I waited…for the Spring of life…it came like a shimmering breeze, blooming...

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The Year That Is Gone

Sonam Arora·January 2, 2018

The Year That Is Gone written by: Sonam Arora When the path of life takes a new...

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Failed

SMiles·December 27, 2017

Failed written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Victories are few beyond the endeavour striving to aspire for perceptions of...

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The Indian Woman

Sonam Arora·December 27, 2017

The Indian Woman written by: Sonam Arora Faith Day and night You tell me to do what...

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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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