child Archives - Spillwords

Home

child

My Innocent

Dr. Humeira Jawed·February 12, 2021

My Innocent written by: Dr. Humeira Jawed Hush…my little innocent Don’t say a word, I’ll sing I...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Feverish Child

Sandy Rochelle·February 8, 2021

The Feverish Child written by: Sandy Rochelle I slept as a feverish child as you surrounded me...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Damaged Child

Amina·January 1, 2021

The Damaged Child written by: Amina She cringes – darkness She braces – the vulture She tries her...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Christmas Rainbow

Ken Gosse·December 13, 2020

The Christmas Rainbow written by: Ken Gosse Somewhere, over the rainbow, Santa flies, reindeer pulling his sleigh...

Poetry Christmas English

·1 min read

Child Cymbals Firecrackers

Dah·December 2, 2020

Child Cymbals Firecrackers written by: Dah @dahlusion A dragon floats down the street undulating above three men...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Abuse Montage

Joni Caggiano·November 22, 2020

Abuse Montage written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 dark shadows are the sting of my life memory clouded...

Poetry English Featured Post

·1 min read

My Pride

Manoj Krishnan·November 20, 2020

My Pride written by: Manoj Krishnan The countless stars of the firmament gathered one night And riding...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Recaptured Youth

Ann Christine Tabaka·November 16, 2020

Recaptured Youth written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris if I hang upside-down from this tree long enough...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Cat Accursed

Sandi Leibowitz·October 21, 2020

The Cat Accursed written by: Sandi Leibowitz Avert your gaze from my hobbled legs shriveled paunch spine...

Halloween English Poetry

·1 min read

Three Drunks

Martha Annice·October 5, 2020

Three Drunks written by: Martha Annice Jackson But I got the wisdom of 3 drunks running around...

Poetry English

·4 mins read

Irreplaceable Demon Child

Robyn MacKinnon·October 4, 2020

Irreplaceable Demon Child written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat irreplaceable bizarre little demon child Beauty and Terror ...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

·1 min read

Wild Child

Kelli J Gavin·September 7, 2020

Wild Child written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin You wild child The child I dreamed of The...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Inward Retreat

Sheri M. Stewart·August 30, 2020

Inward Retreat written by: Sheri M. Stewart The world may sling painful knives at my heart yet...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Inside

Milon Franz·August 3, 2020

Inside written by: Milon Franz After a long time, I am inside… I see the interiors of...

English Poetry

·1 min read

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 ...

Features

Interviews

child