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The Pyramid of Salt

J. D. Nelson·September 1, 2021

The Pyramid of Salt written by: J. D. Nelson @madverse one time in the deli we were...

Poetry English

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Colors

Bharti·May 24, 2021

Colors written by: Bharti In the middle of sunny day When the flower buds took all their...

English Poetry

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To Work

John Grey·July 1, 2020

To Work written by: John Grey Morning is a time bomb set in motion by knuckles rubbing...

Poetry English

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During Wind and Rain

Spillwords·June 7, 2020

During Wind and Rain a poem by Thomas Hardy They sing their dearest songs– He, she, all...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Tough Ones

Parivash G·February 20, 2020

The Tough Ones written by: Parivash G Here is the truth of the matter: in the morning...

Poetry English

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Tick Tock

Shaira Omar·January 27, 2020

Tick Tock written by: Shaira Omar Tick tock…tick tock… Life is counting down on your internal clock....

English Poetry

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A Cuckoo Clock Christmas

Lee Dunn·December 23, 2019

A Cuckoo Clock Christmas written by: Lee Dunn @66human I brought you a present ‘Twas an old...

Poetry Christmas English

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Early Risers

Jean M Beebe·December 4, 2019

early risers written by: Jeanmbb @jmbsquared we’ve joined the world of the early risers the cat &...

Poetry English

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The Pendulum

Aurora Kastanias·November 18, 2019

The Pendulum written by: Aurora Kastanias Tick-tock the hands of the clock plock the pendulum swings to...

English Poetry

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Fake Time

Henry Bladon·August 27, 2019

Fake Time written by: Henry Bladon set the wall clock whatever speed she wants, ...

English Poetry

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Rumore

Antonio Blunda·July 10, 2019

English International Italian Poetry

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2:51, a short story written by Garry Crystal at Spillwords.com

2:51

Garry Crystal·May 26, 2019

2:51 written by: Garry Crystal A clock on the wall in my kitchen always reads 2:51, because...

English Literature

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The Clock

Magdalena Podobińska·February 27, 2019

The Clock written by: Magdalena Podobińska The clock is tick tocking lonely hours Not Ours Time’s not my...

English Poetry

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The Eyes Of A Stranger

Tracy Gregory·January 20, 2019

The Eyes Of A Stranger written by: Tracy Gregory @TracyLGregory In the beginning, I received his letters regularly....

Literature 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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