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David Gray-Hammond·May 20, 2021

Coffee written by: David Gray-Hammond @emgntdivergence Sweet solace of your bitter, acidic taste, The scent that makes...

English Poetry

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Retirement

RJ Tungsten·May 6, 2021

Retirement written by: RJ Tungsten coffee steam dances above the printed days news blackened fingertips no good...

Poetry English

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Milk Cup

Desiree L. Balota·April 23, 2021

((milk) cup) written by: Desiree L. Balota white was the ocean in my coffee-doused milk cup. the...

Poetry English

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Just Enough for Coffee

Jake Cosmos Aller·February 9, 2021

Just Enough for Coffee written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller A homeless man Stood on the street Counting...

Coffee and Dusk

Adiyana Adam·January 1, 2021

Coffee and Dusk written by: Adiyana Adam For me… Coffee and dusk are two different things that...

Poetry English

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Bitter Coffee

Karen Rey·November 16, 2020

Bitter Coffee written by: Karen Rey swallow that bitter coffee and forget everything existed. swallow that bitter...

Poetry English

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Impressions of a Misty Morning

Gabriela Docan·October 8, 2020

Impressions of a Misty Morning written by: Gabriela Docan Yellow elongated willow leaves adorn the path I...

English Poetry

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Waking You Up

Nancy Lou Henderson·September 23, 2020

Waking You Up written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 There was an aroma of coffee perking, as...

Literature English

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At Dawn

Aurora Kastanias·July 29, 2020

At Dawn written by: Aurora Kastanias Seldom have I experienced Reality eclipsing fantasies Secret wishes heeded Sensibility...

Poetry English

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My Necessary Coffee

Jose A. Tovar·July 20, 2020

My Necessary Coffee written by: Jose A. Tovar Your morning poetry is my necessary coffee: it awakens...

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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Morning Kiss

Annalyn Neo Celeste·June 22, 2020

Morning Kiss written by: Annalyn Neo Celeste @LadyTraderrr i like it long & black freshly made, smokin...

English Poetry

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Can’t Go For A Coffee

Denise D'Souza·June 14, 2020

Can’t Go For A Coffee written by: Denise D’Souza Can’t go for a coffee, so we plump...

English Literature

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Bardic Cup of Joe

Nivedita Roy·May 15, 2020

Bardic Cup of Joe written by: Nivedita Roy @Roynivi3 Of heavens and hues, of bewitching blues Withering obsoletes,...

Poetry 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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