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A Winter Night In Texas

Jayanthi Chandra·May 12, 2021

A Winter Night In Texas written by: Jayanthi Chandra The bushes turn into giant mushrooms The snow...

English Poetry

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The Things I Left Behind

K.F. Hartless·April 22, 2021

The Things I Left Behind written by: K.F. Hartless @hartless_k Left my gloves so I hug myself,...

Poetry English

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Attitude

Karima Hoisan·April 14, 2021

Attitude written by: Karima Hoisan Dark days, sad days Chopin on a piano playing; grey skies, about...

Poetry English

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Il Silenzio

Stefano Polo·April 14, 2021

Il Silenzio written by: Stefano Polo Il silenzio entra freddo in questa stanza come se fosse vuota,...

International Italian Poetry

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The Toe Tag

Bipul Banerjee ('Dusk')·March 27, 2021

The Toe Tag written by: Bipul Banerjee Finally after the procedures They put a toe tag on...

Poetry English

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Gratitude: A Home Outdoor

MiddleAgedNee·February 25, 2021

Gratitude: A Home Outdoor written by: MiddleAgedNee @AgedNee Tarmac floor, A door maybe, Streetlight for sure, at...

English Poetry

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You Don’t Get To Kiss Me

Jessica Moore·February 15, 2021

You Don’t Get To Kiss Me written by: Jessica Moore Once long ago, you told me how...

English Poetry

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Paint Me Red

Dr. Nikhat Bano·February 14, 2021

Paint Me Red written by: Dr. Nikhat Bano Before I knew you, My Love! Cold and frozen...

English Poetry

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December Musings

Dr Molly Joseph·December 28, 2020

December Musings written by: Dr. Molly Joseph I Oh, my December ! cool December, teach me meanings…...

English Poetry

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Christmas Eve in Deal

Nigel de Costa·December 22, 2020

Christmas Eve in Deal written by: Nigel de Costa Middle Street’s grey-blue townhouses lean over its narrow...

Poetry Christmas English

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Shortest Day

Freya Pickard·December 21, 2020

Shortest Day written by: Freya Pickard @FreyaPickard everlight glows molten amber spilling over mauve horizon pulses like...

English Poetry Christmas

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Ginger’s Christmas

RC Larlham·December 14, 2020

Ginger’s Christmas written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Tiny Ginger kitten and her Mommy, and her brothers and...

Literature Christmas English

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Noah Battler Was a Loner

Diamaya Dawn·November 13, 2020

Noah Battler Was a Loner written by: Diamaya Dawn @DiAmaya_Dawn He had a tiny bed with fluffy...

Literature English

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Common Cold

Spillwords·November 8, 2020

Common Cold a poem by Ogden Nash Go hang yourself, you old M.D.! You shall not sneer...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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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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