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Maggie O'Brien·September 18, 2021

Opinions written by: Maggie O’Brien @MaggieMobrules A silent voice familiar I can’t identify but well know Softly...

English Poetry

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The World is One

Glynn Sinclare·September 4, 2021

The World is One written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Where does the wind go, it howls wrapping,...

Poetry English

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A Lone Chrysanthemum

Wayne Jermin·September 1, 2021

A Lone Chrysanthemum written by: Wayne Jermin @waynejermin I held your hand As you took your last...

Poetry English

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Amrapali’s Siddhartha

Prabhanjan K. Mishra·July 10, 2021

Amrapali’s Siddhartha written by: Prabhanjan K. Mishra She raises her smouldering eyes, the famed luminous buds of...

English Poetry

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Only in My Dreams

Diane Leopard·July 6, 2021

Only in My Dreams written by: Diane Leopard @dianeleopard We walk together hand in hand Through fragrant...

English Poetry

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Threads She Shares

Michael Ball·July 2, 2021

Threads She Shares written by: Michael Ball @whirred Her threads do not baste nor do they lockstitch...

Poetry English

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420 Feels

Robyn MacKinnon·June 6, 2021

420 Feels written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I was laying down/ cup of tea and a kitten/...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Tempos Within A Heartbeat

Ann Christine Tabaka·May 1, 2021

Tempos Within A Heartbeat written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Sweeter than a songbird’s tune, the sound...

Poetry English

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Our Trees

Ilyse Fein·March 16, 2021

Our Trees written by: Ilyse Fein Do they breathe? Yes! Do they feel? I do not know....

English Poetry

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Please Love Yourself

Aida·March 8, 2021

Please Love Yourself written by: Aida Did I get, what I wish for, I didn’t quit and...

Poetry English

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You Die Once or Die Every Day

Aquib Khan (!ns¡ght)·February 22, 2021

You Die Once or Die Every Day written by: Aquib Khan Clouds shatter in my island giving...

Poetry English

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Christmas Tunes, 2020

CTD Robinson·December 16, 2020

Christmas Tunes, 2020 written by: CTD Robinson @CTDRobinson This year, when I play, the tunes—part truth, part...

Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Poetry Christmas

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Ash, a poem written by Michael Ball at Spillwords.com

Ash

Michael Ball·December 8, 2020

Ash written by: Michael Ball @whirred I knew what to do when her ashes came. My mother...

Poetry English Haunted Holidays

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False Summit

Joseph S. Pete·October 10, 2020

False Summit written by: Joseph S. Pete @nwi_jsp In beaten-up gym shoes, he ascended the rocky heights...

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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