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State of The World

Robyn MacKinnon·July 12, 2020

State of The World written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat confused. It’s just like is shining, and it’s...

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The End – Time Is Now

Moses Y. Sonkarlay Jr·June 22, 2020

The End – Time Is Now written by: Moses Y. Sonkarlay Jr As the dew drips slowly...

English Poetry

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Coping With Reality

Alex Andy Phuong·April 25, 2020

Coping With Reality written by: Alex Andy Phuong COVID-19 has forced everyone I know and love to...

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Confusion and Hope in The Time of #Corona

Asad Mian·April 14, 2020

Confusion and Hope in The Time of #Corona written by: Asad Mian @amian74 The muse has been...

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Pandemonium

Fotoula Reynolds·April 10, 2020

Pandemonium written by: Fotoula Reynolds In this hurry-scurry world I keep a seed in my right hand...

English Poetry

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Two Point Creek

Mitchel David Ring·March 3, 2020

Two Point Creek written by: Mitchel David Ring @mitchel_ring Quiet footsteps and hushed voices passed down our...

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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