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I And Thou And The Ram

huntersjames·June 29, 2017

I and Thou and the Ram written by: huntersjames @huntersjames I lay dozing against a massive Wolfsberry,...

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Milliner By The Lake

James Gabriel·June 12, 2017

Milliner By The Lake written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 the milliner sat at the small table writing...

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Failure, Not An Option

Leanne Howard Kenney·May 30, 2017

Failure, Not An Option written by: Leanne Howard Kenney @neeneebucket Delectation Never, Forever My nights unslumbery My...

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Contemplation On Kabir’s Doha

Charlie Bottle·January 24, 2017

Contemplation on Kabir’s Doha written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Looking at the grinding mill in motion, Kabir...

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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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