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Nailed It!

Adrian David·November 23, 2020

Nailed It! written by: Adrian David THUD! THUD! THUD! The studio apartment reverberated with the sound of...

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Abuse Montage

Joni Caggiano·November 22, 2020

Abuse Montage written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 dark shadows are the sting of my life memory clouded...

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Wrath of Emotions…

Rohini Prajapati·November 16, 2020

Wrath of Emotions… written by: Rohini KB Reddy @rohiniprajapat3 Amidst the dark midnight.. With hollowness inside… I...

Poetry English

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Oasis

Pranab Ghosh·November 14, 2020

Oasis written by: Pranab Ghosh @gpranab2012 She became a moth and flew Inside the train compartment I sat...

Poetry English

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The Halloween Night

Manvi Singh·October 30, 2020

The Halloween Night written by: Manvi Singh A dark and spooky night, Celebrated with Lanterns bright, And...

English Poetry Halloween

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The Sentinel

Jordan Trethewey·October 21, 2020

The Sentinel written & performed by: Jordan Trethewey @bizarre_quotes I The shadow man’s face is a swirling hole...

Poetry Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English

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He Stood Alone Upon Her Step

Allan Edward Tierney·October 4, 2020

He Stood Alone Upon Her Step written by: Allan Edward Tierney He stood alone upon her step...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Sail On…

Dr. Saumya Goyal·September 18, 2020

Sail On… written by: Dr. Saumya Goyal The night may be dark, as black as a raven...

English Poetry

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White Desert

Sujatha Warrier·September 16, 2020

White Desert written by: Sujatha Warrier @SujathaWarrier Moon so showers light on the desert sands, the night...

Poetry English

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Dark Moments

Piere Ingram·September 10, 2020

Dark Moments written by: Piere Ingram Dark moments in this light area of my brain abstracted from...

Poetry English

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Swift As You Come

Isioma Jemimah Okonicha·September 3, 2020

Swift As You Come written by: Isioma Jemimah Okonicha The shadow that chases me around The nightmare...

English Poetry

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Life In Spite of It

Katarzyna Dominik·September 2, 2020

English International Poetry Polish

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JOURNEY TO NOWHERE

Dilip Mohapatra·August 22, 2020

JOURNEY TO NOWHERE written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo Covered with the placental fluid as I emerge from the...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Toxicity

Fin Hall·August 14, 2020

Toxicity written by: Fin Hall darkness descends, the streets are foreboding hooded gangs prowl dim lights hide...

English Poetry

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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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