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So This Is 90

Nina Taylor·December 6, 2020

So This Is 90 written by: Nina Taylor So life when you’re old is reduced to one...

Article English

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Na Wieczność I Na Zawsze

Katarzyna Dominik·December 1, 2020

Na wieczność i na zawsze written by: Katarzyna Dominik Dzień zamknięty w ciszy roni łzy, blask świętego...

Polish International Featured Post Poetry

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Tuxedo Man

Judith Speizer Crandell·November 12, 2020

Tuxedo Man written by: Judith Speizer Crandell Smoldering smoke. Blinds my eyes. I feel him move. Away...

English Literature

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And That Is How It Is

Nishi Pulugurtha·November 11, 2020

And That Is How It Is written by: Nishi Pulugurtha @nishipulu My parents moved apart. That did...

Literature English

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The Closet: A Daughter’s Remembrance

Steven L. Richie·October 17, 2020

The Closet: A Daughter’s Remembrance written by: Steven L. Richie A week before Dad’s car accident of...

English Literature

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Not Just Any Man

Laura Hughes·October 3, 2020

Not Just Any Man written by: Laura Hughes @SweetPea_1977 As I sit here watching you sleep, I’m...

Online Harvest of Gratitude

Julie Eger·September 25, 2020

Online Harvest of Gratitude written by: Julie Eger Mukwoochu had good news from across the water. His...

Poetry English

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Daddy I’m Not As Strong As You

SmithaV·September 14, 2020

Daddy I’m Not As Strong As You written by: SmithaV @SmithaVishwana4 It’s four months since I saw...

English Poetry

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A Heart To Live, Not To Love

Ash Douglas·September 12, 2020

A Heart to Live, Not to Love written by: Ash Douglas @The_PunAsher Sometimes, I think my heart breaks...

Poetry English

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The Value of A Hat

Susanne Thomas·July 28, 2020

The Value of A Hat written by: Susanne Thomas @Susannewith5 How many times Have I scoffed at...

Poetry English

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Sacrament of Love

Peg Prendeville·July 9, 2020

Sacrament of Love written by: Peg Prendeville Intense eyes absorb attention, holding her gaze in silent rapport....

Poetry English

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Wistful Thinking (Sydney 1999)

Richard Rebel·July 8, 2020

Wistful Thinking (Sydney 1999) written by: Richard Rebel The monorail shushes out of Harbourside. It’s afternoon. The...

Literature English

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The Son That Never Was

Ailsa Cawley·July 3, 2020

The Son That Never Was written by: Ailsa Cawley @AilsaCawleyPoetry2020 I was the son they wanted you...

Poetry English

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I Wish I Had Never Grown

Pratya Thakur·May 29, 2020

I Wish I Had Never Grown written by: Pratya Thakur You kept me cocooned In a protective...

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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