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When Evil Finds Me

RayFed·November 24, 2019

When Evil Finds Me written by: RayFed @MrRayFed When evil finds me, I’ll hold it close, to...

English Poetry

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2:51, a short story written by Garry Crystal at Spillwords.com

2:51

Garry Crystal·May 26, 2019

2:51 written by: Garry Crystal A clock on the wall in my kitchen always reads 2:51, because...

English Literature

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The Old, Black, Hanging Tree

Roger Turner·November 3, 2018

The Old, Black, Hanging Tree written by: roger turner @titansdad In the backroads there’s a legend By...

At A Crossroads At The Crossroads

Roger Turner·May 8, 2018

At A Crossroads At The Crossroads written by: roger turner @titansdad At a crossroads at the crossroads At...

English Poetry

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Beelzebub Jones – A Good Day To Be A Bad Guy

Richard Wall·April 10, 2018

Beelzebub Jones – A Good Day To Be A Bad Guy written by: Richard Wall @writinblues vocals/music by:...

English Featured Post Literature

·24 mins read

Stingy Jack

MR.QUIPTY·October 27, 2016

Stingy Jack written by: MR.QUIPTY @MRQUIPTY forever a glow that orange glimmer single point the mark of...

MR. QUIPTY 13 Days of Halloween English Poetry Featured Post Halloween

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Paid In Full

Daedalus Chaos·September 24, 2016

Paid In Full written by: Daedalus Chaos @DaedalusChaos “Look Matt, I gotta be honest here. You ready?...

Literature English

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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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