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The Death of Percy Lapid

April Mae M. Berza·January 13, 2023

The Death of Percy Lapid How the Death of Percy Lapid Inspired a Filipino Movement of Justice Against...

Poetry English

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Why Do I Care?

Benedict Hurley·January 12, 2023

Why Do I Care? written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 Breaking news! Queen Elizabeth II has died The...

English Poetry

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I Wonder

James Howard·January 12, 2023

I Wonder written by: James Howard I wonder I wonder if the brave sentinel of law and...

English Poetry

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Caged

Liv Petris·January 11, 2023

Caged written by: Liv Petris Last week at the fairground, Ryker the cuddly tiger tore a child’s...

English Literature

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Death of The Moth

Marc Frazier·January 11, 2023

Death of The Moth written by: Marc Frazier @marcfrazier45 It died amidst flutters and spasms. What beauty...

English Literature

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Pan-ic, Pan-demic, Pan-global, Pan-Hermetic

Bipolar Universe of Duality·January 10, 2023

Pan-ic, Pan-demic, Pan-global, Pan-Hermetic written by: Bipolar Universe of Duality Past conjurers gave chase to sciency magic...

English Poetry

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Almost Native

Joseph L.M. Sturm·January 8, 2023

Almost Native written by: Joseph L.M. Sturm @jlmsturm I drive on these streets passing on the corner...

Poetry English

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Days of Red and Gold

David Estringel·January 7, 2023

Days of Red and Gold written by: David Estringel @The_Booky_Man Sittin’ at the kitchen table— cup of...

La Noche De Reyes Minus The Night

Mari-Carmen Marin·January 5, 2023

La Noche De Reyes Minus De Night written by: Mari-Carmen Marin @MariCar04410238 The new year is...

Pele

Dr. K. K. Mathew·January 3, 2023

Pele written by: Dr. K. K. Matthew The black jewel on the football field is no more...

English Poetry

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Musiałam…

Danuta Czerwińska Murawska·January 2, 2023

Musiałam… written by: Danuta Czerwińska Murawska Jesiennych barw radość Ból mojej duszy gasi Szukam ukojenia Między wersami...

International Poetry Polish

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Terry Hall

David R Mellor·January 2, 2023

Terry Hall written by: David R Mellor I heard the news At 4.30 a.m. exactly I knew...

English Poetry

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I Fear Me This – Is Loneliness –

Barbara Harris Leonhard·December 28, 2022

I Fear Me This – is loneliness – written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 -Emily Dickinson, “The Loneliness...

Poetry English

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Christmas Denied

Phyllis Souza·December 28, 2022

Christmas Denied written by: Phyllis Souza It was the Summer of 1945 when Mary walked into the...

Literature Christmas 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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