death Archives - Spillwords

Home

death

SLEEP

Stanley Wilkin·November 30, 2017

SLEEP written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk I’m going to sleep do not weep, I do not die...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Don’t Ever Ask A Soldier

Roger Turner·November 29, 2017

Don’t Ever Ask A Soldier written by: roger turner @titansdad Don’t ever ask a soldier Rules remain...

English Poetry

·1 min read

December 23rd 2015

Eoghan Lyng·November 22, 2017

December 23rd 2015 written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng How cruel a car can take life away, From...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Growing Slow

SMiles·November 17, 2017

Growing Slow written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 When desires, to be pan piped by Morricone wake, over hung,...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Take Me Down to The Ball Game

TM Arko·November 13, 2017

Take Me Down to The Ball Game written by: TM Arko Take me down to the ball...

English Poetry

·1 min read

I Heard About Gord

Robyn MacKinnon·November 12, 2017

I Heard About Gord found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I heard about Gord I’m not...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

·1 min read

Soneto De Divina Luz

Léa Ferro·November 9, 2017

Soneto de divina luz written by: Léa Ferro @leaferro Sorrisos teus, tu vistosa: – Oh madrugada! Suaviza,...

Poetry International Portuguese

·1 min read

Thus ‘Twas

Suwong·November 6, 2017

Thus ‘Twas written by: Suwong The night was quiet except the sound of the night owl Sniffles...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Dear Terrorists (Enough is Enough)

Dirk Sandarupa·November 6, 2017

Dear Terrorists (Enough is Enough) written by: Dirk Sandarupa @ds4nd I wonder what the terrorists think when...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Near Death Existentialism

Michael Shea·November 3, 2017

Near Death Existentialism written by: Michael Shea @calmsbehaviour I look up at clouds that seem like black...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Samhain

Jasmin Mödlhammer·October 31, 2017

Samhain written by: Jasmin Mödlhammer @Asthalos When Samhain rises from death Blood will spread out of the...

English Poetry Halloween

·1 min read

Phantarm

Siva Wright·October 30, 2017

Phantarm written by: Siva Wright It was a long day. He had too much work. But the...

Literature Halloween English

·3 mins read

Soulache

Iban·October 29, 2017

Soulache written by: Ibán Ahí estaba ella, haciendo como que todo iba bien, con aquellos ojos impresionantes...

Literature Halloween Spanish

·1 min read

El Féretro

Jose A Gomez·October 28, 2017

El Féretro a short story written by: José A Gómez Esto sucedio en el año 1955, el...

13 Days of Halloween Literature Halloween Jose A Gomez Spanish Featured Post

·5 mins read

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 ...

Features

Interviews

death