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Song for After Rain

Judith A. Jones·August 31, 2019

Song for After Rain written by: Judith A. Jones I would walk with my friend Laredo down...

Poetry English

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Tanuki

Stephanie Musarra·August 22, 2019

Tanuki written by: Stephanie Musarra @dungeonwriter39 “It’s a boy!” the nurse said, as she placed the baby in...

English Literature

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Dog’s Best Friend

Noelle Powers·August 3, 2019

Dog’s Best Friend written by: Noelle Powers It’s strange to think I would never have lived if...

Literature English

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6 summer haiku

Paweł Markiewicz·July 24, 2019

6 Summer Haiku From Tiszaujvaros Hungary 2019 written by: Paweł Markiewicz I seven hundred miles from home...

Poetry English

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BLACK DOG NIPPING

Leanne Neill·July 13, 2019

BLACK DOG NIPPING written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 Incessant barking slicing the luxury of today’s silence, succumbing...

Poetry English

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Unrelenting Love

Glen McKenzie·July 6, 2019

Unrelenting Love written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther She came to us quietly and reserved Not knowing what...

Poetry English

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The End

NT Franklin·June 26, 2019

The End written by: NT Franklin She heard the noise and saw the collision. She stood motionless...

Literature English

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Buddy!

Arlene Antoinette·May 20, 2019

Buddy! written by: Arlene Antoinette Every morning, about 6 a.m., I am awakened by the barking of...

Poetry English

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Letting Go

Dianne Moritz·May 6, 2019

Letting Go written by: Dianne Moritz Do you spit out words as you might a bite of...

Poetry English

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Sadness

Charlotte Land·April 13, 2019

Sadness written by: Charlotte Land Stony, rocky cliffs surround the sand, Waves banging on the shore, Hard...

Poetry English

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The Dog’s Name Was Maxwell

Adam W Redmon·March 15, 2019

The Dog’s Name Was Maxwell written by: Adam W Redmon @AdamsWritings The dog’s name was Maxwell, his...

Poetry English

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The Package

Dan Leicht·February 13, 2019

The Package written by: Dan Leicht @Deeliopunk He’d lost track of time when he heard a knock...

Poetry English

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Old Shoes

Trisha·January 9, 2019

Old Shoes written by: Trisha I am exhausted… Well, it is because we walked a lot today…...

English Literature

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Abandoned

Valkyrie Kerry·January 7, 2019

Abandoned written by: Valkyrie Kerry @valkyriekerryk Don’t come closer, nor sniff at me, nor stare woefully with those...

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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