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Crossroads

JayM·February 22, 2020

Crossroads written by: JayM @thejaytheme The earth speaks in whispers, Tell me about your journeys, Where did...

English Poetry

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The Raven

LadyLily·September 30, 2019

The Raven written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Two eyes glint as gemstones, feathers ruffled like crazy tar…he flies,...

Poetry English

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Papa Ben’s Last Laugh

Emilia Paul·September 12, 2019

Papa Ben’s Last Laugh written by: Emilia Paul Sometimes funny things happen at the most unlikely moments....

English Literature

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Love and a Question

Spillwords·June 23, 2019

Love and a Question a poem by Robert Frost A stranger came to the door at eve,...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Thoughts At Dusk

Gayl Wright·May 6, 2019

Thoughts At Dusk written by: Gayl Wright @GaylWright Out here on the porch swing Writing in my journal...

English Poetry

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Piano

Spillwords·April 14, 2019

Piano a poem by D.H. Lawrence Softly, in the dusk, a woman is singing to me; Taking...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Light in your Darkness..!!

Monika Ajay Kaul·November 9, 2017

Light in your Darkness..!! written by: Monika Ajay Kaul @MKaul4 They said, “The darkness pinions!!” And.. I...

English Poetry

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Dawn To Dusk

Luiz Syphre·September 20, 2017

Dawn to Dusk written by: Luiz Syphre @poetandkids Thus at dawn she was his sun and blinded...

English Poetry

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Evening Comes Softly

Mark Scrivener·July 16, 2017

Evening Comes Softly written by: Mark Scrivener @orpheus777 Evening comes softly, Softly gliding, Gliding dusky darkness Over the...

Poetry English

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Death Bed

Luiz Syphre·July 9, 2017

Death Bed written by: Luiz Syphre @poetandkids At dusk raven’s cry Disintegration shadows Midnight promises...

Poetry English

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On My Wooden Bench

Heidi Baker·July 2, 2017

On My Wooden Bench written by: Heidi Baker @heidib19 to market at dusk brown-speckled bananas, organic mints,...

Poetry English

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Dusk To Dawn

LadyLily·May 13, 2017

Dusk to Dawn written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Dusk’s satin shoes step elegantly into the finishing story of...

English Poetry

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Rights of the Wronged

Dilip Mohapatra·August 9, 2016

RIGHTS OF THE WRONGED written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The night has its very own domain so does...

English

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The Dusk Wheel

G. Rod Hamilton·July 1, 2016

The Dusk Wheel written by: Rando Mithlo @Rodhnoe With the fiery light Lashing out a spray Fount...

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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