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he Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Year, an essay by Dianne Moritz at Spillwords.com

The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Year

Dianne Moritz·March 14, 2021

The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Year written by: Dianne Moritz On March 20, 2020, right around the...

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Emergency Bread

David Lohrey·November 25, 2020

Emergency Bread written by: David Lohrey Yes, that’s bread in a tin. Lots of choices for vegans...

Poetry English

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A Covid Emergency

Liam Flanagan·November 20, 2020

A Covid Emergency written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga A Covid Emergency Ouch! My head hurts I don’t...

Poetry English

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Choices Made in Times of Pandemic

Komal Sabir Dayani·November 6, 2020

Choices Made in Times of Pandemic written by: Komal Sabir Dayani It’s been 125 days since our...

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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