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Star-Struck

Tay Summerlin·December 1, 2020

Star-Struck written by: Tay Summerlin @esplendidatay Why is everyone screaming? Who are they all calling? They look...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Echoes

Mary Daurio·November 15, 2020

Echoes written by: Mary Daurio I accompanied my mother to reside at my grandfather’s secluded house in...

Seduction

David Russell·November 4, 2020

Seduction written by: David Russell He, muscles taut, off springboard thrust Resilient in buoyancy, Slow sweep to...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Zagreb & Me

Elke Margaretta·September 27, 2020

Zagreb & Me written by: Elke Margaretta I follow the tramlines into a haze of blue fog,...

English Literature

·2 mins read

Primo Incontro

Stefano Polo·September 20, 2020

Primo Incontro written by: Stefano Polo Come posso dimenticare il primo giorno che ti incontrai… Il mio...

International Italian Poetry

·1 min read

Quick Confession

Michael Ball·August 6, 2020

Quick Confession written by: Michael Ball @whirred On the ramp to the student union, abruptly halting before...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Dave and The Tree House

Jim Bates·August 3, 2020

Dave and The Tree House written by: Jim Bates I don’t know why I ended up taking...

English Literature

·31 mins read

Delaware Sheets

Eric Robert Nolan·July 25, 2020

Delaware Sheets written by: Eric Robert Nolan Sharon lies, a sylph amid the sheets in our room...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Smoking Out Agent One

Michael Grotsky·July 13, 2020

Smoking Out Agent One written by: Michael Grotsky In the Sierra Madres, Morrison met somebody who called...

Literature English

·4 mins read

The Pink Cardin

Dan Morey·July 2, 2020

The Pink Cardin written by: Dan Morey In Rome, creativity comes in many forms. As you walk...

Literature English Featured Post

·1 min read

Scent of A Man

E Barnes·June 19, 2020

Scent of A Man written by: E Barnes She stood behind me in the grocery store. Some...

English Literature

·1 min read

Rosalia

Anastasia De Benedetto·March 22, 2020

Rosalia written by: Anastasia De Benedetto Un nome che riecheggia nell’aria come una dolce carezza di una...

Poetry International Italian

·1 min read

Floating On The Ground

Tina Privitera-Reynolds·January 17, 2020

Floating On The Ground written by: Tina Privitera-Reynolds Why did I think this? school was coming. endless...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Major in the Land of Giants

Asad Mian·January 12, 2020

Major in the Land of Giants A Travelogue (of sorts) written by: Asad Mian @amian74 My trip...

Article English

·9 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 ...

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