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What Do I Have To Mend?

Anahit Arustamyan·April 1, 2021

What Do I Have To Mend? written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 My pillow is both soft and...

Poetry English

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A Dark Fairy Tale

Yasmin Hemmat·March 4, 2020

A Dark Fairy Tale written by: Yasmin Hemmat She lived in a fairyland, the land of dreams, Among...

English Poetry

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Christmas Fairytale of London

Robin McNamara·December 14, 2019

Christmas Fairytale of London written by: Robin McNamara @thewindingroad1 Here in my London bedsit Alone this Christmas...

12 Days of Christmas Poetry English Christmas Featured Post

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ZIZADORE XIII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·August 30, 2019

ZIZADORE XIII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER THIRTEEN DANCING ACROSS THE MOON Onstage, Zizadore grabs...

Literature English

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ZIZADORE XII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·July 18, 2019

ZIZADORE XII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER TWELVE CRASHING INTO LOVE Meanwhile, at the Halloween...

Literature English

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ZIZADORE XI

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·June 1, 2019

ZIZADORE XI written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER ELEVEN LAST DANCE IS THE FIRST DANCE OF THE...

Literature English

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ZIZADORE X

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·May 1, 2019

ZIZADORE X written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER TEN THIRTEEN MINUTES UNTIL THE BIG THIRTEEN Back...

Literature English

·2 mins read

ZIZADORE IX

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·March 20, 2019

ZIZADORE IX written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER NINE CAPTIVE AUDIENCE In the laboratory, a few...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE VIII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·February 15, 2019

ZIZADORE VIII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER EIGHT EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE Suddenly a serpent slithers out...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE VII

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·January 16, 2019

ZIZADORE VII written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER SEVEN LEANING INTO A LEGACY Zizadore looks up...

English Literature

·3 mins read

ZIZADORE VI

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·December 10, 2018

ZIZADORE VI written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER SIX NECESSITY BUILT INTO THE INVENTION Suddenly a...

English Literature

·2 mins read

ZIZADORE V

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·November 9, 2018

ZIZADORE V written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER FIVE A NEW VIEW ON A KINGDOM ASKEW ...

English Literature

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ZIZADORE IV

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·September 10, 2018

ZIZADORE IV written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme CHAPTER FOUR FUTURE MAGIC BREWING “Can we go shopping...

English Literature

·13 mins read

I AM ONE OF YOU

Anahit Arustamyan·August 16, 2018

I AM ONE OF YOU written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 Butterflies! Do you know if I have...

English Poetry

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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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