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OO oo Cat

Richard Prime·April 25, 2024

OO oo Cat written by: Richard Prime She’s sleeping on the hearthrug, Her nose upon the floor,...

Poetry English

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The Time’s Endless Story

Bernard Ebenezer Essaga·April 24, 2024

The Time’s Endless Story written by: Bernard Ebenezer Essaga The time’s endless story Is the flow’s shapeless...

Poetry English

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A Yellow Story

Ger White·April 19, 2024

A Yellow Story written by: Ger White Yellow oilskins swirl by me in the city as I...

Literature English

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The Grand Adventure

Jim Bartlett·April 14, 2024

The Grand Adventure written by: Jim Bartlett Walter gently slides the still steaming pancakes onto the serving...

English Literature Featured Post

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By Choice, I Live Alone

Jackie Oldham·April 13, 2024

By Choice, I Live Alone written by: Jackie Oldham By choice, I live alone in the house...

English Poetry Featured Post

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Where Have All The Years Gone?

Saila Abby·April 12, 2024

Where Have All The Years Gone? written by: Saila Abby @WaddelHope Taking a trip down memory lane,...

English Literature

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Moving Day

Caroline Lewsey·April 10, 2024

Moving Day written by: Caroline Lewsey I never thought I’d like it here. When I moved to...

English Literature

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Luvly Laura’s Little Black Dress

RC Larlham·April 9, 2024

Luvly Laura’s Little Black Dress written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 I went out one day, to buy...

English Featured Post Poetry

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My Fiancé Is A Werewolf

Author B.A. Rose·April 7, 2024

My Fiancé Is A Werewolf written by: Author B.A. Rose @authorbarose Briana Cole was walking on air....

The Cohasset Mansion

PR Hebert·April 2, 2024

The Cohasset Mansion written by: PR Hebert The good doctor Bargained the purchase Of a Cohasset Massachusetts...

English Poetry

·1 min read

This Particular Day

Zary Fekete·April 1, 2024

This Particular Day written by: Zary Fekete @ZaryFekete He had lived in the house for two years...

English Literature

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One Life to Live

Lise de Laplante Rowlandson·March 26, 2024

One Life to Live written by: Lise Rowlandson The sound of fast-moving waters broke over the forest’s...

Literature Featured Post English

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Off the Hook

Bill Tope·March 26, 2024

Off the Hook written by: Bill Tope The last time I saw my mother alive was as...

English Poetry

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To Dream

Glynn Sinclare·March 25, 2024

To Dream written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I long to dream Family on an evening walk Strolling...

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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