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The Wren

Clive Grewcock·May 29, 2021

The Wren written by: Clive Grewcock I halt upon my country stroll With your flashing shape I...

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The Maple Leaf

Jim Bates·February 10, 2021

The Maple Leaf written by: Jim Bates If you like being part of a crowd, try being...

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Where the Stone Turns to Fire

Jack Ontair·January 9, 2021

Where the Stone Turns to Fire written by: Jack Ontair I am no sage. I am no...

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Treasure

Bartholomew Barker·December 17, 2020

Treasure written by: Bartholomew Barker @bartbarkerpoet Small bag of silent coins gold and silver foil-wrapped treasure They...

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Nailed It!

Adrian David·November 23, 2020

Nailed It! written by: Adrian David THUD! THUD! THUD! The studio apartment reverberated with the sound of...

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This Life

Izabella T. Kostka·August 21, 2020

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Sliver of Time

Charlie Bottle·May 31, 2020

Sliver of Time written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Today, for a fleeting moment I held in my...

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N.Y. BUMS

James Marchiori·July 20, 2019

N.Y. BUMS written by: James Marchiori @DJames1821 A day out or in, abroad, indoor in consequence. How...

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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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