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Easter Wings

Spillwords·April 21, 2019

Easter Wings a poem by George Herbert Lord, who createdst man in wealth and store, Though foolishly...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Saboteur

Mandy Melanson·February 28, 2019

Saboteur written by: Mandy Melanson @anaskewauthor I clutch the bag to my chest as the valet reaches out....

English Literature

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Roots

Supriya Rakesh·January 2, 2019

Roots written by: Supriya Rakesh I’m a rooted animal, Almost a plant, one might say. Watch others...

Poetry English

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You Are the Dream

L.M.Giannone·January 16, 2018

You Are the Dream written by: L.M.Giannone @LISAGNO You are the dream that I wish for at...

Poetry English

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FLIGHT OF ECSTASY

Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar·September 8, 2017

FLIGHT OF ECSTASY written by: Madhumita @madhumita6 I want to fly like the birds, without a care,...

English Poetry

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FROM GRAVE TO FLIGHT: PRELUDE TO REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·August 8, 2017

FROM GRAVE TO FLIGHT PRELUDE TO REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme I. UNDER A PSYCHOTIC...

English Literature

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Drowning

Brian Wayne Smith·July 26, 2017

Drowning written by: Brian Wayne Smith @briansmith3575 Standing at the shores of my mind; testing the waters...

Poetry 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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