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Estelle

Verity Mason·October 13, 2023

Estelle written by: Verity Mason Estelle breaks free, gouging her broken fingernails into my flesh, bringing the...

English Literature

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A Poem On Gandhiji

Sudipta Mishra·October 8, 2023

A Poem On Gandhiji written by: Sudipta Mishra With an indomitable will, a mighty man surged That...

Poetry English

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The Bell Tolling…

Jeff Flesch·October 4, 2023

The Bell Tolling… written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff there’s blood running in the streets, like a river...

English Poetry

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Inner Peace

Sushant Thapa·September 29, 2023

Inner Peace written by: Sushant Thapa I saw my insights That color my pain, I questioned not...

Poetry English

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Becoming

Pacella Chukwuma-Eke·August 21, 2023

Becoming written by: Pacella Chukwuma-Eke @dancing_poet I this poem begins with a girl living inside a canvas...

English Poetry

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New Freedom

Anna Ferriero·August 8, 2023

New Freedom written by: Anna Ferriero New beaches sound like autumn deafening noise which awakens his gaze...

Poetry English

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The Kite

Joyce Mary J·August 2, 2023

The Kite written by: Joyce Mary J It was so wonderful to have you in my hands,...

Poetry English

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Blanket Me

Gina Maria Manchego·August 1, 2023

Blanket Me written by: Gina Maria Manchego @GiUknit That weekend would prove to give me a deep...

The Words I Spill

Navin Manik·July 26, 2023

The Words I Spill written by: Navin Manik The sign I sight seems like the cyanide of...

English Poetry

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Chickadee

Michael Zeller·July 17, 2023

Chickadee written by: Michael Zeller @Zell_man I saw it light upon the branches, Flitting gaily to and...

English Poetry

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Digital Resignation

Robyn MacKinnon·July 16, 2023

Digital Resignation written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I’m digitizing Official resignation I will raise a glass ...

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Ingredients of a Life Not Worth Living

Teodora Vamvu·July 13, 2023

Ingredients of a Life Not Worth Living written by: Teodora Vamvu @teodora_vamvu What’s a life made of?...

English Featured Post Literature

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Pieces of Myself

Henry Bladon·July 10, 2023

Pieces of Myself written by: Henry Bladon @henrybladon I will bury pieces of myself, you will find them if...

Poetry English

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Adrift

Miruna Marin·July 2, 2023

Adrift written by: Miruna Marin Of my country and of my family I have little to say....

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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