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Saturdays

Michal Reibenbach·October 3, 2020

Saturdays written by: Michal Reibenbach It’s Saturday, a sunlit winters day. In one of my pockets, I...

English Literature

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The Old Man and The Train

Michael McCarthy·July 23, 2020

The Old Man and The Train written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction With the latest attack on an...

Michael McCarthy English Literature

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The Giant

Ger White·March 13, 2020

The Giant written by: Ger White It was just a hill field to the neighbours But we...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Eclipse

Rain Alchemist·March 13, 2020

The Eclipse written by: Rain Alchemist @vinayak96052946 For sure, he was a curious lad, Hence never believed myth...

English Poetry

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Half-Life

Kenneth Vincent Walker·January 10, 2020

Half-Life written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker Descending to where No one knows. For darkness begins With a...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Mountain Lake

Elan Mudrow·January 9, 2020

Mountain Lake written by: Elan Mudrow @elanmudrow I sit with her Placing her in memory Giving thoughts...

A Mouse In My House

Glynn Sinclare·November 8, 2019

A Mouse In My House written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I try to sleep, but toss and...

Poetry English

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When The Veil Slips

Susanne Thomas·October 30, 2019

When The Veil Slips written by: Susanne Thomas @Susannewith5 I am scared The squeals from outside claw...

Poetry Halloween English

·1 min read

Fright Night Out On The Town

Ivanka Fear·October 27, 2019

Fright Night Out On The Town written by: Ivanka Fear Dressed to kill, makeup perfected, clock strikes...

Poetry Halloween English

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All Hallows

Maggie O'Brien·October 24, 2019

All Hallows written by: Maggie O’Brien Gather around me. Listen. Draw near. I’ll tell you a tale...

13 Days of Halloween English Poetry Halloween Featured Post

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Bodies In The Basement

M. Taggart·October 20, 2019

Bodies In The Basement written by: M. Taggart It was a crisp, damp, October night. “When we...

Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Literature Halloween

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The Homeless Have No Friends

Charlie Bottle·August 30, 2019

The Homeless Have No Friends written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle I am nobody, invisible, unseen, of the...

English Poetry

·1 min read

All Hallows

Antony King·October 31, 2018

All Hallows written by: Antony King @tonykingwriting All Hallows The moon is full On this sleepless night A...

English Poetry Halloween

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Sooner Than Later

Robyn MacKinnon·December 3, 2017

Sooner Than Later found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat sooner than later I’m ravenously hungry and...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon 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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