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Eleanor and The Body Stretcher

Phyllis Souza·August 4, 2019

Eleanor and The Body Stretcher written by: Phyllis Souza The year was 1953. After school on Thursdays...

English Literature

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Juliet’s Song

Mehreen Ahmed·July 31, 2019

Juliet’s Song written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 Juliet worked in a cafe up the road. Her pretty...

Literature English

·6 mins read

Abduction

Michal Reibenbach·July 25, 2019

Abduction written by: Michal Reibenbach The first time Carl tells me about ‘abducting’ his baby girl from...

English Literature

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Ladybirds On The Beach

Michal Reibenbach·June 17, 2019

Ladybirds On The Beach written by: Michal Reibenbach Upon arriving in Israel, together with your mother, father,...

English Literature

·6 mins read

Natalia

Magdalena Podobińska·June 12, 2019

Natalia written by: Magdalena Podobińska One summer morning Still yawning She jumped out of bed Just like a...

Poetry English

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The Girl With No Name

Girl wanna write·April 22, 2019

The Girl With No Name written by: Girl wanna write @mailgarima A girl stood tall near the...

English Poetry

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Fifi’s Kitty

Rohini Prajapati·April 2, 2019

Fifi’s Kitty written by: Rohini KB Reddy @rohiniprajapat3 They said the woods are tall and deep… So...

Poetry English

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Red Linen Suit

Phyllis Souza·March 27, 2019

Red Linen Suit written by: Phyllis Souza Amelia and her boys lived in the house. Virgie and...

Literature English

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Carol’s Diary Entry

Samantha Beardon·March 26, 2019

Carol’s Diary Entry written by: Samantha Beardon I consider myself level headed, not prone to flights of...

Literature English

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The Christmas Present

Barbara Avon·December 20, 2018

The Christmas Present written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon It’s Thursday and we’re putting a special spin on...

Christmas English Literature

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In Passing

Pete Able·December 7, 2018

In Passing written by: Pete Able It was my final year of school and I was at...

English Literature

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SILENT SCREAM

Nida Wasim·November 20, 2018

SILENT SCREAM written by: Nida Wasim Lone in darkness she made the silent scream Longing for someone...

English Poetry

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The Last Hour

Barbara Avon·November 8, 2018

The Last Hour written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon God was shining through the trees. The few lingering...

Literature English Featured Post

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The Girl And The Snake

Ryan K·October 14, 2018

The Girl and The Snake written by: Ryan K In a moonlit forest of giant red trees,...

English Featured Post Literature

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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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