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Hummingbird

Nicole Cheng·May 31, 2019

Hummingbird written by: Nicole Cheng @NicoleCheng13 There are no words to say. I think about this every...

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Thunder

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·May 17, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part IV Thunder written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay One day you’re thinking about ordinary...

Poetry Saying Goodbye Doug Stanfield English

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Mother

Ximena Escobar·May 10, 2019

Mother written by: Ximena Escobar @laximenin Immense Those Mountains Like time Exposed Beautiful wound Reminding us of...

English Poetry

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Broken

Tissy Taylor·May 8, 2019

Broken written by: Tissy Taylor @raisingtissy Lullaby In our broken we hold hope Like stones thrown out...

English Poetry

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Letter Of Retrospect

SMiles·April 27, 2019

Letter Of Retrospect written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Sweating the smalls has slipped eating junk, whilst living without...

Poetry English

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Tunes Of Life

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·April 26, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part III Tunes of Life written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay All those years ago...

English Poetry Saying Goodbye Doug Stanfield

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Vows

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·April 19, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part II Vows written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I was 21 the day we...

English Doug Stanfield Poetry Saying Goodbye

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For K

Magdalena Podobińska·April 13, 2019

For K written by: Magdalena Podobińska My dear you I still cry for you You had miles to...

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Last Goodbye

Nayan Kumar Ujala·April 13, 2019

Last Goodbye written by: Sallon lepcha I have made up my mind Not to think of you...

English Poetry

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Death

LadyLily·April 6, 2019

Death written by: LadyLily @AFairymary The sea awaits you, running, trickling. Winds hustling, bustling rattling. Your shadow,...

Preface

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·March 30, 2019

Saying Goodbye Part I Preface written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay A few words are necessary to...

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From Heaven To Kentucky

Ron Kempton·August 1, 2018

From Heaven To Kentucky written by: Ron Kempton Morning hung on the wet city, Nashville’s electric streets...

Poetry English

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A Silent Goodbye

Antony King·June 30, 2018

A Silent Goodbye written by: Antony King Hands that are withered From toil and pain Wring briskly together...

English Poetry

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For Asifa

Mallika Bhaumik·May 21, 2018

For Asifa written by: Mallika Bhaumik Today is the day that comes with a black sun My eyes...

English Poetry

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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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