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Connor Left Home Today

Daniel S Liuzzi·May 7, 2020

Connor Left Home Today written by: Daniel S. Liuzzi @DanielSLiuzzi A man no longer a boy Only...

Poetry English

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Lab Escape

Anne G·May 3, 2020

Lab Escape written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Lab escape travels tread COVID-19 reared its head Poisoned droplets...

Poetry Anne G English

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My Powerstation Wife

David M. Donachie·December 26, 2019

My Powerstation Wife written by: David M. Donachie When the Mayor first suggested using my wife as...

Literature English

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GRETA WEPT

Norberto Franco Cisneros·October 17, 2019

GRETA WEPT written by: Norberto Franco Cisneros She wept but it wasn’t just crying It was the...

Poetry English

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The Boolegger, a short story written by Frank Geiger at Spillwords.com

The Bootlegger

Frank Geiger·July 11, 2019

The Bootlegger written by: Frank Geiger A car with an old man and a boy drove along...

The Homeless Guy

Robin McNamara·February 27, 2019

The Homeless Guy written by: Robin McNamara @robbiemac72 The shutters pulled down he made his bed cardboard...

Poetry English

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Special Of The Day

Julie Eger·September 25, 2018

Special Of The Day written by: Copper Rose There had been rumors no one could verify. All...

Literature English

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Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. In 2019, she was nominated for Best of the Net, and 2 of her poems were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses.' Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books. She is excited about her debut novel, 'Coming Home', which will be released on 18th March 2023.

The Lighthouse by Sharon Frame Gay

Maine, 1922
There are those who find the song of a foghorn mournful and foreboding. To me, it was a lullaby. I’ve been a lighthouse keeper all my life. I was born in the keeper’s cottage in 1880, next to the tower that clings to a cliff in Maine. The rhythmic bursts of light and sound that brought home lost sailors lulled me to sleep each night.
Father, and his father before him, maintained the lighthouse for over seventy years. As a child, I peered up the spiral staircase, watching Father high above as he polished the massive searchlight...

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First Light

Every Day She Walks

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Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Diana Burns

Spotlight On Writers – Rob Clark

Interview Q&A With Smitha Vishwanath

Walking Home

Bird Collecting Seeds

Nirvana

The Slow Tissue Paper of Lies

Inmaculada Concepción

Review of the novel ‘Soul Mountain’

The Covid Conundrum

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My Powerstation Wife

GRETA WEPT

The Bootlegger

The Homeless Guy

Special Of The Day

Rope-Snake

The Purple Wall

Devil Incarnate

Nightly Chores

Thread Count

Every Day She Walks

First Light

Bird Collecting Seeds

The Ship

Fainted Falling

How Loud Is My Solitude

Self-Portrait