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Downtrodden

Nancy Richy·March 24, 2022

Downtrodden written by: Nancy Richy @shewrites51 Carry myself with pride, as my mama taught me. My name...

English Literature

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A Graveyard Walk

Kim M. Russell·December 2, 2021

A Graveyard Walk written by: Kim M. Russell @kim88110 A celebration before winter darkness, fingering crumbled earth...

English Haunted Holidays Featured Post Poetry

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Midnight Messenger

Ken Gosse·October 28, 2021

Midnight Messenger written by: Ken Gosse Without a palindrome or plan I grabbed a nearby spray-paint can...

Poetry English Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween

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Halloween

Richard Leach·October 26, 2021

Halloween written by: Richard Leach The witches swoop around all night Giving everyone below a fright Upon...

Poetry Halloween Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English

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Halloween Dreams

Dr. K. K. Mathew·October 22, 2021

Halloween Dreams written by: Dr. K. K. Matthew Halloween thoughts in every mind, children Dressing up in...

Poetry Halloween English

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Pumpkins

Paul Thwaites·October 19, 2021

Pumpkins written by: Paul Thwaites Faceless await their faces, Anonymities of fields, Bowl in the sun studded...

Poetry Halloween English

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The Resurrectionist

Zach Ellenberger·June 6, 2021

The Resurrectionist written by: Zach Ellenberger @zak4prez911 The tale for which I am about to tell is...

The Graveyard Keeper

Somsubhra Banerjee·March 28, 2021

The Graveyard Keeper written by: Somsubhra Banerjee @Shombnrji What happened to the ever so dependable table alarm...

English 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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