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The Hungry Spiders

Abha Das Sarma·October 30, 2021

The Hungry Spiders written by: Abha Das Sarma @abhadassarma Masked as witches, cloaks running under their feet,...

Poetry English Halloween

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The Lantern

James Walmsley·October 19, 2021

The Lantern written by: James Walmsley The rain lashed the face of the young girl as she...

Literature Halloween English

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

Spillwords·October 17, 2021

Nothing Gold Can Stay a poem by Robert Frost Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Reverend Rupert’s Obsession

Verity Mason·October 2, 2021

Reverend Rupert’s Obsession written by: Verity Mason Reverend Rupert Dubois’ halo of blond hair shines golden with...

English Literature

·5 mins read

Sun Rises

Mohamed El Houssaini·September 14, 2021

Sun Rises written by: Mohamed El Houssaini I’m so pure now With zero malignity, zero vengeance and...

Poetry English

·1 min read

There Goes Mama

Jenise Cook·September 2, 2021

There Goes Mama written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Well, there goes Mama. My Mama. Riding her little commuter...

Literature English

·1 min read

Holding On To Life

FC Malby·August 25, 2021

Holding on to Life written by: FC Malby @fcmalby I imagined him to be tall and dark,...

Literature English

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Sometimes It Takes So Little To Break A Heart

Linda Imbler·July 23, 2021

Sometimes It Takes So Little To Break A Heart written by: Linda Imbler I walked into the...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Art of Melting

Gerry Stefanson·July 10, 2021

Bouleversant The Art of Melting written & performed by: Gerry Stefanson melting, our daughter asked us when...

Poetry English Gerry Stefanson Bouleversant

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A Mysterious Craft

Parvathy Sukumar·July 8, 2021

A Mysterious Craft written by: Parvathy Sukumar @Parvathyfeb27 Life, to me, is a mysteriously crafted journey to...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Darkness Waits

Verona Jones·June 9, 2021

Darkness Waits written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57 I kneel tonight at your grave, in the darkness of the...

Poetry English

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Eclipse

Nidhi Agrawal·April 27, 2021

Eclipse written by: Nidhi Agrawal Why are you oblivious of the eclipse — lunar and solar? I...

English Poetry

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Abrupt Escape

Michael Ball·April 4, 2021

Abrupt Escape written by: Michael Ball @whirred We were scheduled for Easter— a weekend, lamb dinner with...

Poetry English

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Yellow Roses

Sue Marie St. Lee·February 8, 2021

Yellow Roses written by: Sue Marie St. Lee Yellow roses were her favorite. Gerrit presented them to...

Literature 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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