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A Goodbye

Agaphy·July 20, 2020

A Goodbye written by: Agaphy @agm250 summer winds— move back and forth palm branches...

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Summer Solstice Heat Wave

Robyn MacKinnon·July 19, 2020

Summer Solstice Heat Wave written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Solstice 🌞 ….. the longest just like that…...

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A Sure Sign of Spring

Linda Marie Hilton·July 15, 2020

A Sure Sign of Spring written by: Linda Marie Hilton cheery cherry blooms against an azure sky...

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Police Count

Susan N Aassahde·July 13, 2020

Police Count written by: Susan N Aassahde @poetry_curfew coconut tomato dune Kingfisher chataux snout bramble grape...

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State of The World

Robyn MacKinnon·July 12, 2020

State of The World written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat confused. It’s just like is shining, and it’s...

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Deed of The DNA

Monica St Hillaire·July 11, 2020

Deed of The DNA written by: Monica St Hillaire Court session commenced, Dressed lie stripped by naked...

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Sacrament of Love

Peg Prendeville·July 9, 2020

Sacrament of Love written by: Peg Prendeville Intense eyes absorb attention, holding her gaze in silent rapport....

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Hope

Robyn MacKinnon·July 5, 2020

Hope written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Maybe there is hope It’s been a while, kinda Scared and...

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Angst

Becca Lotus·July 4, 2020

Angst written by: Becca Lotus Does a poem need angst? To garner the songs of praise? Joy...

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Barn Clothes

Robyn MacKinnon·June 28, 2020

Barn Clothes written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat during deep-cleaning in an out of control world keep your...

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After Frost

Kevin Taylor·June 25, 2020

After Frost written by: Kevin Taylor @poetkevinjtayl1 It’s snowing Crows racing, caw-calling Old hemlocks waiting...

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For Virgil

Cindy Medina·June 23, 2020

For Virgil written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 Bouquet of poppies drenched in oblivion; the revered Poet’s gift....

Butterflies’ Journey

Robyn MacKinnon·June 21, 2020

Butterflies’ Journey written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat catching butterflies taking her last journey Home My life doesn’t...

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Bro Time

Boris Simonovski·June 15, 2020

Bro Time written by: Boris Simonovski @VolkashinPoet calm sea of beer cans pizza crusts around our wrists-...

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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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