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Friends in Alberta

Robyn MacKinnon·May 7, 2016

Friends in Alberta found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat friends in Alberta facing the other way now...

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A Bus at Dawn

Joe Woodhouse·May 4, 2016

by London Haiku Project #Haiku #Walthamstow...

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Night Owl

Leanne Yeoman·May 3, 2016

night owl written by: Leanne Yeoman @lmyeoman70 a nocturnal soul she awakes at first (moon)light her nights...

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Secret Garden

Leanne Yeoman·April 27, 2016

secret garden written by: Leanne Yeoman @lmyeoman70 black violets wilting behind secret garden gate where she went...

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A Hairline Fracture

Joe Woodhouse·April 27, 2016

by London Haiku Project #Haiku #Leyton #London...

Poetry English London Haiku Project Joe Woodhouse

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Burning Love

Lucinda S. Horel·April 23, 2016

Burning love written by: Lucinda S. Horel @lucindad16 Take me in, slowly Linger over every inch Singe...

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I Question Myself

Joe Woodhouse·April 20, 2016

by London Haiku Project #Haiku #Micropoetry #Walthamstow #London...

London Haiku Project Joe Woodhouse Poetry English

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Post Apocalyptic Dreams

Robyn MacKinnon·April 18, 2016

Post Apocalyptic Dreams found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat awakened by the post apocalyptic dreams it’s not...

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Life’s Verse #1-10

Adam Wessel·April 18, 2016

Life’s Verse #1 10 written by: Adam Wessel @killaluck713 Her petals blossom Shining beauty vibrant red As her...

English Adam Wessel Life's Verse Poetry

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Yes, We Still Can!

Leo Lavallee·April 18, 2016

Yes, We Still Can! written by: Leo Lavallee @LavalleeLeo ~ how can I stand by ~ and...

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Life’s Verse #1-9

Adam Wessel·April 17, 2016

Life’s Verse #1 9 written by: Adam Wessel @killaluck713 An abstract contact Cardiac rhythm of life Beat to...

Poetry English Adam Wessel Life's Verse

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Life’s Verse #1-8

Adam Wessel·April 16, 2016

Life’s Verse #1 8 written by: Adam Wessel @killaluck713 Stone realized steps For are they destiny left May...

Adam Wessel Life's Verse Poetry English

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Life’s Verse #1-7

Adam Wessel·April 15, 2016

Life’s Verse #1 7 written by: Adam Wessel @killaluck713 The steps to nowhere Subtlety arrived when I Walked...

Adam Wessel Life's Verse Poetry English

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Life’s Verse #1-6

Adam Wessel·April 14, 2016

Life’s Verse #1 6 written by: Adam Wessel @killaluck713 She said anything This could be possible now Another...

Adam Wessel Life's Verse Poetry 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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