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To The Water’s Edge

Nancy Richy·July 24, 2023

To The Water’s Edge written by: Nancy Richy @shewrites51 How I long to walk to the water’s...

English Poetry

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Some of The Things We’ll Take With Us When We Move

Sally Armstrong·July 21, 2023

Some of The Things We’ll Take With Us When We Move written by: Sally Armstrong A sacred...

Poetry English

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Approaching The Sevens

Cynthia Bernard·July 19, 2023

Approaching The Sevens written by: Cynthia Bernard @CynBernard53 My face is older than my me especially in...

Poetry English

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Odyssey: The Strange Lady

Joel Paul·July 14, 2023

Odyssey The Strange Lady written by: Joel Paul There was a strange lady with a painkilling smile...

English Poetry

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Somewhere Between Mind and Heart

Loredano Cafaro·July 5, 2023

Somewhere Between Mind and Heart written by: Loredano Cafaro translated by: Sabrina Beretta edited by: Sai Leigh ...

Literature English

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Never Let Her Go

Wendy Markel·July 3, 2023

Never Let Her Go written by: Wendy Markel His fragile bones Will throb like glory In the...

Poetry English

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We Deserve More

Linda M. Crate·June 30, 2023

We Deserve More written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe what is the value of a human heart?...

Poetry English

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Longing and Belonging

Sushant Thapa·June 28, 2023

Longing and Belonging written by: Sushant Thapa Take away the richness I only need survival. I need...

Poetry English

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The Story of a Disabled Little Girl

Tylia Flores·June 26, 2023

The Story of a Disabled Little Girl written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 Holding onto my teddy bear,...

Poetry English

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The Girl Next Door

Norj Joseph·June 23, 2023

The Girl Next Door written by: Norj Joseph It was the heart of someone next door That...

English Poetry

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Lost

Kalpna Singh-Chitnis·June 20, 2023

Lost written by: Kalpna Singh-Chitnis @AccessKalpna Lost in the forest unseen, I see no paved roads, but...

English Poetry

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When We Were Shakers

Jean M Beebe·June 20, 2023

When We Were Shakers written by: Jean M Beebe @jmbsquared When we were Shakers we spent a...

Poetry English

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Pain

Viji Narayan·June 16, 2023

Pain written by: Viji Narayan @viji28 I feel like a stranger A day after the onslaught of...

Poetry English

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River Water

Jeff Flesch·June 14, 2023

River Water written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I look to you – you tell me the sun...

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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