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Queen of Hearts

Nigel de Costa·March 16, 2021

Queen of Hearts written by: Nigel de Costa Last night I dreamt the Queen of Hearts swirled...

Poetry English

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The Lake Isle of Innisfree

Spillwords·March 14, 2021

The Lake Isle of Innisfree a poem by William Butler Yeats I will arise and go now,...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Angry Ones

Martina Rimbaldo·March 3, 2021

Angry Ones written by: Martina Rimbaldo @MartinaRimbaldo White corridors hide the secrets once stored in your mind...

Poetry English

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Merlin’s Wisdom

Ken Gosse·February 14, 2021

Merlin’s Wisdom written by: Ken Gosse She loved him then, when still a lad and she a...

Poetry English

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The Birth of Love

Aminath Neena·February 13, 2021

The Birth of Love written by: Aminath Neena Once, on a halved lunar month The moon, faltered...

Poetry English

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Love Stories

Walid Boureghda·February 8, 2021

Love Stories written by: Walid Boureghda Love stories give us life In what we see in words...

Poetry English

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As The Forest Burned

Tina McFarlane·February 1, 2021

As The Forest Burned written by: Tina McFarlane Blackened ash of lost dryads choked the air remnants...

English Poetry

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My Hidden Beauty

Walid Boureghda·September 24, 2020

My Hidden Beauty written by: Walid Boureghda There’s some magic in the air, Willing to take me...

Poetry English

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Everyday

Sharona Reeves·September 16, 2020

Everyday written by: Sharona Reeves To say happy anniversary once a year seems cliché. Everyday is special...

English Poetry

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Moments

Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar·September 12, 2020

Moments written by: Madhumita @madhumita6 I want to nestle in the warmth of your arms Your hands...

Poetry English

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Outsider

Vandana Kumar·August 10, 2020

Outsider written by: Vandana Kumar Have you ever felt? Strangely distant from yourself From each and every...

Poetry English

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Gentle Hearts

Lee Dunn·August 1, 2020

Gentle Hearts written by: Lee Dunn bring me no dark. I am of good supply. no painted smiles...

English Poetry

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Boomerang

Manvi Singh·July 28, 2020

Boomerang written by: Manvi Singh Life is full of Boomerangs, Granted least importance to, Are these little...

English Poetry

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The Rhythm of Divine Energy

Milton P. Ehrlich·July 18, 2020

The Rhythm of Divine Energy written by: Milton P. Ehrlich When my rhythm melds with your rhythm...

English Featured Post Poetry

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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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