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Beware

Paula Puolakka·October 28, 2019

Beware written by: Paula Puolakka Halloween is the holiday for the funny goblins, the cute pixies, the...

Poetry Halloween English

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Dog’s Take on Halloween

N. K. Hasen·October 23, 2019

Dog’s Take on Halloween written by: N. K. Hasen @poetrybyhasen What’s up with weird costumes you wear...

Poetry Halloween English

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Misplaced a Chicken

Robyn MacKinnon·September 1, 2019

Misplaced a Chicken written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat an overtime shift It is Canada Day eve misplaced...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry

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Christmas Morning

Debra Joseph·December 25, 2018

Christmas Morning written by: DEBRA JOSEPH Waking up to a messy hall, gift wrappers and gifts all...

English Poetry Christmas

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Lost Yuletide Glow

Phyllis P. Colucci·December 22, 2018

Lost Yuletide Glow written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot “Lost Yuletide Glow” hides within Winter’s song Again...

English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas Phyllis P. Colucci

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Christmas Watch

Dawn DeBraal·December 19, 2018

Christmas Watch written by: Dawn DeBraal My breath caught as my daughter told me that she and...

Literature Christmas English

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‘Tis The Season

Fotoula Reynolds·December 17, 2018

‘Tis The Season written by: Fotoula Reynolds Welcome December Merry men and women Joyous festivities Rhyme and...

Poetry Christmas English

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The Heart Of Christmas

Alisa Guttadauro·December 15, 2018

The Heart Of Christmas written by: Alisa Guttadauro Peace, slumber, and holiday cheer, warm winter wishes, through...

12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas English Featured Post

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Stolen Holiday

Alison Vail Fuller·November 3, 2018

stolen holiday written by: Alison Vail Fuller @alisonVfuller your betrayal hit fast and furious like an avalanche...

Poetry English

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EAST II

Rich·August 21, 2018

EAST II written by: Rich @H3Richard Rise up early towards the end of May It’s the main...

English Poetry

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EAST I

Rich·August 2, 2018

EAST I written by: Rich @H3Richard 10 days near Berlin don’t know where to begin One day...

English Poetry

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The Night Before Christmas

Spillwords·December 24, 2017

The Night Before Christmas By Clement Clarke Moore T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the...

Literary Greats Poetry English Christmas

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Holiday Mashup

Cindy Medina·December 22, 2017

Holiday Mashup written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 Grandma got run over by a reindeer Hermie and the...

English Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas

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Bells And Berries

Linda Imbler·December 22, 2017

Bells and Berries written by: Linda Imbler Bloomed cactus and rose, don fancy Yule clothes Joseph, Mary,...

Poetry Christmas 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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