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Wars and Crimes

Ananya Reddy Kanipakam·September 12, 2022

Wars and Crimes written by: Ananya Reddy Kanipakam Enchanted moments, forever effaced; Lives erased, children displaced; Wars...

English Poetry

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Home

Naresh Mehan·September 10, 2022

Home written by: Naresh Mehan Whatever you may have For an abode Keep a corner Ear marked...

English Poetry

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White Scars

William Wright·September 8, 2022

White Scars written by: William Wright, Jr. @loftydreams101 A black veil falls and lingers Filling the haunted...

Poetry English

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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Brooklyn”)

Phyllis P. Colucci·August 28, 2022

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Brooklyn”) written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word...

Poetry English Phyllis P. Colucci On Poetry and Fiction Featured Post

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Aliens Over Watford

Nigel de Costa·August 27, 2022

Aliens Over Watford written by: Nigel de Costa There were aliens over Watford last Sunday Sara says...

English Poetry

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Melissa and The Angels

Dawn Pisturino·August 22, 2022

Melissa and The Angels written by: Dawn Pisturino Melissa, in a tattered dress, Came slowly down the...

English Poetry

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Kiss Me

K Meeks·August 20, 2022

Kiss Me written by: Keiran Meeks Kiss me with your mouth wide open. Kiss me like you’re...

Poetry English

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This House is Not a Home

Ifeanyi Sibling·August 13, 2022

This House is Not a Home written by: Ifeanyi Sibling “Drop your bag; your food is in...

English Literature

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Home is Where The Heart is…

Brenda Arledge·August 2, 2022

Home is Where the Heart is… written by: Brenda Arledge @aug10cj They say home is where your heart...

Poetry English

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By The Riverside

Abu Siddik·August 2, 2022

By The Riverside written by: ABU SIDDIK @ASBENM3 By the riverside under the lone vetul tree I...

English Poetry

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Chilly Night

Trans_Jen_Da·July 9, 2022

Chilly Night written by: Jennifer Goddard @trans_jen_da The cold bite of the night Heightened by the perfume...

English Poetry

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The Yellow Suitcase

casual_narratives·July 1, 2022

The Yellow Suitcase written by: casual_narratives She hasn’t set foot on the island she once called home...

Literature English

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An Old Photograph

David Mascellani·June 11, 2022

An Old Photograph written by: David Mascellani You go to a secondhand book shop. You buy a...

Poetry English

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Istanbul

James Bell·May 30, 2022

Istanbul written by: James Bell @bel_avocat Journeying long and far to where the great lands of east...

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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