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Jharna Sanyal·August 3, 2021

Homeless written by: Jharna Sanyal It’s you all over the place. Wherever i step, whatever i touch...

English Poetry

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Wonderstruck in the Bladderwrack

Bruce McRae·July 29, 2021

Wonderstruck in the Bladderwrack written by: Bruce McRae The uncountable nights and sunrises. In a town without...

Poetry English

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Home

Andy Lind·July 13, 2021

Home written by: Andy Lind @AndrewJLind The desire to go back grows Each time her ears pound...

English Poetry

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Locro

Verity Mason·July 12, 2021

Locro written by: Verity Mason Serena feels exhilarated in shimmering Tango heels. Perfectly sculpted to fit and...

Literature English

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Indiana Verses II

G. Rod Hamilton·July 4, 2021

Indiana Verses II pt. 6-10 written by: Rando Mithlo Little Egypt & The Troll bridge With cloak...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Home

Pi·July 2, 2021

Home written by: Pi @microfiction6 You know, in my mind palace I’ve now built a glass house...

English Poetry

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A Stranger’s Privilege

Emmanuel Olaleye·July 1, 2021

A Stranger’s Privilege written by: Emmanuel Olaleye @olaleye_gift home is a heaven without a god. I know...

Poetry English

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East Coast Heaven

Barbara Deraoui·June 13, 2021

East Coast Heaven written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell She had been in hell Things had been impossible Nothing...

Poetry English

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Cuckoo in The Nest

Jaycee Durand·June 3, 2021

Cuckoo in The Nest written by: Jaycee Durand @DurandJaycee Cecilia did not belong. It was a suspicion...

English Literature

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Caught in The World of Busyness

Chandrika R Krishnan·May 20, 2021

Caught in The World of Busyness written by: Chandrika R Krishnan Cooking for one is a chore...

English Poetry

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Chase Away The Juncos

Amy Brian·May 16, 2021

Chase Away The Juncos written by: Amy Brian The juncos flit in and out of the brush...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Bread of Life

Philomena Daly·April 26, 2021

Bread of Life written by: Philomena Daly Your home made brown bread Holistically feeding me Love kneaded...

English Poetry

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Excerpt I.XI.

Joshua Corwin·April 24, 2021

Under A Tree in Hotchkiss Park Excerpt I.XI. written by: Joshua Corwin @JoshuaCorwin1 Where is your home...

English Poetry

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When You Walk

Jacqueline Mead·April 17, 2021

When You Walk written by: Jacqueline Mead @Jackiem158 When you walk amongst the flower and trees, Do...

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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