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I Fell Asleep Under The Borrachero Tree

Nick Gerrard·January 4, 2020

I Fell Asleep Under The Borrachero Tree written by: Nick Gerrard The boat builder finished up for...

Literature English

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A Cuckoo Clock Christmas

Lee Dunn·December 23, 2019

A Cuckoo Clock Christmas written by: Lee Dunn @66human I brought you a present ‘Twas an old...

Poetry Christmas English

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Sleigh Bells Ringing

Eamon O'Leary·December 15, 2019

Sleigh Bells Ringing written by: Eamon O’Leary Marjorie heard the scream and dropping the tea cloth, raced...

Christmas English Literature

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Elizabeth Barton·December 12, 2019

Home written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 Home is where I place my hat, The hearth is my burning...

Poetry English

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Maria J. Estrada·December 10, 2019

Home written by: Maria J. Estrada @drmariajestrada I will write my house out of poems Dream of...

English Poetry

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A circle’s round, it has no end; that’s how long I want to be your friend

Daisy King·December 5, 2019

A circle’s round, it has no end; that’s how long I want to be your friend written by:...

English Poetry

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Emptiness

Sunita Paul·November 28, 2019

Emptiness written by: Sunita Paul Empty homes And my lame thoughts roam The deafening silence Makes me...

English Poetry

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Wild Geese

Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri·November 27, 2019

Wild Geese written by: Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri Geese rise from the campus soccer field, into the evening. Wings...

English Literature

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The Haunting of Breck Bank

Richard Prime·November 10, 2019

The Haunting of Breck Bank written by: Richard Prime One October is never the best month for...

English Featured Post Literature

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Making Memories

Dan Leicht·November 9, 2019

Making Memories written by: Dan Leicht @Deeliopunk For all the money we put into our homes the...

Poetry English

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I Just Want To Go Home

Kara Jackman·November 5, 2019

I Just Want To Go Home written by: Kara Jackman @KaraJ1979 Front clasp Metal on metal Zipped...

Poetry English

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Coming Home

Luiz Syphre·October 27, 2019

Coming Home written by: Luiz Syphre @luizsyphre driving up an unpaved street by the cemetery creek with...

Poetry Halloween English

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Daisy Writes Home

Rex Carey Arrasmith·October 22, 2019

Daisy Writes Home written by: Rex Carey Arrasmith @Wrecks_Writes Happy Birthday Tracker, I am so sorry I...

Literature Halloween English

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Ellen and The Class

Katy Santiff·October 3, 2019

Ellen and The Class written by: Katy Santiff The two of us, in mornings on the hill, walked...

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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