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My Siblings’ Father

Judge Burdon·September 17, 2018

My Siblings’ Father written by: Judge Burdon other children feared monsters under their bed i feared the...

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Rambling Man, Where is your Home?

Jake Cosmos Aller·September 7, 2018

Rambling Man, Where is your Home? written by: Jake Cosmos Aller Where is my home? Where do I...

English Poetry

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The Telegram

Luiz Syphre·July 30, 2018

The Telegram written by: Luiz Syphre @luizsyphre Oh! I’ve just come from where the land meets the...

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Kissing The Wind

hedgehog·July 22, 2018

Kissing The Wind written by: hedgehog No thought for anyone the old man Walking silently with his...

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Going Home

LadyLily·July 8, 2018

Going Home written by: LadyLily @AFairymary I patiently wait… As you cling to every breath, phantom listeners...

English Poetry

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I Wanna Go Home

Simona Prilogan·July 3, 2018

I Wanna Go Home written by: Simona Prilogan @SCotidian “I wanna go home” is her name, her...

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INNER FIRE

Dariusz Pacak·June 14, 2018

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Hemingway’s Challenge II

Robbie Masso·February 28, 2018

Hemingway’s Challenge II written by: Robbie Masso She has a home but no house to surround it....

English Poetry

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Nest

RhymeRula·February 19, 2018

Nest written by: RhymeRula @IamtheRhymeRula A family of birds in a nest hush hush hush City streets...

English Poetry

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The Treehouse

Danielle Pegg·February 7, 2018

The Treehouse written by: Danielle Pegg @scrambledpegg He travelled past the workmen and down the West road...

English Poetry

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Empty Nest

Michael Shea·January 30, 2018

Empty Nest written by: Michael Shea @calmsbehaviour We only use the dishwasher once every two days now,...

English Poetry

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Home

Keith Lawrence·December 28, 2017

Home written by: Keith Lawrence @sparkykeeef I am not at home although born to this city a...

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WHEN DOVE CRIES

Leanne Neill·December 23, 2017

WHEN DOVE CRIES written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 This house, always so cold stark, white in the...

English Poetry

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Four Days Until Christmas

Roger Turner·December 21, 2017

Four Days Until Christmas written by: roger turner @titansdad Four days left ’till Christmas I’m trying to...

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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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