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Would You Be My Valentine?

Simona Prilogan·February 14, 2024

Would You Be My Valentine? written by: Simona Prilogan February is writing down memories of mother earth,...

English Poetry

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Snowflakes

Stephen Ferrett·February 10, 2024

Snowflakes written by: Stephen Ferrett Warming pink glow, sky obscured, icy blast, cascading drifts, hearts, and souls’...

Poetry English

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Our Teachers Play in the Shadows

Mirvat Manal·February 10, 2024

Our Teachers Play in the Shadows written by: Mirvat Manal @mirvatmanal Loser of the lost, Our false...

English Poetry

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Hope From Across Oceans

Robyn MacKinnon·February 4, 2024

Hope From Across Oceans written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I’m dreaming of a little ray of sunshine....

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Embracing The Unknown

Sajida Haddad·February 3, 2024

Embracing The Unknown written by: Sajida Haddad @HaddadSajida Every time I stare at the sky I stand...

Poetry English

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Any Change, Love?

Ger White·January 29, 2024

Any Change, Love? written by: Ger White Can you spare me some change, love? I looked at...

English Poetry

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Voyeur

Jose A Gomez·January 28, 2024

Voyeur written by: José A Gómez Al fondo del gran bosque, desnuda se encontraba, en un espacio...

Poetry Jose A Gomez Spanish

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Tectonic Shifts

Michael Zeller·January 26, 2024

Tectonic Shifts written by: Michael Zeller @Zell_man Beneath my feet I feel the rumble rise Tectonic movements...

Poetry English

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No Small Measure Of…

Matthew Sweatt·January 25, 2024

No Small Measure Of… written by: Matthew Sweatt Oh my child My Angel You were given to...

Poetry English

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My Life’s Learning

Indrani Chowdhury·January 24, 2024

My Life’s Learning written by: Indrani Chowdhury @indrani19975906 I did mind when the vicious quagmire of illusions,...

Poetry English

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Last Shred

Margaret Karim·January 22, 2024

Last Shred written by: Margaret Karim As the sun rises On a new day The wind shifts...

Poetry English

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Winter Stillness

Grace Hall·January 19, 2024

Winter Stillness written by: Grace Hall Talk is Cheap, Right? Action shouts louder, But what can you...

Poetry English

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Last Conversation with My Daughter

Mayumi Yamamoto·January 19, 2024

Last Conversation with My Daughter written by: Mayumi Yamamoto “What is the greatest benevolence worthy of a...

Poetry English

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Miss She

Gomathi Sridevi·January 19, 2024

Miss She written by: Gomathi Sridevi She was a normal woman But they treated her like a...

English Poetry

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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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