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Curve Ball

Dawn DeBraal·November 3, 2022

Curve Ball written by: Dawn DeBraal Angie made her way down the stairwell covered by a rickety...

Literature English

·7 mins read

Why Did You Leave Me So

James Walmsley·November 2, 2022

Why Did You Leave Me So written by: James Walmsley She paces the widows walk each day...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Magic in the Witch’s Cauldron

Jim Bartlett·October 31, 2022

The Magic in the Witch’s Cauldron written by: Jim Bartlett Greta uses two fingers to scoop up...

Literature Featured Post Halloween English 13 Days of Halloween

·15 mins read

A Bag Heavier Than Normal

Lenya Paikkou·October 17, 2022

A Bag Heavier Than Normal written by: Lenya Paikkou The morning sun light bounced off her antiqued...

Literature English

·17 mins read

It Was The Holly

C. M. Knight·October 11, 2022

It Was the Holly written by: C.M. Knight Holly tree is full of honey not yet made The...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Blood Sky

Jeff Flesch·October 10, 2022

Blood Sky written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I sit with my mind realizing the names and forms...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Catriona Banks

Caroline Ashley·October 8, 2022

Catriona Banks written by: Caroline Ashley @Akacarolineash Catriona Banks is a thief. She has dedicated her life...

English Literature

·9 mins read

HOPE

Jasna Gugić·October 7, 2022

HOPE written by: Jasna Gugić I would like to take the paths of new hope and erase...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Eternity

David Gray-Hammond·October 2, 2022

Eternity written by: David Gray-Hammond @emgntdivergence And what if my face collapsed under the weight of my...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Hope For Survival

Eric E. Cane·September 25, 2022

Hope For Survival written by: Eric E. Cane @ericecane All of it is texture. Mind texture. I...

Literature English

·2 mins read

One Star

Sharon Frame Gay·September 22, 2022

One Star written by: Sharon Frame Gay @sharonframegay All I need is one star to guide me....

Someone’s Knocking

Troy Allen Houston·September 19, 2022

Someone’s Knocking written by: Troy Allen Houston In heaven I keep my treasure chest, opened only to...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Porkynose

Viviana Benfenati·September 11, 2022

Porkynose written by: Viviana Benfenati @bunnychernobyl Chapter 1: The auction The sound of the clock had just...

Paradise is

Nicole Sara·September 11, 2022

Paradise is written by: Nicole Sara What is a promise, a dream? What is hope or desire?...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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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