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A Light Shone Bright

Anne G·January 6, 2021

A Light Shone Bright written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth A light shone bright This wondrous night A...

Anne G English Poetry

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Purple Rain

Andy Houstoun·January 4, 2021

Purple Rain written by: Andy Houstoun @Madmax69425310 A pound coin clatters down the slot. I scroll through...

English Literature

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Dying of The Night

Wayne Jermin·January 2, 2021

Dying of The Night written by: Wayne Jermin @waynejermin In the silence of the morning, As the...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Nothing Changes

Lynn White·January 2, 2021

Nothing Changes A sequel to ‘The Adventures Of Anwen’, yet to be written written by: Lynn White ...

English Poetry

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Deep Into The Dawning Mist

David Dephy·December 30, 2020

Deep Into The Dawning Mist written by: David Dephy “What can be more animating than hope of...

English Poetry

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Invisible Threads

Ann Christine Tabaka·December 29, 2020

Invisible Threads written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Hope and faith are hollow things, that follow you...

English Poetry

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas

Jim Bates·December 24, 2020

‘Twas The Night Before Christmas written by: Jim Bates With five-year-old Stacy and three-year-old Dale nestled snug...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

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The Christmas Eve Dragon

Philippa Hawley·December 23, 2020

The Christmas Eve Dragon written by: Philippa Hawley @philippa_hawley The little dragon was one of the few...

Literature English Christmas

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What Does Christmas Mean?

Amrita Valan·December 22, 2020

What Does Christmas Mean? written by: Amrita Valan What does Christmas mean to me? Seasonal joy and...

English Poetry Christmas

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Tis The Season…To Be A Robot?

MD Marcus·December 20, 2020

Tis The Season…To Be A Robot? written by: MD Marcus It seems the jingling of Christmas bells...

Article English Christmas

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Incensed

Ingrid Wilson·December 16, 2020

Incensed written by: Ingrid Wilson @Experimentsinfc Incensed by all the cruelties of the current year: The deaths,...

Poetry Christmas English

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Constriction

Kelli J Gavin·November 30, 2020

Constriction written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin It hurts more every day The tightness The grasp The...

English Poetry

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Mądrość

Mirosława Stojak·November 27, 2020

Mądrość written by: Mirosława Stojak Umieram po kawałeczku rozdrobniona bólem… Usycham jak motyl zaplątany w chmurach …...

International Poetry Polish

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Wash and Repeat

Any1mark·November 25, 2020

Wash and Repeat written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 Fresh earth taste wanes Another roundhouse kick Worn leather replaces...

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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