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My Part In The Game

John Patrick Robbins·January 8, 2018

My Part In The Game written by: John Patrick Robbins Men do not give birth to children....

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Impossible To Possible

Divya Rajgarhia·December 12, 2017

Impossible to Possible written by: DIVYA RAJGARHIA Impossible was not an option. To make it possible was...

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The Dandelion

hedgehog·October 11, 2017

The Dandelion written by: hedgehog Hopes and dreams Hopes and dreams Dry pale and windswept My place...

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Humble Beginnings

Krystal Adams Pezzulo·April 22, 2017

Humble Beginnings written by: Krystal Adams Pezzulo @KrystalPezzulo To begin with nothing But a pen and a...

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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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