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The Quiet House

P.A. O'Neil·November 14, 2020

The Quiet House written by: P.A. O’Neil “Have you ever been to the Morgan house before?” Jake Jones,...

Literature English Featured Post

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The Halloween Night

Manvi Singh·October 30, 2020

The Halloween Night written by: Manvi Singh A dark and spooky night, Celebrated with Lanterns bright, And...

English Poetry Halloween

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A Tale from an Eyeless Face

Bruce Rowe·October 28, 2020

A Tale from an Eyeless Face written by: Bruce Rowe The little girl stared in horror at...

13 Days of Halloween English Literature Halloween Featured Post

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This Scarecrow Road

Jim Bellamy·October 28, 2020

This Scarecrow Road written by: Jim Bellamy this scarecrow road, as naped in ghosts as slaughter, heeds...

Halloween English Poetry

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My Familiar: A Halloween Sonnet

Kim Sosin·October 20, 2020

My Familiar: A Halloween Sonnet written by: Kim Sosin My black cat is my witches familiar although...

Poetry Halloween English

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The House of Horrible Happenings

Debbie Aruta·October 19, 2020

The House of Horrible Happenings written by: Debbie Aruta @Debbie_Aruta The house filled the entire block. It filled...

Halloween English Literature

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Fantasy of The Teahouse

Robyn MacKinnon·October 11, 2020

Fantasy of The Teahouse written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat a fantasy of at the tea house tomorrow...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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The Naked House

Ermelinda Makkimane·October 9, 2020

The Naked House written by: Ermelinda Makkimane @EMakkimane They’ve laid her bare, the new buyers. The traditional...

English Poetry

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Irony as Punishment

Anita G. Gorman·September 29, 2020

Irony as Punishment written by: Anita G. Gorman @aggorman I was depressed. I was tired of living...

Literature English

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Misanthrope

Zach Ellenberger·September 20, 2020

Misanthrope written by: Zach Ellenberger @zak4prez911 Everyone’s got some sort of secret to hide. While some secrets...

Dom

Mirosława Stojak·August 26, 2020

Dom written by: Mirosława Stojak To jest twój dom Pełen licznych obrazów zawieszonych w codziennej przestrzeni Pełen...

Polish International Poetry

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Inside

Milon Franz·August 3, 2020

Inside written by: Milon Franz After a long time, I am inside… I see the interiors of...

English Poetry

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The Listeners

Spillwords·July 26, 2020

The Listeners a poem by: Walter de la Mare “Is there anybody there?” said the Traveller, Knocking...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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There Is A House…

Jasmin Fürbach·July 19, 2020

There Is A House… written by: Jasmin Fürbach There is a house in New Orleans. A house...

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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