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Flint

Karen Walker·July 23, 2019

Flint written by: Karen Walker Huddling against the night, our clan whispers, “When will there be fire?”...

Literature English

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Dreams Of The Heart

Ivor Steven·July 22, 2019

Dreams Of The Heart written by: Ivor Steven I cannot walk the continents Like the intrepid Marco...

English Poetry

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Awry

Agnieszka K·July 21, 2019

International Poetry Polish English

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Life and Afterlife

Welkin Siskin·July 18, 2019

Life and Afterlife written by: Welkin Siskin Won’t there be thy luggage Full of goods to carry...

English Poetry

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Leave Me Broken

Sheri M. Stewart·July 11, 2019

Leave Me Broken written by: Sheri M. Stewart Sifting through broken pieces of myself, wondering how, but...

English Poetry

·1 min read

CAT’S-PAW

Dilip Mohapatra·July 1, 2019

CAT’S-PAW written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The sea is so calm now and the bay is tranquil the...

Poetry English

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Misery Severity

Nicole Cheng·July 1, 2019

Misery Severity written by: Nicole Cheng @NicoleCheng13 Hello. I know who you are. You are the girl...

Poetry English

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Being

Michael Shea·June 27, 2019

Being written by: Michael Shea @calmsbehaviour I have walked the path of misbegotten dreams, be they real...

Poetry English

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Ladybirds On The Beach

Michal Reibenbach·June 17, 2019

Ladybirds On The Beach written by: Michal Reibenbach Upon arriving in Israel, together with your mother, father,...

English Literature

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This Finite Peace

Dr. Nikhat Bano·June 13, 2019

This Finite Peace written by: Dr. Nikhat Bano A short, solitary journey through an isolated place, has...

English Poetry

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The Twilight Lounge

Larry D Tyler·June 8, 2019

The Twilight Lounge written by: Larry D Tyler It seems like it was just yesterday when I...

Literature English

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My Poetry: A Metapoem

Lopa Banerjee·June 1, 2019

My Poetry: A Metapoem written by: Lopa Banerjee @rooafza My poetry was born as mistaken scraps in...

English Poetry

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Breath of A Soul

Camille·May 29, 2019

Breath of A Soul written by: Camille @gowerrichelle75 From the first eager gasps of a newborn babe....

Poetry English

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Dear Life, I Urge You To Move Slower

Ankita Jodhani·May 28, 2019

International 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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