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When Nothing and Everything is Overblown

Jen Schneider·November 22, 2023

When Nothing and Everything is Overblown written by: Jen Schneider I’ve read that the inflatable industry is...

Literature English

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Dainty Dreams in Downpour

Anahadhbir Singh·March 6, 2023

Dainty Dreams in Downpour written by: Anahadhbir Singh The summer fire was burning hot the famished falcon...

Poetry English

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Dew Drops

Nafisa Shabbir·February 27, 2023

Dew Drops written by: Nafisa Shabbir The dew Sparkling on the leaves That hang on the tree...

English Poetry

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I’m Not A Good Liar

Linda Chandanais·April 10, 2022

I’m Not a Good Liar written by: Linda Chandanais “Good morning, Molly,” Mrs. Stevens calls from her front...

English Literature

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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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