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Impressions (Beginning of October)

RhymeRula·January 26, 2021

Impressions (Beginning of October) written by: RhymeRula @IamtheRhymeRula It was three weeks since I recovered from being...

Literature English

·19 mins read

An Unanswered Letter

prikcab (Ian Perlman)·January 23, 2021

An Unanswered Letter written by: Ian Perlman (prikcab) the cold can be unforgiving although sometimes the crisp...

The Christmas Letter

Bruce Levine·December 24, 2020

The Christmas Letter written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Gerry thought about his letter to Santa for three days....

Poetry Christmas English

·1 min read

Dearest Santa

Annalyn Neo Celeste·December 21, 2020

Dearest Santa written by: Annalyn Neo Celeste @LadyTraderrr I’ve found myself a perfect wish Why don’t you...

Christmas English Poetry

·1 min read

Interview With Santa

Rand Hill·December 18, 2020

Interview With Santa written by: Rand Hill MOST SECRET This letter is sent, in strictest confidence, to...

Literature Christmas English

·8 mins read

A Soldier’s Christmas

Brad Osborne·December 17, 2020

A Soldier’s Christmas written by: Brad Osborne With nary a pine in sight In this dry and...

Poetry Christmas English

·1 min read

Father Christmas

Mary Daurio·December 15, 2020

Father Christmas written by: Mary Daurio Anna stared through the chain-link fence; her slender white fingers threaded...

English Literature Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas

·10 mins read

So This Is 90

Nina Taylor·December 6, 2020

So This Is 90 written by: Nina Taylor So life when you’re old is reduced to one...

Article English

·1 min read

Dear School

Jul·November 22, 2020

Dear School written by: Jul I know, I know … you weren’t supposed to end until late...

English Article

·4 mins read

Dear Edgar

Christina Ciufo·October 8, 2020

Dear Edgar written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Dear Edgar, Night, like the Grim Reaper wearing his black...

Ooops!

Joanne VanR·September 13, 2020

Ooops! written by: Joanne VanR The news of Harry’s death came as a shock. The sudden heart...

English Literature

·2 mins read

I Wish I Could Have Told You This Before You Killed Yourself

Eliza·September 12, 2020

I Wish I Could Have Told You This Before You Killed Yourself Letter To Those at Rock Bottom...

English Poetry

·3 mins read

A Love Letter

Kate Blake·August 10, 2020

A Love Letter written by: Kate Blake Dear Hearts, This is an open letter just to let...

Poetry English

·2 mins read

Letter To 10 Year Old Me

Nina Taylor·August 2, 2020

Letter To 10 Year Old Me written by: Nina Taylor Dear 10 year old Me, Well, so...

Article English

·4 mins read

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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