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Scriptures of Time

Alex Scofi·May 7, 2025

Scriptures of Time written by: Alex Scofi In science class I was taught time. But it was...

Poetry English

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&., a poem by Stephen Joffe at Spillwords.com

And

Stephen Joffe·April 28, 2025

&. written by: Stephen Joffe & on my death bed as you sit beside, & watch me...

English Poetry

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Thou Art The Fallen

Sarah Samarbaf·April 25, 2025

Thou Art The Fallen written by: Sarah Samarbaf On a vertiginous edge, the weight of being crushes...

Poetry English

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My Creed

Carlos Valle (Takeboki)·March 14, 2025

My Creed written by: Carlos Valle Let me live today For tomorrow I may die Let not...

Poetry English

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Frank

TeaBee·February 25, 2025

Frank written by: TeaBee There once was a weenie named Frank Who lived in a hot dog...

English Poetry

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Showing Him How

Taylor Dibbert·January 25, 2025

Showing Him How written by: Taylor Dibbert He realizes That London Didn’t just Show him How to...

English Poetry

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The Christmas Bring Back

Mary Kloster·December 24, 2024

The Christmas Bring Back written by: Mary Kloster - What was supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year...

Literature Christmas English

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Grains Gram

Maksymilian Tchoń·December 5, 2024

Grains Gram written by: Maksymilian Tchoń The spoils of my imagination placed at the bottom of the...

Poetry English

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Autumn Leaves Me

Lee Marcus·November 9, 2024

Autumn Leaves Me written by: Lee Marcus Breathless. Thousands of people visit these Berkshire mountains in autumn...

Mortality

Sheila Henry·November 5, 2024

Mortality written by: Sheila Henry @sheila_henry17 The dreaded phone calls are regular now, early morning callers with...

English Poetry

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Celebration

Sujata Dash·October 28, 2024

Celebration written by: Sujata Dash A holiday most awaited where fun frolic spooky decorations onset coveted and...

English Poetry Halloween

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The Spirit of Halloween

Amita Sarjit Ahluwalia·October 23, 2024

The Spirit of Halloween written by: Amita Sarjit Ahluwalia @AmitaPaulIAS From hallowed halls of oratories To sacred...

Poetry Halloween English

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The Lovers of Venice

Idil Grace Touré·September 29, 2024

The Lovers of Venice written by: Idil Grace Touré - Whirls of grey permeated the sky over Venice...

Literature Featured Post English

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VANITY

Ichie Francis Chibuzo·September 24, 2024

VANITY written by: Ichie Francis Chibuzo @ChibuzoIchie After all these struggles On this planet Earth, I know...

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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