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In Dreams

Anna Bivens·January 30, 2023

In Dreams written by: Anna Bivens If I could still the voices in my mind, if I,...

Poetry English

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Paper Planes

Magdalena Podobińska·January 23, 2023

Paper Planes written by: Magdalena Podobińska @Madzia33 she’s been running now she’s catching her breath standing in the...

Poetry English

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Subway Orange Blossom

Gina Maria Manchego·January 19, 2023

Subway Orange Blossom written by: Gina Maria Manchego @GiUknit It was a typical Brooklyn summer. The hot...

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A Song to Sing

Mike Turner·January 13, 2023

A Song to Sing written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper Give me uplifting lyrics To wrap my soul...

English Poetry

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Would You?

Volodymyr Tymchuk·January 10, 2023

Would You? written by: Volodymyr Tymchuk translated by: Kalpna Singh-Chitnis - I'm distant, where the sun rises, and you look at the sunset. Between us...

Poetry English International

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Been Down That Road Before

Timothy Wallstrom·December 27, 2022

Been Down That Road Before written by: Timothy Wallstrom I had been down this road before. I...

English Poetry

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Dead Flowers

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·December 5, 2022

Dead Flowers written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera I have often met your spirit… A ghost, a phantom...

Poetry English

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Homeless

Fizza Younis·October 15, 2022

Homeless written by: Fizza Younis @fizza_reads It’s not a home I remember, More like a torture chamber-...

English Poetry

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What It’s Like to Be Me

Matthew Leach·October 10, 2022

What It’s Like to Be Me written by: Matthew Leach A part of me has died Some...

Poetry English

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Longing for Sarah

Refaela Vardi·October 9, 2022

Longing for Sarah written by: Refaela Vardi - In our wanderings to a new land, your sea blue eyes...

Poetry English International

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Triptych of Water

Linda Marie Hilton·September 27, 2022

Triptych of Water written by: Linda Marie Hilton In the beginning Gurgle. Bubble. Lines of bubbles. Over...

Poetry English

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Paradise is

Nicole Sara·September 11, 2022

Paradise is written by: Nicole Sara What is a promise, a dream? What is hope or desire?...

Poetry English

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Is it You or The Rain?

Anuska Bag·September 2, 2022

Is it You or The Rain? written by: Anuska Bag Rain hasn’t arrived yet, lavender-tinged clouds haven’t...

English Poetry

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Prayer of A Kiss From an Angel

Adesiyan Oluwapelumi·August 29, 2022

Prayer of A Kiss from an Angel written by: Adesiyan Oluwapelumi Oh ye fine Fair Lady of the...

English Poetry

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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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