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Ten Years

Deirdre Carney·July 10, 2023

Ten Years written by: Deirdre Carney Ten years now Since I saw your face Touched your hand...

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Unloved

Joni Caggiano·July 5, 2023

Unloved written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 born underneath the protective eye of the goat I am a...

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The Ballad of Broken Things

Ian M Krietzberg·July 2, 2023

The Ballad of Broken Things written by: Ian M Krietzberg @IKrietzberg “Music, once admitted to the soul,...

Reminded

Abagail Summers·July 1, 2023

Reminded written by: Abagail Summers When I heard that song, it reminded me of our lazy day...

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Nature’s Love..!!

Monika Ajay Kaul·June 21, 2023

Nature’s Love..!! written by: Monika Ajay Kaul While this endless summertide dawdles in our memories.. Nature reposes...

English Poetry

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Passing By

Clive Grewcock·June 19, 2023

Passing By written by: Clive Grewcock I see you resting at peace, reaching ahead while uncomfortably lying...

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River Water

Jeff Flesch·June 14, 2023

River Water written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I look to you – you tell me the sun...

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Just Like Yesterday

Prakash Nagarajan·June 7, 2023

Just Like Yesterday written by: Prakash Nagarajan One more day, to my tally of years, How shall...

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The Centre of My Universe

Jane Bradshaw·June 3, 2023

The Centre of My Universe written by: Jane Bradshaw One dream, one wish, an eternity of shooting...

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Emotional Tapestry

Aniedi Ita Bassey·June 2, 2023

Emotional Tapestry written by: Aniedi Ita Bassey @aniedibassey50 In the depths of my soul, emotions dance like...

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For The Want Of…

Benn Bell·June 1, 2023

For The Want Of… written by: Benn Bell @BennBell For want of a bird the sky was...

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The Mantle

Alison Fagan·May 27, 2023

The Mantle written by: Alison Fagan “I might leave it for now.” The words pelted hard on...

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Borean Wind

Andrew Minhinnick·May 25, 2023

Borean Wind written by: Andrew Minhinnick @Minhinnick_A Ilissos, river god has drifted again moved away on discordant...

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Mama, My Love, My Eden

Imeon504·May 14, 2023

Mama, My Love, My Eden written by: Imeon504 Too many years passed And the details, I remember...

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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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