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Dying A Little

Ximena Escobar·July 17, 2020

Dying A Little (A Poem For Noah) written by: Ximena Escobar @laximenin Dying a little is the...

English Poetry

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Pale Thoughts

Nnane Ntube·July 16, 2020

Pale Thoughts written by: NNANE NTUBE @NnaneNtube O what can man do? Life’s no life, Sitting and...

Poetry English

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Summer Lie

Joni Caggiano·July 11, 2020

Summer Lie written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 laughter, like sand sticks to us an opening in my...

English Poetry

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Chip Away

prikcab (Ian Perlman)·June 29, 2020

Chip Away written by: Ian Perlman (prikcab) a life set afire embers burning faster than tears tears...

Poetry English

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POND II

John L. Stanizzi·June 22, 2020

POND II 9.9.2019 written by: John L. Stanizzi 9.9.19 10.13 a.m. 67 degrees 🙦 Rest in Peace,...

Poetry English

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Blue Wolves Move In An Indigo Wood

Eric Robert Nolan·June 7, 2020

Blue Wolves Move In An Indigo Wood written by: Eric Robert Nolan “Show me a sane man...

The Coroner’s Gurney

Freya North·June 7, 2020

The Coroner’s Gurney written by: Freya North @FreyaNorth2 “I did my research” the young man sighed, “hanging...

Literature English

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Starry Night

Jim Bates·May 26, 2020

Starry Night written by: Jim Bates I was five when my parents were killed in a car...

English Literature

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My Heart In A Bottle

Ash Douglas·May 22, 2020

My Heart In A Bottle written by: Ash Douglas @The_PunAsher Like a bottle in a vast ocean… I’m...

Poetry English

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My Lucky Penny

Tess M Shepherd·May 20, 2020

My Lucky Penny written by: Tess M Shepherd As soon as we step from my car I...

English Literature

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Chained

Christine E. Ray·May 19, 2020

Chained written by: Christine E. Ray @ChristineERay66 silken strands and spun steel compose the knotted memory that...

Poetry English

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November Memories

Bridie Murphy·May 15, 2020

November memories written by: Bridie Murphy A child peers through the curtains with eyes open wide The...

Poetry English

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Emergence 4:20am

Heather C Bauer·May 14, 2020

Emergence 4:20am written by: Heather C. Bauer She hovered between worlds; a soft voice called to her: –...

Literature English

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Moments Frozen In Time

Fay Marmalich-Vietmeier·May 7, 2020

Moments Frozen In Time written by: Fay Marmalich-Vietmeier “The time will come when temporal shall cease This...

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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