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Once In A While You Visit: A Memory Of My Great-Grandmother

Arusha Topazzini·June 1, 2017

once in a while you visit: a memory of my great-grandmother written by: Arusha Topazzini @arushatopazzini once...

English Poetry

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The Right Way

Leanne Howard Kenney·May 15, 2017

The Right Way written by: Leanne Howard Kenney @neeneebucket Something reminded me of you And piqued, I...

English Poetry

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Talking To The Water

Angie Brocker·January 23, 2017

Talking to the Water written by: Angie Brocker @angie_brocker Cowards don’t commit suicide Courage lies deep within...

English Featured Post Poetry

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True Friend

Josie Dee·January 14, 2017

True friend written by: Josie Dee @Josi3_dee Those breaths I hold tight when the happiness won’t come...

English Poetry

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I Died A Little

Donna Africa·January 2, 2017

I died a little written by: Donna Africa @DonnaAfrica You know I died a little I cried...

English Poetry

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Separation

Anne G·September 11, 2015

Separation Poetic Thoughts by Anne G Whether it be in life or death the here or hereafter the...

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Because Of You My Life Was Rich

Anne G·June 5, 2015

Because Of You My Life Was Rich written by Anne G @TheInkTruth To those I met most...

Anne G 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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Once In A While You Visit: A Memory Of My Great-Grandmother

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Because Of You My Life Was Rich

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