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The Cradle of My Childhood

Marius Alexandru·August 25, 2023

The Cradle of My Childhood written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex I sway in the cradle of my...

Poetry English

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The Daybreak Philharmonic

Indu Gupta·August 25, 2023

The Daybreak Philharmonic written by: Indu Gupta I get front row seats, each morning, To the Earth’s...

Poetry English

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Old Hollywood

Roger Turner·July 25, 2023

Old Hollywood written by: Roger Turner @titansdad Hollywood is dead and gone It died a lonely death...

English Poetry

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Wonderstruck Wanderlust

Rob Clark·July 17, 2023

Wonderstruck Wanderlust written by: Rob Clark @HangryPoet197 Into sweet oblivion Skies obsidian Dotted w/shimmering iridescence Her lingering...

English Poetry

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Somewhere Between Mind and Heart

Loredano Cafaro·July 5, 2023

Somewhere Between Mind and Heart written by: Loredano Cafaro translated by: Sabrina Beretta edited by: Sai Leigh ...

Literature English

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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Snow”)

Phyllis P. Colucci·June 25, 2023

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Snow”) written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word...

Poetry Phyllis P. Colucci On Poetry and Fiction English Featured Post

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Flying With Unicorns

Mogau Ntsoane·June 15, 2023

Flying With Unicorns written by: Mogau Ntsoane @mogau__ntsoane I dreamt I was flying, surrounded by unicorns and...

English Poetry

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Black Girl Magic Standing Tall

Sydney Chandler·June 6, 2023

Black Girl Standing Tall written by: Sydney Chandler @syds180turn In a world so vast, colorful, and bright,...

Poetry English

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Magic

Pratik Mitra·June 6, 2023

Magic written by: Pratik Mitra The window kept showing the magic of life heaving in the thriving...

Poetry English

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Chanteuse

Mark Kuglin·May 7, 2023

Chanteuse written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction So sultry voiced the singer The chanteuse up on the stage...

Poetry English

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Spun Tales

Gail Constable·April 18, 2023

Spun Tales written by: Gail Constable Locked in a tower made Of clouds, lonely Fate Seated at...

English Poetry

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#greed

Lucretia Lixandru·April 17, 2023

#greed written by: Lucreția Lixandru @lulusbadideas I won’t let my magic fade away just so I can...

Poetry English

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Dream Song 47

Spillwords·April 2, 2023

Dream Song 47: April Fool’s Day, or, St Mary of Egypt a poem by: John Berryman This...

Literary Greats English Poetry

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Hear The Sun

Mitch Bensel·February 27, 2023

Hear The Sun written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling I’m awake the night said hello but I do...

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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