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

Phyllis P. Colucci·September 26, 2021

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

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Remembering Sam De Brito

Yvonne Aoll·August 22, 2021

Remembering Sam De Brito All Men Are Liars written by: Yvonne Aoll “All men are liars, why...

Article English

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Fairyland

Spillwords·August 15, 2021

Fairyland a poem by Rabindranath Tagore If people came to know where my king’s palace is, it...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Now They’re Just Voids

Linda M. Crate·August 14, 2021

Now They’re Just Voids written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe someone told you that i should tell...

Poetry English

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Impossible Heavens

Iluvia Triste·July 22, 2021

Impossible Heavens written by: Iluvia Triste i bury my hands in my mouth to search for depth...

English Poetry

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The Wondering Witch, a short story by Debbie Aruta at Spillwords.com

A Wondering Witch

Debbie Aruta·June 30, 2021

A Wondering Witch written by: Debbie Aruta @Debbie_Aruta Ella was heard throughout the woods yelling her daughter’s name,...

English Literature

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Chrysalis

Yuliya Runnels-Moss·June 25, 2021

Chrysalis written by: Yuliya Runnels-Moss Here you are, one foot out of the chrysalis, stepping into a...

Poetry English

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Upon Emerald Dreams

Any1mark·June 25, 2021

Upon Emerald Dreams written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 Strangers eyes beckon Eviscerating crowds to a pair Like hearing...

English Poetry

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Perceptions

Farrukh Altaf·February 25, 2021

Perceptions written by: Farrukh Altaf Magic isn’t real, but an illusion, look here, manipulate there, a smart...

Poetry English

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Luna of Tenebre

Tay Summerlin·February 21, 2021

Luna of Tenebre Prologue written by: Tay Summerlin @esplendidatay No!! Please!! Please, don’t leave me!! A princess,...

Literature English

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Merlin’s Wisdom

Ken Gosse·February 14, 2021

Merlin’s Wisdom written by: Ken Gosse She loved him then, when still a lad and she a...

Poetry English

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Sweet and Sour

Gabriela Docan·January 29, 2021

Sweet and Sour written by: Gabriela Docan When angels fed us with candies: words became sweet, colourful...

English Poetry

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Magic Carpet Ride

Maggie O'Brien·January 25, 2021

Magic Carpet Ride written by: Maggie O’Brien @MaggieMobrules I, the lamp I, the spark I, the flame...

English Poetry

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Magic Times

Theta Pavis·January 11, 2021

Magic Times written by: Theta Pavis @ThetaPavis When you dressed me as Cleopatra I won the costume...

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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