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On Raglan Road

Spillwords·September 16, 2018

On Raglan Road a poem by Patrick Kavanagh On Raglan Road on an autumn day I met...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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September Rain

William T Fearby·September 10, 2018

September Rain written by: William T Fearby I met you in September it was raining heavy I recall...

English Poetry

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The Meeting

David Wagoner·August 30, 2018

The Meeting written by: David Wagoner Blowing and billowing white linen curtains, the oil lamp flickered in the...

English Featured Post Poetry

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A Spirit Colliding

zen·October 11, 2017

A Spirit Colliding written by: Zen @simplyzen80 He finds himself smoking and writing green traces fume aqualungs...

English Poetry

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Henry

J. G. Elas·September 23, 2017

Henry written by: J. G. Elas @jsphelas The heart of whom I long for exists far beyond...

English Poetry

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Tryst

Polly Oliver·August 16, 2017

Tryst written by: Polly Oliver I want to bring you the pink wisp hanging alone in the...

English Poetry

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Shamelessly

Genie Nakano·May 23, 2017

Shamelessly written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini White cane tapping He wants to cross the street He is...

English Poetry

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Jarring Disjuncture

Sofia Kioroglou·May 20, 2017

Jarring Disjuncture written by: Sofia Kioroglou @poet.gr As wide asunder from pole to pole My Eastern and...

English Poetry

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A Chance Meeting

Ipsita Banerjee·December 26, 2016

A chance meeting written by: Ipsita Banerjee @ipsyb We meet again. In this life time, under the...

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...

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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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