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Kia Jones·February 3, 2017

Anxiety written by: Kia Jones @CYSMbyKia A heartbeat stops, a pounding thud, Blood feels it’s thickening as...

English Poetry

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A Letter About My Eating Disorder

Meghan Shultz·January 30, 2017

A Letter About My Eating Disorder written by: Meghan Shultz @alwaysunstable During one of my hospital stays...

English Article

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The Down Side Of Mania

Meghan Shultz·January 19, 2017

The Down Side of Mania written by: Meghan Shultz @alwaysunstable Mania. The peak of the rollercoaster. The...

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This Is Supposed To Be A Poem

J.Ahlberg·January 11, 2017

This is supposed to be a poem written by: J.Ahlberg @anothermadidea All I can be sure of...

English Poetry

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Social Anxiety

Rebecca Lombardo·November 20, 2016

Social Anxiety written by: Rebecca Lombardo @BekaLombardo As long as I can remember, I’ve been dealing with...

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The Comfort House Chronicles: The Room

RayFed·July 9, 2016

The Comfort House Chronicles: The Room written by: RayFed @MrRayFed The falling beads of water momentarily caught the...

Literature English

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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

Don Knowles·May 7, 2016

May is Mental Health Awareness month written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 They call it mental illness They say...

English Featured Post 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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