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Falling

Steliana Cristina Voicu·August 17, 2023

Falling written by: Steliana Cristina Voicu falling summer’s gold… silent fireflies...

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Time

Mary Bone·August 15, 2023

Time written by: Mary Bone Time is something we all run out of. The clock is still...

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Enthralling

Contemporary_9·August 14, 2023

Enthralling written by: Contemporary_9 Things can get boggling We can keep mumbling About the changes; Instead of...

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The Bejesus Seagull

Robyn MacKinnon·August 13, 2023

The Bejesus Seagull written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat The Bejesus is Watching Futurama for being a seagull...

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Tanka after Sappho and Izumi Shikibu

Matthew Guertin·August 11, 2023

Tanka after Sappho and Izumi Shikibu written by: Matthew Guertin When Night enters and spreads over my...

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Waterfalls

Hannah Scott·August 9, 2023

Waterfalls written by: Hannah Scott Glistening upon water creating melodies of ripples. Waves dance to the music...

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The Rub

Taylor Dibbert·August 9, 2023

The Rub written by: Taylor Dibbert He was Supposed to Meet her, The rub Is that Things...

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Found

Larry Jaffe·August 8, 2023

FOUND written by: Larry Jaffe @larryjaffe I’ve lost myself In the maze of eccentrics A labyrinth of...

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Precious Memories

Philomena Daly·August 8, 2023

Precious Memories written by: Philomena Daly The photos bring back Memories of yesteryear So glad they were...

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Life Hands You Lemons

Robyn MacKinnon·August 6, 2023

Life Hands You Lemons written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat art for the bathroom pet a soft animal...

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Sunrise is a Lousy Lover

Nolcha Fox·August 2, 2023

Sunrise is a Lousy Lover written by: Nolcha Fox @FoxNolcha leaving me before I wake. She promises...

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Curiosity

Shailesh Gupta Veer·August 2, 2023

Curiosity written by: Shailesh Gupta Veer The clouds are moving fast, The Moon is eager to see...

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Climate Apocalypse

Robyn MacKinnon·July 30, 2023

Climate Apocalypse written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat siren somewhere in the climate apocalypse I think about bread...

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Light Stream

Robbie Pruitt·July 28, 2023

Light Stream written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt Rainbow light stream pierced the dark sky separating earth and...

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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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