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A Question

Spillwords·July 17, 2022

A Question a poem by Robert Frost A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell...

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Waiting

Pratik Mitra·July 14, 2022

Waiting written by: Pratik Mitra Suburb waits for rain and something simple on a read-out night....

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Harness The Negative

RJ Tungsten·July 13, 2022

Harness The Negative written by: RJ Tungsten we all take our turn circling the drain of despair...

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Experimenting

Robyn MacKinnon·July 10, 2022

Experimenting written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Experimenting I walk this razor thin line a hair of knowledge...

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A Tree’s Lament

Angel Edwards·July 8, 2022

A Tree’s Lament written by: Angel Edwards @vancouverAngel Family in the city of Branches Cuddle Bowing to...

English Poetry

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Mediocrity

Mitch Bensel·July 7, 2022

Mediocrity written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling would you listen if the whisper was full of need drowning...

Poetry English

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Fading Sunset

Jenise Cook·July 6, 2022

Fading Sunset written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Vital, yet fleeting, the setting sun leaves my view, lighting another’s....

English Poetry

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Abrazo

Miera Rao·July 5, 2022

Abrazo written by: Miera Rao temptation follows a tango with the devil– an artful leader...

Poetry English

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How Warm is His Hand?

Tea Solon·July 4, 2022

How Warm is His Hand? written by: Tea Solon summer solstice’s thunder, lightning at noon while i...

English Poetry

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Quarantine Wine

Robyn MacKinnon·July 3, 2022

Quarantine Wine written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I am attending our last day of quarantine compliment for...

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MOVIE STAR CRUSH

Dianne Moritz·June 30, 2022

Movie Star Crush written by: Dianne Moritz I’m simply mad for Cornel Wilde – That face, physique!...

English Poetry

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Be Proud

Robyn MacKinnon·June 26, 2022

Be Proud written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat for Rocky Horror burgers, beer, and a drag show Wear...

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If United

Dessy Tsvetkova·June 25, 2022

If United written by: Dessy Tsvetkova Authentic drops of life, unique steps of history, they all symbolise...

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Magic is Green

Miya Yamanouchi·June 24, 2022

Magic is Green written by: Miya Yamanouchi Trees are alchemy Fingertips on bark to heal Venom is...

English 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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