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Warrior

Kriti Mangal·September 25, 2020

Warrior written by: Kriti Mangal I thought I could keep my weary sword down for a bit,...

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Pressure

Adam Manbevers·September 24, 2020

Pressure written by: Adam Manbevers Smothered by silence Surrounded by demons once drowned I pray for brighter...

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This September Day…

Jan Smith·September 22, 2020

This September Day… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL Summer daydreams fade Dandelion wishes lost as seasons change…...

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The Revolutionary

Sheeba Khwaja·September 22, 2020

The Revolutionary written by: Sheeba Khwaja He sang even while the crowd dispersed, One by one they...

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Time to Go

Michael Ball·September 21, 2020

Time to Go written by: Michael Ball @whirred I perched for years waiting waiting for you to...

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A Sign of Nature’s Balance

Linda Marie Hilton·September 21, 2020

A Sign of Nature’s Balance written by: Linda Marie Hilton Fragrant potpourri Of rose envelopes a leaf...

English Poetry

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Thunderstorms With a Chance of Books

Robyn MacKinnon·September 20, 2020

Thunderstorms With a Chance of Books written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat donate lots of books With a...

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White Desert

Sujatha Warrier·September 16, 2020

White Desert written by: Sujatha Warrier @SujathaWarrier Moon so showers light on the desert sands, the night...

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Oh, This of Mine, a poem by Małgorzata Kulisiewicz at Spillwords.com

Oh, This One of Mine…

Gosha Kulisiewicz·September 13, 2020

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Moonlight Library Ritual

Robyn MacKinnon·September 13, 2020

Moonlight Library Ritual written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Full Moon Ritual Stopped at the library and you...

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Polite Income

Susan N Aassahde·September 11, 2020

Polite Income written by: Susan N Aassahde @poetry_curfew hedgehog nobble flow worm tentacle lettuce squeak drift...

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Motivation Storm

Robyn MacKinnon·September 6, 2020

Motivation Storm written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat and the lightning storm forks of lightning split the night...

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Baptism

Arlene Antoinette·September 2, 2020

Baptism written by: Arlene Antoinette A drowning of the old man, a coming forth of the new....

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Sparkles

McChen A.D. Kanneo·September 1, 2020

Sparkles written by: McChen A.D. Kanneo Like a star, she possesses all the gleam her sparks ignite...

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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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