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Arid Land

Maria Dulce Leitao Reis·August 5, 2020

Arid Land written by: Maria Dulce Leitão Reis Life is screwed Things are done with love And...

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Snapping Turtle

John R Cobb·August 3, 2020

Snapping Turtle written by: John R. Cobb @john_r_cobb Napping on green bed Do not mistake me for...

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Anchorite’s Paradox

Gosha Kulisiewicz·August 2, 2020

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Halo Game

Robyn MacKinnon·August 2, 2020

Halo Game written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat angels left the Earth she is sequestered alone the worst...

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The Red Wheelbarrow

Spillwords·August 2, 2020

The Red Wheelbarrow a poem by: William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow...

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Dappled

TheHumanAnvil·July 31, 2020

Dappled written by: THEHUMANANVIL @TheHumanAnvil If I could Split myself In two pieces Of anarchy Which part...

Poetry English

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This Late Spring Morning…

Jan Smith·July 30, 2020

This Late Spring Morning… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL This late spring morning she is sipping tea...

Poetry English

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Blue Screen Night Shift

Robyn MacKinnon·July 26, 2020

Blue Screen Night Shift written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat another blue screen Working the nocturnal shift making...

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Spider’s Artwork

Martina Rimbaldo·July 23, 2020

Spider’s Artwork written by: Martina Rimbaldo @MartinaRimbaldo Between the rusty steel my eye allured by a spark...

Poetry English

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My Necessary Coffee

Jose A. Tovar·July 20, 2020

My Necessary Coffee written by: Jose A. Tovar Your morning poetry is my necessary coffee: it awakens...

English Poetry

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George Floyd

Robbie Pruitt·July 20, 2020

George Floyd written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt I will not be silent given I can breathe the...

English Poetry

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A Goodbye

Agaphy·July 20, 2020

A Goodbye written by: Agaphy @agm250 summer winds— move back and forth palm branches...

English Poetry

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Summer Solstice Heat Wave

Robyn MacKinnon·July 19, 2020

Summer Solstice Heat Wave written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Solstice 🌞 ….. the longest just like that…...

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Quilting Bee

Jaya Avendel·July 15, 2020

Quilting Bee written by: Jaya Avendel @AvendelJaya A gaping hole of Dreams and morals Lies between us...

Poetry 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...

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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