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Speed Of Thought

NÜK·July 28, 2016

Speed Of Thought written by: NÜK @NUKnoE The up woke state of mind 3 hours before 9...

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My Question to Yours

Dendra D.M.·July 20, 2016

My question to yours tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm It was a question To the dreamy...

English Dendra D.M.Tanka Collection Poetry

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Push forward, Pull back

Don Knowles·June 26, 2016

Push forward, pull back written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Life forces dance about Precise waltzes of action and...

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A Slippery Slope

Anne G·April 10, 2016

A Slippery Slope written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth A slippery slope, did I traverse. In search of...

Anne G English Poetry

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When Minds Dance

Dendra D.M.·March 30, 2016

When minds dance tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Both straight to the point Like a dance...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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The Old Silk Road

Anne G·August 3, 2015

The Old Silk Road Anne G Original Poetry Somehow, somewhere we’ve met before. I feel I know you,...

Anne G 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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