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REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE – REBEL MONSTER

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·April 9, 2017

REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE REBEL MONSTER written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme It was lonely in the basement I found...

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MONSTER WITHIN

Cristina Munoz·November 28, 2016

MONSTER WITHIN written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 beast of fiery fists wolf howling hate forged a monster...

English

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The Monster

Maggie Chatterton·August 5, 2016

The Monster written by: Maggie Chatterton @Mag_Chatterton Two faces reflecting in my mirror: One of justice, One...

English

·1 min read

The Monster

Criss Tripp·July 14, 2016

The Monster written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp He lets the monster, out to play; He’s killed so...

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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