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The Divinest Lover

Meno Silencio·April 1, 2017

The Divinest Lover written by: Meno Silencio @herdlesswitch Death, ride before me My tongue is split, dripping...

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Something About Mortality

Ian Michael·February 6, 2017

Something About Mortality written by: Ian Michael @IF_TheGuy When you leave this place Take comfort that your...

English Poetry

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The Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Poetanp·July 17, 2016

The Light At The End of The Tunnel written by: Poetanp @poetanp1 Fleeing the cage of mortality,...

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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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