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Tina Cathleen MacNaughton·December 10, 2022

One More written by: Tina Cathleen MacNaughton friends come and they go some stick around for longer...

Poetry English

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Last Dance

JPK·November 13, 2022

Last Dance written by: JPK On Saturday nights he went to the pub. Mary encouraged him to...

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My Big Mistake

Eileen Clark·September 3, 2022

My Big Mistake written by: Eileen Clark What did I do to you now, did I do...

Poetry English

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Before You Went Away

Arya Bhandare·June 10, 2022

Before You Went Away written by: Arya Bhandare I remember us, Waiting on the subway platform having...

English Poetry

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The Hardest Part

Taylor Dibbert·May 14, 2022

The Hardest Part written by: Taylor Dibbert He had heard, That letting go, Was, Is, Will be,...

Poetry English

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Pulling Mussels From A Shell

Elizabeth Sophia Strauss·March 31, 2022

Pulling Mussels from A Shell written by: Elizabeth Sophia Strauss A year ago and change I said during...

Poetry English

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Every Time

Ines Ben El Hadj·March 28, 2022

Every Time written by: Ines Ben El Hadj Every time I close my eyes I just see...

English Poetry

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I Leave For You

Simona Prilogan·March 13, 2022

I Leave For You written by: Simona Prilogan I leave for you my secret message Written on...

Poetry English

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The Making

KB Wells Jr·March 11, 2022

The Making written by: KB Wells Jr Drew lines in the sand for waves to wash over...

Poetry English

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Fading Autumn

Ingrid Wilson·March 1, 2022

Fading Autumn written by: Ingrid Wilson @Experimentsinfc I cannot wear this Fading Autumn on my skin reminding...

Poetry English

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Chemical Fume

Sirishty Thakur·October 11, 2021

Chemical Fume written by: Sirishty Thakur Ever since my ink started revolving around your nucleus These words...

Poetry English

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So Long

Ingrid Wilson·September 3, 2021

So Long written by: Ingrid Wilson @Experimentsinfc I will not buy it on my flesh so hard,...

English Poetry

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Spirals

Tinashe Muza·August 30, 2021

Spirals written by: Tinashe Muza Stuck in a cycle My ego eats me up My past haunts...

Poetry English

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Broken Pieces

Skylar Peck·August 13, 2021

Broken Pieces written by: Skylar Peck heart of glass in shards pick them up, swallow the wince...

English Poetry

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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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