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Consumed

Stanley W. Shura·May 8, 2019

Consumed written by: Stanley W. Shura The infinite dark wields its paint brush. It strikes me with...

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The Poet Is Sleeping

Barbara Deraoui·January 1, 2019

The Poet Is Sleeping written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell The inspiration is gone Flew like a flash somewhere...

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The Lost Art Of Composition

Judge Burdon·December 28, 2018

The Lost Art Of Composition written by: Judge Burdon too often my thoughts and the ability to...

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My Muse

Megha Sood·December 26, 2018

My Muse written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 My inspiration the music to which my quill dances wildly...

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Waning Lyrical

Aaron Marchant·November 21, 2018

Waning Lyrical written by: Aaron Marchant The muse and I are lovers, we meet on the blank...

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The Perfect Poem

Haaris Ali Waqas·November 10, 2018

The Perfect Poem written by: Haaris Ali Waqas A pen and paper is all I need To...

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Year In Review

Anne Mikusinski·July 23, 2018

Year In Review written by: ANNE MIKUSINSKI @walters_furry Somewhere Between the crying jags And extended monologues Concerning Social...

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A Writer’s Fear

Megha Sood·July 12, 2018

A Writer’s Fear written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 I’m trying to balance these words on the tip...

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Obsessed

Anne G·May 23, 2018

Obsessed written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Obsessed is the woman obsessed is the man Writers and poets...

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Erato

L.M.Giannone·April 9, 2018

Erato written by: L.M.Giannone @LISAGNO out of the darkest corners, and most remote regions, from behind the...

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Writer’s Block

Megha Sood·March 31, 2018

Writer’s Block written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 When you hit a wall a big wall; which breaks...

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The Written Word

hedgehog·January 13, 2018

The Written Word written by: hedgehog Shining unobtrusively as Blackness fades into one thin glow Dawn’s awakening...

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My Moonlight Muse

RhymeRula·November 18, 2017

My Moonlight Muse written by: RhymeRula @IamtheRhymeRula At every moment of everyday a new muse presents itself...

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The Flow

William T Fearby·November 15, 2017

The flow written by: William T Fearby When you first sit down to write let it flow Open...

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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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