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Paradise

Jim Bates·April 26, 2020

Paradise written by: Jim Bates My wife and I were sitting in the living room reading and...

English Literature

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Biography

Gopal Lahiri·March 27, 2020

Biography written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri Summer skies melt In deepest blue Silk sarees bleed Colours of...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Polyhymnia

Fotoula Reynolds·February 11, 2020

Polyhymnia written by: Fotoula Reynolds An inspirational goddess Who did not appear to be modest? Of Greek...

Poetry English

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Up Next, A Country Song

John Grey·February 10, 2020

Up Next, A Country Song written by: John Grey How can I explain it. Imagine a trembling...

Poetry English

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WINDMILLS

TM DiSarro·January 8, 2020

WINDMILLS written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro Windmills at the Isle of Wight Grinding out a wall of...

English Poetry

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Musing About Island Christmas of Years Past

Sheila Henry·December 25, 2019

Musing About Island Christmas of Years Past written by: Sheila Henry Christmas morn I sit quietly with...

English Poetry Christmas

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Christmas Eve

Elizabeth Barton·December 24, 2019

Christmas Eve written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 The town empties and looks abandoned, I have the whole place...

Poetry English Christmas

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Sleigh Ride

Robyn MacKinnon·December 22, 2019

Sleigh Ride written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat soundtrack of Frozen harmonica and sleigh bells Brownie in a...

English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry

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The Spirit of Christmas

Shelly Wilson·December 20, 2019

The Spirit of Christmas written by: Shelly Wilson @ShellyWilsonDQK A warmth in my heart arises a notch...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Poetry

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Christmas Movies

Roger Turner·December 20, 2019

Christmas Movies written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I love to sit in comfort At home watching TV...

English Poetry Christmas

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The Gift of Sinatra

Catherine Gigante-Brown·December 17, 2019

The Gift of Sinatra written by: Catherine Gigante-Brown @BklynCatwoman A few days after Christmas, I sat in...

Poetry Christmas English

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How Does Music Split The Atoms?

Sara Szarka·December 8, 2019

How Does Music Split The Atoms? written by: Sara Szarka A spectacular journey to another world of...

Article English

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Saved by Vivaldi

Fotoula Reynolds·December 7, 2019

Saved by Vivaldi written by: Fotoula Reynolds Her eyes are sad and cold Where has her zest...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Fremont Street Nevada

Glynn Sinclare·December 6, 2019

Fremont Street Nevada written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I walked Fremont Street, three days while the world...

Poetry 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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