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THE MINOR KEYS

TM DiSarro·November 28, 2019

THE MINOR KEYS written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro The minor keys just speak to me Of someone...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Twelve Songs

Louis Gallo·November 20, 2019

Twelve Songs written by: Louis Gallo I In 1898 my great-grandfather Jakob scribbled music onto the vellum...

Poetry English

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CONCEPTS HAVE FRUCTIFIED

Rochishmon·November 19, 2019

CONCEPTS HAVE FRUCTIFIED written by: Rochishmon @Rochishmon My heart sways While flowers blossom My mind sprouts While...

English Poetry

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Music For The Body and Soul

Michael Natt·November 17, 2019

Music For The Body and Soul written by: Michael Natt Music has always been a big part...

Article English

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Villages Apart

Thryaksha·November 16, 2019

Villages Apart written by: Thryaksha He bent down low, Placing his paper boat on the river. He...

English Poetry

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Raining Love

Simona Prilogan·November 13, 2019

Raining Love written by: Simona Prilogan @SCotidian It’s raining music from the skies, From blue it’s pouring...

Poetry English

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Refrain Inhumane

Mike Turner·October 30, 2019

Refrain Inhumane written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper Old music conjures Specters of love, regret, loss Ghosts of...

Poetry Halloween English

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Brazilian Lilt

Barbara Deraoui·October 17, 2019

Brazilian Lilt written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell Brazilian music plays in the background Barely heard The rhythm of...

Poetry English

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MONSTER

TM DiSarro·October 12, 2019

MONSTER written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro In the end it doesn’t even matter* The world’s a stage...

The Merman’s Rhyme

Iulia Halatz·October 10, 2019

The Merman’s Rhyme written by: Iulia Halatz He has no love but music and cold whispering trees...

Poetry English

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Quiet Time

Michael Natt·October 6, 2019

Quiet Time written by: Michael Natt This Saturday began like all others. Today though was my annual...

Article English

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The Modern Whisper

Welkin Siskin·October 4, 2019

The Modern Whisper written by: Welkin Siskin @SiskinWelkin Oh thou, the fundamental bass, symphonize my words At rush...

English Poetry

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Unfamiliar Melodies

Anne G·September 24, 2019

Unfamiliar Melodies written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Crwth and oud didgeridoo Gusli, koto kora, lur Ocarina and...

Poetry Anne G English Featured Post

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But You Have Read The Book

Matthew Groeger·September 17, 2019

But You Have Read The Book written by: Matthew Groeger @groegerwriting You come into the bathroom. It’s...

Literature 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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