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That First Year, Without Joe

Emalisa Rose·September 30, 2021

That First Year, Without Joe written by: Emalisa Rose He’d carry the red plaided blanket, inviting the...

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Sequoia

Kevin Taylor·September 25, 2021

Sequoia written by: Kevin Taylor @poetkevinjtayl1 Life is wood and then the sky...

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Optimistic Attitude

Hemu Aggarwal·September 24, 2021

Optimistic Attitude written by: Hemu Aggarwal @hemuaggarwal15 I closed my eyes, and blood rushed to my head...

English Poetry

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You Deserve Better

Afeez Ayomide Olagunju·September 24, 2021

You Deserve Better written by: Afeez Ayomide Olagunju @AfeezeeHQ You deserve better like the rose with a...

English Poetry

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In Shadows of Sound

LadyLily·September 16, 2021

In Shadows of Sound written by: LadyLily @AFairymary In shadows of sound Robin lurks for titbits. Gardenia,...

Poetry English

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I Wish It Rains On My Funeral

Shreya Sharma·September 15, 2021

I Wish It Rains On My Funeral written by: Shreya Sharma With my frail limbs clipped with...

English Poetry

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I’ve Forgotten What Day It Is

Aleathia Drehmer·September 13, 2021

I’ve Forgotten What Day It Is written by: Aleathia Drehmer @AleathiaD Starlings pick the yard clean of...

Poetry English

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Thanatopsis

Spillwords·September 12, 2021

Thanatopsis a poem by William Cullen Bryant To him who in the love of nature holds Communion...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Transient Radiance

Dr Molly Joseph·September 10, 2021

Transient Radiance written by: Dr. Molly Joseph The hanging dew drop on the flimsy fragile shoot, defying...

English Poetry

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The Beauty of Nature

Cynthia Osax Osazuwa·September 8, 2021

The Beauty of Nature written by: Osazuwa Cynthia Osax The universe is a beautiful garden, Filled with...

English Poetry

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Słoneczniki

Yvette Popławska·September 1, 2021

Słoneczniki written by: Yvette Popławska @YPoplawska Wodzi wzrokiem powłóczyście tarcza, w słońce spoglądając kokieteryjnie, obwieszcza naturze, nadejście...

International Poetry Polish

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All Things Raw

Dr. Nikhat Bano·August 30, 2021

All Things Raw written by: Dr. Nikhat Bano A love so raw yet so refined a charm...

Poetry English

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Mountain View

Linda Marie Hilton·August 27, 2021

Mountain View written by: Linda Marie Hilton High on the mountain the view looks away O’er routes...

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Standing Apart

Tamar Gvelesiani·August 16, 2021

Standing Apart written by: Tamar Gvelesiani @Tako165 Oh, winds, those insane winds Ask fallen leaves to blow...

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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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