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Penumbra

Allan Edward Tierney·August 6, 2020

Penumbra written by: Allan Edward Tierney Long lakes of shadows lie, not quite black the friendly forest...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Snapping Turtle

John R Cobb·August 3, 2020

Snapping Turtle written by: John R. Cobb @john_r_cobb Napping on green bed Do not mistake me for...

Poetry English

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This Late Spring Morning…

Jan Smith·July 30, 2020

This Late Spring Morning… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL This late spring morning she is sipping tea...

Poetry English

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Monsoon

Kushal Poddar·July 29, 2020

Monsoon written by: Kushal Poddar @Kushalpoe A heavy bottom cloud rides one mystical dildo of some place of...

English Poetry

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The Seasons of Ivy

Rachel Grosvenor·July 28, 2020

The Seasons of Ivy written by: Rachel Grosvenor @D0c_Winter It was summer once, And the rain dribbled...

Poetry English

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Isolation Spring

Caroline Gauld·July 27, 2020

Isolation Spring written by: Caroline Gauld Winter is letting go its grip Spring not quite ready to...

English Poetry

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Awakening of Soul

Saarthak Haldar·July 27, 2020

Awakening of Soul written by: Saarthak Haldar @haldar_saarthak Abstruse entity spread in air Everything altered like a...

Poetry English

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Naturaleza En Concierto

Jose A Gomez·July 26, 2020

Naturaleza En Concierto written by: José A Gómez Así fue como sucedió la luna se acomodaba, cuando...

Jose A Gomez Spanish Poetry

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Cruise Towards Love

Yanush Doyniak·July 20, 2020

Cruise Towards Love written by: Yanush Doyniak We are swimming Close to iceberg Only a little fear...

English Poetry

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Strawberry Picking at Pokljuška Soteska

Ingrid Wilson·July 12, 2020

Strawberry Picking at Pokljuška Soteska written by: Ingrid Wilson @Experimentsinfc One day After many a heartache We will...

Poetry English

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The Monster In The Pine Forest

Lynne Phillips·July 6, 2020

The Monster In The Pine Forest written by: Lynne Phillips The pine forest’s peaks stood like silent...

Literature English

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Corner Windows

Genie Nakano·July 4, 2020

Corner Windows written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini my corner windows where I watch the world I see...

English Poetry

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Boundaries

Marina McCuaig·June 30, 2020

Boundaries written by: Marina McCuaig Round the gable then to the byre hunting for eggs, peat stack...

After Frost

Kevin Taylor·June 25, 2020

After Frost written by: Kevin Taylor @poetkevinjtayl1 It’s snowing Crows racing, caw-calling Old hemlocks waiting...

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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