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The Art of Brooding

Anagha Agnes·November 20, 2025

The Art of Brooding written by: Anagha Agnes The art of brooding is a fortunate illness the...

Poetry English

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Breaking Bread

Maggie Watson·November 19, 2025

Breaking Bread written by: Maggie Watson In the breaking of bread, all that is left behind are...

Poetry English

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Silenced Screams

Insha Khan·November 19, 2025

Silenced Screams written by: Insha Khan I will despise you till my death Until I lose my...

English Poetry

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Words

Salsabil Ashraf·November 18, 2025

Words written by: Salsabil Ashraf Words I see and feel and hear Words that break and Words...

English Poetry

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Musings of a World War I Veteran

Oseremen Iwayemi·November 11, 2025

Musings of a World War I Veteran written by: Oseremen Iwayemi - November 11th is supposed to be a happy day for us as a nation...

Literature English

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A Rose by Any Other Name

Karina Longo·November 7, 2025

A Rose by Any Other Name written by: Karina Longo The sun leaked in flashes of orange...

English Poetry

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And So Did I

Sapto Mitra·November 6, 2025

And So Did I written by: Sapto Mitra He said that we were bound, And so did...

Poetry English

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My Silent Goodbye

Dibyangana·November 5, 2025

My Silent Goodbye written by: Dibyangana Life is an endless road—twisting, turning, unraveling in ways I never...

English Poetry

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Life

Ariti Jankie·November 5, 2025

Life written by: Ariti Jankie When the end came it was a blessing. He said. “She suffered...

English Poetry

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Drowned to Finally Breathe

Yukta Phoenix·November 3, 2025

Drowned to Finally Breathe written by: Yukta Phoenix You watch me like you own my being. A...

Poetry English

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Unwanted Gift

Abagail Summers·October 24, 2025

Unwanted Gift written by: Abagail Summers I want to open my eyes But the spirits will not...

Poetry English Halloween

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Revelation

Nisha Raviprasad·October 18, 2025

Revelation written by: Nisha Raviprasad Life is nothing but broken glass and crumpled paper, faded colors of...

English Poetry

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What If?

Marlon Perez·October 18, 2025

What If? written by: Marlon Perez I am just lying in my bed Thinking the what-ifs in...

Poetry English

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The Fool, poetry by Kendal Kraft at Spillwords.com

A Fool

Kendal Kraft·October 14, 2025

A Fool written by: Kendal Kraft One tear, or a cry of desperation from you and I,...

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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