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Love Me

Sujata Dash·March 9, 2024

Love Me written by: Sujata Dash I am wild and crazy a blossom in the midst of...

Poetry English

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Numbin’ Thorns

David L O'Nan·March 6, 2024

Numbin’ Thorns written by: David L O’Nan @davidLONan1 I’m collecting tears looking out a stained trembling window...

English Poetry

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An Instant That Fills You With Canicule

Walid Boureghda·March 6, 2024

An Instant That Fills You With Canicule written by: Walid Boureghda I am insanely pining for your...

Poetry English

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Adrift

Julie London·March 3, 2024

Adrift written by: Julie London Sally has come alone to the sleepy shore. She knows it is...

Literature Featured Post English

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Memories

James Walmsley·February 29, 2024

Memories written by: James Walmsley I saw it clearly the way I had to go, I knew...

Poetry English

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Waiting for a Message

Liz deBeer·February 28, 2024

Waiting for a Message written by: Liz deBeer @debeerliz A florescent yellow-green tennis ball peeks from under...

English Literature

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I Feel as if I Might Break

Carol Anne·February 26, 2024

I Feel as if I Might Break written by: Carol Anne Crying in fear As memories sear...

English Poetry

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Szagane…

Konrad Stawiarski·February 25, 2024

Szagane… written by: Konrad Stawiarski Szagane, moja ukochana Szagane, ja na północ, na północ tak kroczę. Albatrosy...

International Poetry Polish

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Watching You Fade-Away

Raymond Favour·February 24, 2024

Watching You Fade-Away written by: Raymond Favour Our friendship gently ebbed away, Like a ship caught in...

English Poetry

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Memories

Don Flecknoe·February 22, 2024

Memories written by: Don Flecknoe Bathed in morning mist. They stroll along the water’s edge, Waves softly...

Poetry English

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Embryo

Urhuru·February 19, 2024

Embryo written by: Urhuru The first stage is always the easiest. A spark – a sudden surge...

Poetry English

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Pain In Pleasure

Spillwords·February 18, 2024

Pain In Pleasure a poem by: Elizabeth Barrett Browning A THOUGHT ay like a flower upon mine...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Qeirnin·February 17, 2024

JSC-52277 written by: Qeirnin @qeirnin Daddy, I remember when I was younger – You would hold me,...

English Poetry

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When Darkness Swallows The Sun

Shelly Blankman·February 16, 2024

When Darkness Swallows The Sun written by: Shelly Blankman The darkness has swallowed the sun. And I...

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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