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The Memory Remained

Theodora Oniceanu·April 13, 2022

The Memory Remained written by: Theodora Oniceanu @YumeAkira She was my great-grandmother. A woman who belonged to...

English Literature

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Pain

Benedict Hurley·April 11, 2022

Pain written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 Pain (22nd of March 2019/2 am) I can’t sleep I don’t...

Literature English

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Za ciemną ścianą myśli…

Danuta Czerwińska Murawska·April 10, 2022

Za ciemną ścianą myśli… written by: Danuta Czerwińska Murawska Za ciemną ścianą myśli Nieposkładanych Słychać szept modlitwy...

Poetry Polish International Featured Post

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Wheelchair

Daniel Day·April 10, 2022

Wheelchair written by: Daniel Day Metal, rubber, circular legs roll me to and fro, Excrement on strangers’...

Poetry English

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Mayhem

JahArt Kushite·April 8, 2022

Mayhem written by: JahArt Kushite Tear after tear falling sorrow after sorrow Hurting at nighttime heartache on...

English Poetry

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Bullies

Jill Ebsworth·April 5, 2022

Bullies written by: Jill Ebsworth Wearing only the emperor’s new clothes they peacock-strut, drawing to them a...

Poetry English

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The Song

Anoucheka Gangabissoon·March 31, 2022

The Song written by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon One whiff, Only one, Of the fragrance of the white rose...

Poetry English

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Paper

Yves K. Morrow·March 29, 2022

Paper written by: Yves K. Morrow I am paper in the hands of a child. You touch...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Every Time

Ines Ben El Hadj·March 28, 2022

Every Time written by: Ines Ben El Hadj Every time I close my eyes I just see...

English Poetry

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Living My Best Life

Laura Hughes·March 23, 2022

Living My Best Life written by: Laura Hughes @SweetPea_1977 I am finally living my best life, because...

Poetry English

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One Day

Aniedi Ita Bassey·March 22, 2022

One Day written by: Aniedi Ita Bassey One day, you will not see me again, I have...

English Poetry

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The Purpose Within

Introverted Thoughts·March 7, 2022

The Purpose Within written by: Introverted Thoughts In search for my purpose Did I set out –...

Poetry English

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Day Star

Carl Parsons·March 6, 2022

Day Star written by: Carl Parsons And we have the more firm prophetical word: whereunto you do...

Featured Post Literature English Carl Parsons

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Soot and Damp

Sunday T. Saheed·March 2, 2022

Soot and Damp written by: Sunday T. Saheed no bloody scene here, or the display of grief...

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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