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A Goodbye

Agaphy·July 20, 2020

A Goodbye written by: Agaphy @agm250 summer winds— move back and forth palm branches...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Siete Clavos

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·July 12, 2020

Siete Clavos written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera En los tiempos buenos o en los tiempos malos, parece...

Poetry Spanish

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Summer Lie

Joni Caggiano·July 11, 2020

Summer Lie written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 laughter, like sand sticks to us an opening in my...

English Poetry

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I Still Love You

Kaylee·July 9, 2020

I Still Love You written by: Kaylee i lied today, i told you i didn’t care, the...

English Poetry

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Chaos

Pranjal Srivastava·July 1, 2020

Chaos written by: Pranjal Srivastava Lights are off, I’m on my bed after a long, tiring day...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Chip Away

prikcab (Ian Perlman)·June 29, 2020

Chip Away written by: Ian Perlman (prikcab) a life set afire embers burning faster than tears tears...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Chasing You In My Dreams

Zaki Ansari·June 29, 2020

Chasing You In My Dreams written by: Zaki Ansari @zakiashkim With this truth, that, you have gone...

English Poetry

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Homesick

A.S. Charly·June 26, 2020

Homesick written by: A.S. Charly Life is beautiful… but today I can’t see. I’m so tired, tired...

English Poetry

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Golden Child

SmithaV·June 22, 2020

Golden Child written by: SmithaV @SmithaVishwana4 ‘O golden child the world will kill and eat.’ Dark as...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Dissoulution of Assets, a short story by A. L. O'Connor at Spillwords.com

The Dissolution of Assets

A. L. O'Connor·June 20, 2020

The Dissolution of Assets written by: A. L. O’Connor John and Marcy Long just got into the...

English Literature

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If I Say I Love You

Gabriela M·June 19, 2020

If I Say I Love You written by: Gabriela M @shortprose1 In a flash my mind shows...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Memory Lanes & Playground Games

Kayleigh Merchant·June 13, 2020

Memory Lanes & Playground Games written by: KL Merchant Memories scatter like leaves across the hopscotch paths,...

Poetry English

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My Death Is a Great Red Pen, Correcting

Kindra M. Austin·June 9, 2020

My Death Is a Great Red Pen, Correcting written by: Kindra M. Austin @AustinKindra What you want,...

3:00 a.m. Thoughts

Karen Rey·June 8, 2020

3:00 a.m. Thoughts written by: Karen Rey waking up earlier than usual is a pain and a...

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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