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Confession of The Poetical Firefly to Muse-Butterfly of Poesy

Paweł Markiewicz·May 5, 2022

Confession of The Poetical Firefly to Muse-Butterfly of Poesy written by: Paweł Markiewicz You must excuse me....

Poetry English

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Dance of Spring

Joni Caggiano·March 20, 2022

Dance of Spring written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 fairies dance as fireflies light the sky with magic...

English Poetry

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Una Galassia Nella Mano

Francesco Abate·February 27, 2022

Una Galassia Nella Mano written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Marte domina in questa notte d’autunno e non...

Poetry International Italian

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Yesterday, Meet Forever

Steven Fortune·February 22, 2022

Yesterday, Meet Forever written by: Steven Fortune Yesterday meet forever at the intersection of maligned memorials and...

Poetry English

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Private Paradise

Loredano Cafaro·January 25, 2022

Private Paradise written by: Loredano Cafaro translated by: Sabrina Beretta edited by: Kate Seger Marco De Stefani....

English Literature

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Cemetery in Paradise

Daniel Day·November 2, 2021

Cemetery in Paradise written by: Daniel Day The little girl looked for her mother, but she could...

Literature English

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Meditations

Nancy E. Campos·October 14, 2021

Meditations written by: Nancy E. Campos @NancyECampos1 When my world seems chaotic and out of control, I...

English Poetry

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A Fool’s Paradise

Nazam Riar·August 13, 2021

A Fool’s Paradise written by: Nazam Riar lunatic by day sane in night minds distressed moonlit visages...

English Poetry

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Nature’s Medley

Franci Eugenia Hoffman·July 21, 2021

Nature’s Medley written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman @FranceH45083335 flower moon blooming spirits dance with budding stars embracing...

Poetry English

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Joie Ride

Eric Burgoyne·June 16, 2021

Joie Ride written by: Eric Burgoyne @ericinislands Casually syncopated rhythms of The Grateful Dead escape from aging...

Poetry English

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Paradise Lost

Lynn White·June 5, 2021

Paradise Lost written by: Lynn White It was paradise, a perfect life in the sunshine for the...

English Poetry

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Momentous Night

Luzviminda G. Rivera·May 24, 2021

Momentous Night written by: Luzviminda G. Rivera Sky is bright and gay Night is bejeweled with enchanting...

Poetry English

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Mirror Image

Andrea E. Lodge·January 18, 2021

Mirror Image written by: Andrea E. Lodge When you’re the broken half of your mirror image, who...

Poetry English

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The Fortune Cookie

Thomas R Bates·November 12, 2020

The Fortune Cookie written by: Thomas R Bates This Chinese fortune cookie Has haunted me for many...

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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