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I Learned To Knock That Day

Alan Simpson·May 1, 2021

I Learned To Knock That Day written by: Alan Simpson @theycallmetater Many nights I went to bed...

English Poetry

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Rusty Keys

Olaitan Humble·April 12, 2021

Rusty Keys written by: Olaitan Humble @olaitanhumble when i see rusty keys i see my father in...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Unsafe Digital Boxes in The Hands of Children

Syed Tajamul Hussain·February 15, 2021

Unsafe Digital Boxes in The Hands of Children written by: Syed Tajamul Hussain Being reeling under bizarre...

Article English

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Toxic Parents

Shriya Bansal·January 7, 2021

Toxic Parents written by: Shriya Bansal You shattered my dreams and cut my wings. I am not...

English Poetry

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The Spin

Vrunda Moghe Dev·December 30, 2020

The Spin written by: Vrunda Moghe Dev Piles of clothes, books, toys, shoes, trinkets, hairpins, and ribbons...

Literature English

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Albert and Einstein

Richard Prime·December 25, 2020

Albert and Einstein written by: Richard Prime It was seven AM Christmas morning, Dad was just lighting...

Weird Christmas

Robyn MacKinnon·December 20, 2020

Weird Christmas written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat weird Christmas this year… masks are 2020’s socks everyone involved...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Christmas

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Excitement for Today

Robyn MacKinnon·December 13, 2020

Excitement for Today written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat scratching at the door my excitement for today jumping...

Poetry English Christmas Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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Skeleton In The Closet

Eunarielle·September 5, 2020

Skeleton In The Closet written by: Eunarielle I used to be afraid of so many things. When I...

Poetry English

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Elliott’s Lie

Matthew Roy Davey·June 1, 2020

Elliott’s Lie written by: Matthew Roy Davey I didn’t see it but I wished I had. It sounded...

Literature English

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Starry Night

Jim Bates·May 26, 2020

Starry Night written by: Jim Bates I was five when my parents were killed in a car...

English Literature

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Garden Fairies

Andrada Costoiu·May 26, 2020

Garden Fairies written by: Andrada Costoiu The moon was riding in a cloudy heaven, Nature was not...

Poetry English

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Loving a Heart Full of Holes

Janetta Marilyn Konah·May 25, 2020

Loving a Heart Full of Holes written by: Janetta Marilyn Konah “I don’t know when love became elusive....

Poetry English

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Growing Old

Judge Burdon·December 29, 2019

Growing Old written by: Judge Burdon I’m sitting here thinking about my folks. It feels like years...

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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