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Virtual Christmas

Tom Ball·December 14, 2020

Virtual Christmas written by: Tom Ball I: The Ghost of Christmas Past My first memory of...

Literature Christmas English

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Ginger’s Christmas

RC Larlham·December 14, 2020

Ginger’s Christmas written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Tiny Ginger kitten and her Mommy, and her brothers and...

Literature Christmas English

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Contemplation

M J Christie·March 2, 2020

Contemplation written by: M J Christie Deep inside this mind, I reflected insignificant things– irrelevant thoughts circled...

Poetry English

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Clueless Society

Anne G·January 30, 2020

Clueless Society written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Clueless Society void of concern fancies itself brightest of all...

English Poetry Anne G

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I WANT A BABY ELEPHANT FOR CHRISTMAS

Dianne Moritz·December 23, 2019

I WANT A BABY ELEPHANT FOR CHRISTMAS written by: Dianne Moritz I want a baby elephant for Christmas....

English Poetry Christmas

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A Cuckoo Clock Christmas

Lee Dunn·December 23, 2019

A Cuckoo Clock Christmas written by: Lee Dunn @66human I brought you a present ‘Twas an old...

Poetry Christmas English

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Mais Que Presentes

Silvana McGuire·December 15, 2019

Mais Que Presentes written by: Silvana McGuire Papai Noel aqui vem é de charrete, puxada pelas mulas e...

Poetry Christmas International Portuguese

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Totem

Eliza Segiet·November 27, 2019

International Poetry Polish English

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Please Forgive Us

Don Knowles·October 26, 2019

Please Forgive Us written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Please forgive us There in the future If you’re...

Poetry English

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Trace

Jenny Middleton·September 23, 2019

Trace written by: Jenny Middleton Despite dying and so bewildering all space around us your trace follows...

Poetry English

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Yesterday

Any1mark·September 5, 2019

Yesterday written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 I sweep up shards of yesterday But if reflection stares wispy back...

English Poetry

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En Un Páramo De Luz

Romulaizer Pardo·August 15, 2019

En Un Páramo De Luz written by: Romulaizer Pardo @RomulaizerPardo En la escritura de tú dibujo quedó...

Spanish Poetry

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Time Standing Still – Making The Present Count

Glen McKenzie·May 19, 2019

Time Standing Still Making The Present Count written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther “A picture is simply a memory...

Article English Featured Post

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PRESENT

TM DiSarro·March 28, 2019

PRESENT written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro Step into the future In between the lines of fate Carrying...

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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