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Pranjal Srivastava·October 1, 2019

Captive written by: Pranjal Srivastava My existence has become delusional That’s not me, walking and laughing with...

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Treachery Of The Performance

Glen McKenzie·July 29, 2019

Treachery Of The Performance written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther the deception of theatre the mask one bears...

English Poetry

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Ghost Karma

Bayley Kelly·July 22, 2019

Ghost Karma written by: Bayley Kelly San Francisco, 1949 Tommy walks down his street And is mugged...

English Poetry

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Nuestras Cadenas

Alexander Uslar·December 18, 2018

Nuestras Cadenas written by: Uslariono @Uslariono “Las cadenas mas fuertes, Son casi siempre, de los materiales mas...

Spanish Poetry

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One Hundred And Three

Spillwords·August 19, 2018

One Hundred and Three a poem by Henry Lawson With the frame of a man, and the...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Prisoners

Aleck Solier·June 6, 2017

Prisoners written by: Aleck Solier @raving_ranting The past imprisons us In memories of grandeur Of lives long...

Poetry English

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A Prisoner’s Memorabilia

Tejasvi Saxena·November 18, 2016

A Prisoner’s Memorabilia written by: Tejasvi Saxena @tejasvi.saxena.90 “From latticed window of prison walls; A streak of...

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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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