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Pros Of Prose

Rob Clark·December 26, 2016

Pros of Prose written by: Rob Clark @oldschoolrob197 My Poetry ????? …well, it’s… Raw emotion – Its...

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Revolutionary Love

Zoe Dearborn·December 23, 2016

Revolutionary Love written by: Zoë Dearborn @zoedearborn I want to protect our honeymoon of the future. This...

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Am I Dreaming?

The Quiet Quill·December 20, 2016

Am I Dreaming? written by: The Quiet Quill @TheQuietQuill Will I wake with a startle in the...

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The Child

Beth Tremaglio·December 20, 2016

The child written by: Beth Tremaglio @TremaglioBeth On this eve, a light snow begins to fall, the moon...

Christmas Featured Post Beth Tremaglio 12 Days of Christmas Poetry English

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The Eternal Watch

RayFed·December 15, 2016

The Eternal Watch written by: RayFed @MrRayFed I stand here on my hill, a specter caught in worlds...

English Poetry

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Perspectives

Neera·November 28, 2016

Perspectives written by: Neera The servant stared out the window, marvelling at the scene’s general beauty and...

English

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The Rain

Shawntelle Moncy·November 27, 2016

The Rain written by: Shawntelle Moncy @shawntellemoncy There’s something about the rain that comforts me. I grew...

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For Sale

Beth Tremaglio·November 25, 2016

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is the 6th poem in this series and I appreciate everyone who takes...

English Featured Post Voices on Skin Beth Tremaglio Poetry

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The River

John de Gruyther·November 23, 2016

The River written by: John de Gruyther @JohndeGruyther Part One River on the doorstep Hollow promise in...

English Poetry

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The Hand She Dealt To Me

Phyllis P. Colucci·November 16, 2016

The Hand She Dealt to Me written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Yes I am Fortune Teller....

Literature Phyllis P. Colucci English

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Secrets And Lies

Phyllis P. Colucci·November 6, 2016

Secrets and Lies written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Through her tears and her many questions, Grace...

English Literature Phyllis P. Colucci

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Light House

Dani Gray·November 4, 2016

Light House written by: Gray Skies @seattlegray03 You ask which one I am, the light house or...

English

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Voices

Phyllis P. Colucci·October 27, 2016

Voices written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot Rosalie was numb. She thought to herself, “Could I be...

English Literature Phyllis P. Colucci

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A Thousand Voices in a Wave

Beth Tremaglio·October 14, 2016

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is the 5th poem in this series and I appreciate everyone who takes...

Featured Post Voices on Skin Beth Tremaglio Poetry English

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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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