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The Australian Gothic

Michael J. Leach·October 27, 2019

The Australian Gothic written by: Michael J Leach @m_jleach I was born on Halloween Eve in an...

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Halloween Visitation

Sheri M. Stewart·October 19, 2019

Halloween Visitation written by: Sheri M. Stewart Summer time has past there’s a nip within the air...

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Pumpkin Fight

Robyn MacKinnon·July 14, 2019

Pumpkin Fight written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat back on the mainland Bye Maui. #islandhopping TO A PUMPKIN...

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Serene Beauty

Mary Bone·May 20, 2019

Serene Beauty written by: Mary Bone Serene beauty surrounds a painting of a woman. She is waiting...

Poetry English

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Big Pumpkin

Robyn MacKinnon·November 18, 2018

Big Pumpkin found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat calling the police Operation replacement call me… Big...

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Billy & Catriona

James Dennis Casey IV·October 30, 2018

Billy & Catriona written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames October came in like a spirit on...

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Pumpkin Guts

G. Rod Hamilton·October 19, 2018

Pumpkin Guts written by: Rando Mithlo @Rodhnoe Hilary sat facing the picture window and gulping from a...

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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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