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She Who Laughs

Anshika Sharma·April 17, 2019

She Who Laughs written by: Anshika Sharma I’m stuck with A Medusa in the mirror. She laughs...

Poetry English

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We Shall Rise

Dr. Gideon Sampson Cecil·April 12, 2019

We Shall Rise written by: Dr. Gideon Sampson Cecil I soar on the wings of the wind contemplating...

English Poetry

·1 min read

A Frozen Sea

Jean M Beebe·March 30, 2019

A Frozen Sea written by: Jeanmbb @jmbsquared a frozen sea yet tides rise & fall underneath still...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Passionate Ashes

Sharil Miller·February 9, 2019

Passionate Ashes written by: Sharil Miller A charmed life she did not lead In fact, it may...

And Still I Rise

Khalid Belkhalfi·June 19, 2018

And Still I Rise written by: Khalid Belkhalfi Anger is spitting its hate on my innocent face...

Poetry English

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Shine Like The Sun

Bitupan Das·May 16, 2018

Shine Like The Sun written by: Bitupan Das morning is red evening is red oh, so beautiful...

Poetry English

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Like A Phoenix

Maggie Chatterton·May 11, 2018

Like a Phoenix written by: Maggie Chatterton @Mag_Chatterton This had been all that I’ve known, But time’s...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Blossom

ErosVerse·October 19, 2017

Blossom written by: ErosVerse @ErosVerse I don’t need Your permission Never did. Never will Still I will...

Poetry English

·1 min read

THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY DEATH

Samrudhi Dash·August 3, 2017

THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY DEATH written by: SAMRUDHI DASH @samrudhi.dash I died a year ago Only to...

Poetry English

·1 min read

REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE – ZELTERGEISTS RISE AND RESCUE (II)

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·July 20, 2017

FLYING DEAD: REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE ZELTERGEISTS RISE AND RESCUE (II) written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme III. REBEL RESCUE...

Literature English

·11 mins read

REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE – ZELTERGEISTS RISE AND RESCUE (I)

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·July 6, 2017

FLYING DEAD: REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE ZELTERGEISTS RISE AND RESCUE (I) written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme I. LANGOUROUS LIMBO...

English Literature

·8 mins read

I Remain

Jessikalynn1980·June 28, 2017

I Remain written by: Jessikalynn1980 @jessikalynn1980 What is my purpose, In this life? Is it to constantly,...

English Poetry

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REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE – RISE OF THE SKELTERGEISTS

Marie Scampini/MZ Clarke·June 6, 2017

REBELECTRIC ZOMBIE RISE OF THE SKELTERGEISTS written by: MZ CLARKE @zoeandme I. Looked like John and the...

Literature English

·10 mins read

Ashes Ashes

Viktoria Nikola·May 3, 2017

Ashes Ashes written by: Viktoria Nikola @ViktoriaNNK The dimming cinders of my spirit Lay glowing feebly in the...

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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