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Creek

Polly Oliver·June 2, 2017

Creek written by: Polly Oliver Here the secretive tide laps at banks Quiet as centuries and wrapped...

English Poetry

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River

Lynn White·May 26, 2017

River written by: Lynn White I look into the river and see myself in reflection. Colour fast...

Poetry English

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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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Miss River

Lyle Hutchinson·October 2, 2016

Miss River written by: Lyle Hutchinson @hutch3713 She flows Then turns She rolls Then churns Underneath Cascading...

English

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The River

Selena G.·August 18, 2016

The River written: by Selena G. @selenaangel1011 There is a river going throughout my house and out...

English

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Ebb And Flow

Rochelle Foles·August 11, 2016

Ebb and Flow written by: Rochelle Foles @shellilouwho Black as coal Darker than...

English

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A Rivers Manifesto

Natalia Aeschliman·April 28, 2016

A Rivers Manifesto written by: Natalia Aeschliman @NataliaAeschlim My manifesto Two rivers destined to run together But never...

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...

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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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