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Gibraltar

Nara Hodge·June 9, 2017

Gibraltar written by: Nara Hodge @Nara_Hodge Between two continents and three countries, Where the Med is guarded...

English Poetry

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Blue Wind

TM DiSarro·June 6, 2017

BLUE WIND TRIBUTE TO GREGG ALLMAN written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro South rising in a blaze Of...

English Poetry

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Pinball Wizard

Thomas Park·November 2, 2016

Pinball Wizard written by: Thomas Park @mystified131 Pull the metal armature, let spring go The ball shoots...

English

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Betrayed

The Quiet Quill·September 8, 2016

BETRAYED written by: The Quiet Quill @TheQuietQuill I was a rock for you, a shoulder, some strength,...

English

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This Rock That We Live On

Anne G·August 18, 2015

This Rock That We Live On A Poem by Anne G This rock that we live on the...

Anne G English

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A House Is Not A Home

Anne G·August 11, 2015

A House Is Not A Home written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth What is a house if not...

Anne G 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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