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There Must Be Something In The Sky

Lana Wesley·February 7, 2017

There must be something in the sky written by: Lana Wesley @LanaWesley36 There must be something in...

English Poetry

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Droughtful

Genie Nakano·January 10, 2017

Droughtful written by: Genie Nakano @genieyogini Sky you’ve been holding on too long pour it on, I...

Poetry English

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The Sky

Lana Wesley·December 4, 2016

The Sky written by: Lana Wesley @LanaWesley36 I look at the blue sky Thoughts of you are...

English

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The Wise Old Moon

Anne G·November 1, 2016

The Wise Old Moon written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth The wise old moon shone bright last night...

Anne G English Poetry

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One Glance Away

Alyssa Gwen·September 4, 2016

One glance away written by: Alyssa Gwen @Alyssa_myverses A somnambulist made a covenant with her eyes to...

English Poetry

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Fly

Lana Wesley·September 4, 2016

Fly written by: Lana Wesley @LanaWesley36 I wish I could fly Without a plane, just touch the...

English

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Tu Cárcel

Núria Segura Insa·August 18, 2016

Tu Cárcel written by: Núria Segura Insa @Poetica140c Soñaba con ser libre. Como un pájaro, volar. Como...

Spanish

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SOGOF

Chris de Boinod·July 12, 2016

SOGOF written by: Chris de Boinod @chrisdeboinod see one get one free watery sky’s gift to me double...

English

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While Rain

Simone Solito·July 8, 2016

While Rain written by: Simone Solito When it rains, I’m happy. I wear the rain because it...

English Poetry

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Night Staffing Problems

Eric A. Lohman·June 23, 2016

Night Staffing Problems written by: Eric A. Lohman @ealcsw It’s 10 p.m. on a Tuesday night and...

English

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EMOTIONS

Carolina Russo·May 8, 2016

EMOTIONS written by: Carolina Russo @yesterdayafter1 Emotions chained to words untold floating like cluster clouds in a sky...

English

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Waiting Supernova

Em Collins·April 29, 2016

Waiting Supernova written by: Em Collins @1843miles you’re like a once every 4 ½ billion years, and i’ve...

English

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Night Eyes

Anne G·May 11, 2015

Night Eyes an Anne G original poem I prowl the darkness with night eyes Explore the vast and...

Anne G English

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Masters Of An Ancient Sky

Anne G·April 23, 2015

Masters of an Ancient Sky written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth Masters of an ancient sky Falcon –...

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...

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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