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Playful Doctor

Jane Emeruwa·September 25, 2023

Playful Doctor written by: Jane Emeruwa Every time I visit the meds, it gives me chills all...

Poetry English

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In Sweet Repose

Jill Sharon Kimmelman·September 1, 2023

In Sweet Repose written by: Jill Sharon Kimmelman for Zara I watch over you in tender sleep...

Poetry English

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Out of Place

Aaysid·August 29, 2023

Out of Place written by: Aaysid I sleep With the windows open, Curtains pulled off From the...

English Poetry

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Morning Thirst

John Drudge·August 18, 2023

Morning Thirst written by: John Drudge Strange parades In the theater of sleeping minds Fleeting moments Cherished...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Kiedy Śpisz

Danuta Czerwińska Murawska·August 16, 2023

Kiedy Śpisz written by: Danuta Czerwińska Murawska Kiedy śpisz Ja patrzę w twoje zamknięte oczy Które sięgają...

Poetry Polish International

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Approaching The Sevens

Cynthia Bernard·July 19, 2023

Approaching The Sevens written by: Cynthia Bernard @CynBernard53 My face is older than my me especially in...

Poetry English

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Sonnet To The Morning

Jane Davidson·July 15, 2023

Sonnet To The Morning written by: Jane Davidson @Poetrycafe53 Dawn slowly into painted heaven slip, As morning...

Ten Years

Deirdre Carney·July 10, 2023

Ten Years written by: Deirdre Carney Ten years now Since I saw your face Touched your hand...

Poetry English

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Brush Sigh Sleep

J. Iner Souster·June 16, 2023

Brush Sigh Sleep written by: J. Iner Souster @iner We’ve all seen those people pass us by...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Africa Tribute

Maciej Pająk·June 9, 2023

Africa Tribute written by: Maciej Pająk (Matthew) Oh Africa – please let me in! I am the...

Poetry English

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The Kitty

Hemu Aggarwal·June 9, 2023

The Kitty written by: Hemu Aggarwal @hemuaggarwal15 Taking a walk on a fine day Walking in a...

English Poetry

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The Following

Lee Dunn·May 30, 2023

The Following written by: Lee Dunn Awoke did I to trap a dream untrammeled in its art But...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Life Revisited

Joseph Amendolare·May 28, 2023

Life Revisited written by: Joseph Amendolare Coffee from Wawa, two packs of Marlboros and 83.50 in my...

English Literature

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Less is More

Ishika B·May 24, 2023

Less is More written by: Ishika B When you speak less, you listen more When you sleep...

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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