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Thoughts Through The Veil

Rukhsana Ahmed·February 2, 2023

Thoughts Through The Veil written by: Rukhsana Ahmed @RukhsanaAhmed9 O how I yearn, I could see beyond...

English Poetry

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Shouldn’t We

Nonduduzo Ngomane·January 27, 2023

Shouldn’t We written by: Nonduduzo Ngomane Every moment we spend together could be our last. Shouldn’t we...

Poetry English

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What is Happiness?

Benjamin Nambu·January 21, 2023

What is Happiness? written by: Benjamin Nambu I have been searching for happiness for a while The...

Poetry English

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Subway Orange Blossom

Gina Maria Manchego·January 19, 2023

Subway Orange Blossom written by: Gina Maria Manchego @GiUknit It was a typical Brooklyn summer. The hot...

English Literature Featured Post

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Happy Moon

Eileen Clark·January 16, 2023

Happy Moon written by: Eileen Clark @DiixieLove I was kinda sad and low when I went to...

Poetry English

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To Find a Dream

Marzia Rahman·January 7, 2023

To Find a Dream written by: Marzia Rahman @MarziaR57167805 “It’s very important to have dreams. It gives...

English Literature

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Wish

Bernadette Gagtan Driza·January 6, 2023

Wish written by: Bernadette Gagtan Driza O how i wish my eyes never seen yours My hands...

English Poetry

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I’ve Given Myself

Charles Kingsrod·January 3, 2023

I’ve Given Myself written by: Charles Kingsrod I’ve given myself to so many people, left part of...

English Poetry

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We Are Warriors

Cyril Giraud·December 30, 2022

We Are Warriors written by: Cyril Giraud We are warriors Those that smile when difficulties arise Captains...

Poetry English

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Skateaway

Nigel de Costa·December 29, 2022

Skateaway written by: Nigel de Costa You’re gone, gone, gone, once behind – now in front. Twirling,...

Poetry English

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You’re Funny

Jon A Lunsford·December 27, 2022

You’re Funny written by: Jon Ashley Lunsford Standing on the shore of your soul, I found myself...

English Poetry

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A Christmas Rose

Jim Bartlett·December 24, 2022

A Christmas Rose written by: Jim Bartlett Fisher slowly slips even lower into the seat, stopping only...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English 12 Days of Christmas

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Christmas Eve

Glynn Sinclare·December 24, 2022

Christmas Eve written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I gaze into a hall. Rainbows bouncing of the walls,...

Poetry Christmas English

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Urban Santa

Anne Gruner·December 17, 2022

Urban Santa written by: Anne Gruner ‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the state The...

Christmas English Poetry

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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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