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Christmas Eve

Peg Prendeville·December 24, 2020

Christmas Eve written by: Peg Prendeville After Christmas Eve Mass we walked back home The full moon...

Poetry Christmas English

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Dreaming of A Smile

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·November 11, 2020

Dreaming of A Smile written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera Old, and barely able, he walks out to...

English Poetry

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Delayed Gratification

Michael J. Leach·November 6, 2020

A Brief Example of Delayed Gratification in Early 2000s Cult Television written by: Michael J Leach @m_jleach ...

English Poetry

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The Purpose

Muhammad Mohsin·October 17, 2020

The Purpose written by: Muhammad Mohsin @MemonMohsi What it takes you to live? What is it that...

Poetry English

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Sanctuary

John Drudge·October 7, 2020

Sanctuary written by: John Drudge The soft skin Of a precious moment A shy smile Offered up...

English Poetry

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My Hidden Beauty

Walid Boureghda·September 24, 2020

My Hidden Beauty written by: Walid Boureghda There’s some magic in the air, Willing to take me...

Poetry English

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Buried in Your Memories

Magdalena Podobińska·September 21, 2020

Buried in Your Memories written by: Magdalena Podobińska @Madzia33 I realized my hopes were high so I had...

Poetry English

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Time to Go

Michael Ball·September 21, 2020

Time to Go written by: Michael Ball @whirred I perched for years waiting waiting for you to...

Poetry English

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When Spring Comes Again c2019

Pamela Tyree Griffin·September 17, 2020

When Spring Comes Again c2019 written by: Pamela Tyree Griffin And when Spring comes again – with...

English Poetry

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Miracles: An ubiquitous mystery

Muhammad Mohsin·September 6, 2020

Miracles: An Ubiquitous Mystery written by: Muhammad Mohsin @MemonMohsi It was the death of an old lady...

Article English

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Connections

Bridie Murphy·September 3, 2020

Connections written by: Bridie Murphy A wink, a nod, a smile, a wave Are all means of...

English Poetry

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Painter of Fate

Thaddeus Hutyra·August 28, 2020

Painter of Fate written by: Thaddeus Hutyra @teddy9999 I am painting the air I breathe in fresh...

English Poetry

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Memory’s Box

Rahael Ngoh Manang·August 21, 2020

Memory’s Box written by: Rahael Ngoh Manang @rahmanang That lovely smile That beautiful heart Were all you...

Poetry English

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Rivers of Gold

CJ Delous·August 15, 2020

Rivers of Gold written by: CJ Delous Fading embers still remember the fire, ...

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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