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May Your Days Be Gory and Fright

Heidi MacCulloch·December 3, 2023

May Your Days Be Gory and Fright written by: Heidi MacCulloch ‘Twas the night before Christmas And...

English Haunted Holidays Poetry

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Cocoa Bomb

Sean Thomas McDonnell·December 2, 2023

Cocoa Bomb written by: Sean Thomas McDonnell Matty swirled his cocoa with his finger, the marshmallows spinning...

Literature English Haunted Holidays

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A Wintery Tale, of a Ghostly Night

D T Lofthouse·December 2, 2023

A Wintery Tale, of a Ghostly Night written by: D T Lofthouse Christmas Eve 1843, a cold...

Literature Haunted Holidays English

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The Christmas Devil

Sarah Das Gupta·December 1, 2023

The Christmas Devil written by: Sarah Das Gupta The Brewster family was busy decorating the Christmas tree....

English Literature Haunted Holidays

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Mistletoe Bride

Christina Ciufo·December 1, 2023

Mistletoe Bride written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Pale snow, delicate and transparent, twirls, caresses, and shawls gelidness...

Haunted Holidays English Poetry

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Our Unfinished Song

Aishwarya Chauhan·November 15, 2023

Our Unfinished Song written by: Aishwarya Chauhan Lest water fills in my ears One of the hundred...

Poetry English

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Angel or Saint

Rand Hill·November 8, 2023

Angel or Saint written by: Rand Hill July into Fall: Camping at Jump-off Lake was just right....

Literature English

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Grandpa’s Spooky Story

Kelly Malleck·October 29, 2023

Grandpa’s Spooky Story written by: Kelly Malleck What a freaky thing to wake up to two feet...

Halloween 13 Days of Halloween Featured Post Literature English

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Samhain

Laurie L Byro·October 29, 2023

Samhain written by: Laurie L Byro After she died, she became part of the lake, the trail...

Halloween English Poetry

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The Haunted House

Amita Sarjit Ahluwalia·October 24, 2023

The Haunted House written by: Amita Sarjit Ahluwalia @AmitaPaulIAS That house imposing but in ruins Mosses darkening...

English Poetry Halloween

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Fall Wisdom

Dawn DeBraal·October 12, 2023

Fall Wisdom written by: Dawn DeBraal @DawnDebraal She wiped her brow as she leaned on the rake....

Poetry English

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I’m in Love With The Wind!

Elizabeth Vincent Koshy·October 4, 2023

I’m in Love With The Wind! written by: Dr. Elizabeth V. Koshy My blue-green waters are one...

Poetry English

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Atop Mt. Harvard, May 1976

D. R. James·August 31, 2023

Atop Mt. Harvard, May 1976 with a Line from Major Jackson written by: D.R. James “You must...

Poetry English

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Spring Hast Come Slowly

jsburl·August 23, 2023

spring hast come slowly written by: jsburl the morning sun rises in all its splendor dusky rose...

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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