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Hopelessness

Ediomo Awakessien·July 22, 2022

Hopelessness written by: Ediomo Awakessien Tonight, I’ve been welcomed by rounds of shelling and raids, this beautiful...

Poetry English

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Black Rose

Annie Varghese·July 20, 2022

Black Rose written by: Annie Varghese The girl you had mocked for being black, has lost her...

Poetry English

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If We

KJ Hannah Greenberg·July 19, 2022

If We written by: KJ Hannah Greenberg If we are large women, If we are slight girls,...

Poetry English

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The Best Religion is Humanity

Abraham Oluwafemi·July 13, 2022

The Best Religion is Humanity written by: Oluwafemi Abraham @Phemydarey Religion has torn our hearts apart, She...

Poetry English

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This House is Falling

Aliyu Yakubu·July 12, 2022

This House is Falling written by: Aliyu Yakubu This house is falling Block after block Pillar after...

Poetry English

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I've Grown Accustomed To This Place, poem by Jill Ebsworth at Spillwords.com

I’ve Grown Accustomed To This Pace

Jill Ebsworth·July 6, 2022

I’ve Grown Accustomed To This Pace written by: Jill Ebsworth Sad to say, I’ve grown accustomed to...

Poetry English

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Wisdom-A Prayer

Maria Chalastani·July 3, 2022

Wisdom-A Prayer written by: Maria Chalastani Fall down on me like the rain never asking for my...

Poetry English

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Good Fame

Anna Canić·June 30, 2022

Good Fame written by: Anna Canić If people were as quick to hear As they are quick...

English Poetry

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If United

Dessy Tsvetkova·June 25, 2022

If United written by: Dessy Tsvetkova Authentic drops of life, unique steps of history, they all symbolise...

Poetry English

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Immersed and Drowning

Stephen Ferrett·June 6, 2022

Immersed and Drowning written by: Stephen Ferrett Immersed and drowning in your daily cyber-space filled, monotonous, algorithmic...

Poetry English

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Lost Sight

Brad Osborne·May 24, 2022

Lost Sight written by: Brad Osborne Envying those who have more We lose sight of how to...

Poetry English

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Manifesto

Lucretia Lixandru·May 23, 2022

#manifesto written by: Lucreția Lixandru @lulusbadideas you, me, her. us. all of us are worthy simply because...

Poetry English

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Pasado Inerte

Jose A Gomez·May 22, 2022

Pasado Inerte written by: José A Gómez Cuantas experiencias tan hermosas, se han grabado en mi mente,...

Poetry Jose A Gomez Spanish

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Keep Britain Sane

Karen Clark·May 15, 2022

Keep Britain Sane From The Book “Tell Me Tomorrow And Other Stories” written by: Karen Clark @KarenCl29896539 ...

English Featured Post Literature

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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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