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Pressure

Stephanie McCoy·May 8, 2022

Pressure written by: Stephanie McCoy @StephMcCoyYA The day begins at 6:13 a.m. with a shrill, deafening request...

Article English

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When Beauty is A Work of Art

Racheal Torty·April 30, 2022

When Beauty is a Work of Art written by: Racheal Torty @RachealTorty He hides, shrinking back The...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Survival

Joseph L.M. Sturm·April 20, 2022

Survival written by: Joseph L.M. Sturm @jlmsturm Verified on pavement. Cracked in mirrors. The end is nearer...

English Poetry

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Counterpoint

Kenneth Vincent Walker·April 18, 2022

Counterpoint written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker Arrogance and defiance is All the rage in this Age Of...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Wheelchair

Daniel Day·April 10, 2022

Wheelchair written by: Daniel Day Metal, rubber, circular legs roll me to and fro, Excrement on strangers’...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Stares and Glares Outside the Mental Health Hospital

Luke Caley·April 5, 2022

Stares and Glares Outside the Mental Health Hospital written by: Luke Caley Just an ordinary day outside...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Violencia!

Jose A Gomez·March 21, 2022

Violencia! written by: José A Gómez Se coloca entre mis dedos, se recrea aqui en mi boca,...

Spanish Poetry Jose A Gomez

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A Woman

Cristina Munoz·March 8, 2022

A Woman written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 she wears combat boots big, chunky and well worn still...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Here’s To The Quiet Ones

Tamara Buber·March 4, 2022

Here’s to the Quiet Ones written by: Tamara Buber Be more outgoing! – they say You’re such a...

Poetry English

·1 min read

I Am Special

Jaden·February 25, 2022

I Am Special written by: Jaden Price I am Autistic and Special I wonder if there could...

English Poetry

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A Tone

C.R. Daugherty·February 22, 2022

A Tone written by: C.R. Daugherty Civil war: what but earth are we fighting for? We belong...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Gawrony

Marian Rodziewicz·February 6, 2022

Gawrony written by: Marian Rodziewicz Na śnieżno-białym dywanie pod drzewem się zagościły patrzę przez okno i myślę...

International Poetry Polish

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Why.?, poetry by Breanna Hobbs-Dunning at Spillwords.com

Why.?

Breanna Hobbs-Dunning·January 28, 2022

Why.? written by: Breanna Hobbs-Dunning I don’t want to be here, But I don’t want to die....

Poetry English

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2025: Covid and Corona Start Kindergarten

Rex Carey Arrasmith·January 9, 2022

2025 Covid and Corona Start Kindergarten written by: Rex Carey Arrasmith @wrecks_writes We are five years old,...

English 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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