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Fit The Crime

Richard Prime·February 22, 2021

Fit The Crime written by: Richard Prime December. A happy time for most. Friends and families, Christmas...

English Literature

·13 mins read

The Jewel Thief

Elisha Alladina·February 16, 2021

The Jewel Thief written by: Elisha Alladina You think we’re the ones who take the shortcuts While...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Deliverance

Kate Blake·February 11, 2021

Deliverance written by: Kate Blake I’ve come to the conclusion that I’ve never liked exclusion contentment evolves...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Another’s Eyes

Leanne Howard Kenney·February 11, 2021

Another’s Eyes written by: Leanne Howard Kenney @neeneebucket In another’s eyes I look weak and frail. In...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Clean-Handed

Zainab Iliyasu Bobi·February 4, 2021

Clean-Handed written by: Zainab Iliyasu Bobi They assume our genes are imprinted with crime They say we...

Poetry English

·1 min read

No More Illusions

Kira Fulks·January 31, 2021

No More Illusions written by: Kira Fulks @TheForumPress There are no more illusions about the way things...

English Poetry

·1 min read

POISONED TREES AND YELLOW GRASS, EXCERPT II by Karen Clark at Spillwords.com

POISONED TREES AND YELLOW GRASS II

Karen Clark·January 30, 2021

POISONED TREES AND YELLOW GRASS EXCERPT II written by: Karen Clark The light was now receding; evening...

English Literature

·9 mins read

Life Well Seen

M. Taggart·January 25, 2021

Life Well Seen written by: M. Taggart You ever walk up a flight of concrete stairs and...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Red Rose

Bhakta Bahadur Basnet·January 13, 2021

Red Rose written by: Bhakta Bahadur Basnet Hey Red Rose! Smile not at me With your enticing...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Shortness of Breath

Kenneth Vincent Walker·January 1, 2021

Shortness of Breath written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker Shortness of breath amidst This horrendous pandemic, Is it...

English Poetry

·1 min read

What Does Christmas Mean?

Amrita Valan·December 22, 2020

What Does Christmas Mean? written by: Amrita Valan What does Christmas mean to me? Seasonal joy and...

English Poetry Christmas

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White Christmas

Thaddeus Hutyra·December 20, 2020

White Christmas written by: Thaddeus Hutyra @teddy9999 Christmas, white Christmas just came in Gracefully, with magics’ splash...

English Christmas Poetry

·1 min read

Undocumented

Andrada Costoiu·December 10, 2020

Undocumented written by: Andrada Costoiu @Andradac73 The sun above is scorching the playground, The child burns his...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Solitude

Kate Blake·November 19, 2020

Solitude written by: Kate Blake Alone time allows me space to reflect ...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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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