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Spotlight On Writers – Etya Krichmar

Etya Krichmar·February 8, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Etya Krichmar @etyakrichmar Where do you originate from? I come from Kazakhstan, grew up...

Authors Literature English Q&A

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Spotlight On Writers – Andrew Minhinnick

Andrew Minhinnick·February 1, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Andrew Minhinnick @Minhinnick_A Where do you originate from? Early memories are of the south...

Authors Poetry English Q&A

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Spotlight On Writers – Kelly Malleck

Kelly Malleck·January 25, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Kelly Malleck Where do you originate from? I grew up in Cogan Station, Pennsylvania,...

Authors Literature English Q&A

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Spotlight On Writers – Stephen Herczeg

Stephen Herczeg·January 18, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Stephen Herczeg @HerczegStephen Where do you originate from? I was born and raised in...

Literature English Q&A Authors

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Spotlight On Writers – Deryn Graham

Deryn Graham·January 11, 2025

Spotlight On Writers Deryn Graham @DerynGraham Where do you originate from? I was born and bred in...

Literature English Q&A Authors

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Spotlight On Writers – David R Mellor

David R Mellor·January 4, 2025

Spotlight On Writers David R Mellor Where do you originate from? Liverpool, England. My childhood wasn’t always...

Poetry English Q&A Authors

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Spotlight On Writers – Heidi MacCulloch

Heidi MacCulloch·December 28, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Heidi MacCulloch Where do you originate from? I originate from Maple Valley, Washington. A...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Spotlight On Writers – Lou Storey

Lou Storey·December 21, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Lou Storey Where do you originate from? My Origins? Short answer, USA, New Jersey,...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Spotlight On Writers – Dawn Minott

Dawn Minott·December 14, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Dawn Minott @poetrybydeesign Where do you originate from? I was born in Jamaica but...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Spotlight On Writers – Séimí Mac Aindreasa

Séimí Mac Aindreasa·December 7, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Séimí Mac Aindreasa @SeimimacA Where do you originate from? I was raised in west...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Spotlight On Writers – Nancy E. Campos

Nancy E. Campos·November 30, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Nancy E. Campos @NancyECampos1 Where do you originate from? I was born in Monterrey,...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Spotlight On Writers – Nick Adigu Burke

Nick Adigu Burke·November 23, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Nick Adigu Burke Where do you originate from? From the Manchester suburb of Moss...

English Q&A Authors Literature

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Spotlight On Writers – Lisa Reynolds

Lisa Reynolds·November 16, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Lisa Reynolds Where do you originate from? I was born in Scarborough, Ontario and...

English Q&A Authors Poetry

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Spotlight On Writers – Joseph F Coniglio

JC Home·November 9, 2024

Spotlight On Writers Joseph F Coniglio Where do you originate from? I am a product of the...

English Q&A Authors Literature

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Jim Wilson-Storey

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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