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Rejuvenate

Glynn Sinclare·August 20, 2020

Rejuvenate written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Diminish our negative thoughts Let us rise high. Love covets love,...

Poetry English

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Primavera en Berlín

Víctor Monsiváis·August 9, 2020

Primavera en Berlín written by: Victor Monsivais El día que mis papás regresaron de su viaje para...

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This Late Spring Morning…

Jan Smith·July 30, 2020

This Late Spring Morning… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL This late spring morning she is sipping tea...

Poetry English

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The Seasons of Ivy

Rachel Grosvenor·July 28, 2020

The Seasons of Ivy written by: Rachel Grosvenor @D0c_Winter It was summer once, And the rain dribbled...

Poetry English

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Isolation Spring

Caroline Gauld·July 27, 2020

Isolation Spring written by: Caroline Gauld Winter is letting go its grip Spring not quite ready to...

English Poetry

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A Sure Sign of Spring

Linda Marie Hilton·July 15, 2020

A Sure Sign of Spring written by: Linda Marie Hilton cheery cherry blooms against an azure sky...

Poetry English

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If I Say I Love You

Gabriela M·June 19, 2020

If I Say I Love You written by: Gabriela M @shortprose1 In a flash my mind shows...

Poetry English

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ODE TO THE BEACH

Dianne Moritz·June 18, 2020

ODE TO THE BEACH written by: Dianne Moritz Oh, to walk on the beach these spring afternoons....

Poetry English

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The World’s Spring-clean

Peg Prendeville·May 26, 2020

The World’s Spring-clean written by: Peg Prendeville The world sighed and said it’s time To clean this...

English Poetry

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The Circle of Death and Life

LadyLily·May 6, 2020

The Circle of Death and Life written by: LadyLily @AFairymary The Church blazed bright, so intense it...

English Poetry

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Spring

hedgehog·April 28, 2020

Spring written by: hedgehog Along the canal the trees lie silent Like men in the trenches falling...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Andra Tutto Bene

Selina Whiteley·April 22, 2020

Andra Tutto Bene written by: Selina Whiteley People overhang terraces, heavy with suspense and bougainvillea, singing. A...

English Poetry

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Irregular Ode To Covid Spring

Shelly Norris·April 20, 2020

Irregular Ode To Covid Spring written by: Shelly Norris Local reporters advise gardening a sanctioned activity. Frugal...

Poetry English

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Smelling Like Flowers

Marta Compagnone·April 14, 2020

Smelling Like Flowers written by: Marta Compagnone @martacompagnone Despite the spring darkness grows to cast shadows of...

English Poetry

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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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