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Robyn MacKinnon·December 27, 2020

2021 written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat reading this sentence you hear something move downstairs 2021 NOTE...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry

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St Stephens Day at Pery House

Glynn Sinclare·December 26, 2020

St Stephens Day at Pery House written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare A happy day, a party at...

Poetry English Christmas

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Red House

Todd Humes·August 8, 2020

Red House written by: Todd Humes Windshield time on highway 86. The artery, dark as coal sleek...

Poetry English

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The Dancer

Barbara Avon·September 15, 2019

The Dancer written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon It was a night that belonged to the spirit world....

English Literature

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Frequently

Criss Tripp·July 14, 2019

Frequently written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp Frequently I feel free, yet need to ream a dream. Streams...

English Featured Post Poetry

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The Twilight Lounge

Larry D Tyler·June 8, 2019

The Twilight Lounge written by: Larry D Tyler It seems like it was just yesterday when I...

Literature English

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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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