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I Wish

Victor Oyewole·November 10, 2021

I Wish written by: Victor Oyewole If only men will love, And learn to be together, Just...

English Poetry

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The Bench

Michael McCarthy·November 7, 2021

The Bench written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction In the 2010s the UK was stunned by a series...

Literature Michael McCarthy Featured Post English

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You and You and You

Msdedeng·October 6, 2021

You and You and You written by: Msdedeng You and you and you 4d ago And from...

Poetry English

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Mourn Me Not

Introverted Thoughts·September 29, 2021

Mourn Me Not written by: Introverted Thoughts On misty days and grief drenched mornings, When sight is...

Poetry English

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The Black Swan

Elizabeth Barton·September 19, 2021

The Black Swan written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 With uncanny stealth, an eidolon feathered with paradoxes, it cut...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Limits

Samuel Torontour·September 10, 2021

Limits written by: Samuel Torontour The sky has no limits I will take my example from the...

Poetry English

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Starless Night

Ana Dee·August 23, 2021

Starless Night written by: Ana Dee You were every bit of heaven, if heaven were real. Radiating...

English Poetry

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A Man Born of The Human Spirit

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm·July 30, 2021

A Man Born of The Human Spirit written by: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm The voice of a...

Poetry English

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Cosmic Glitter

Paurvi Bhansali·July 29, 2021

Cosmic Glitter written by: Paurvi Bhansali I creep to the terrace in my blankety hood, Up alone...

Poetry English

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Lei, micropoetry written by Simone Solito at Spillwords.com

Lei

Simone Solito·July 21, 2021

Lei written by: Simone Solito E la guardavo con la tipica luce di quegli occhi miranti scie...

International Italian Poetry

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When A Good Lover Dies

Glorious Kate Akpegah·July 21, 2021

When A Good Lover Dies written by: Glorious Kate Akpegah That night, I went out to look...

Poetry English

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No More Tears

Andrea Myinga·June 30, 2021

No More Tears written by: Andrea Myinga Looking into the world, with Its vastness isn’t enough to...

Poetry English

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Rippling Shivers

Rayna More·June 24, 2021

Rippling Shivers written by: Rayna More It was cold. So cold. It felt as though an icy...

Literature English

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The Two of Us

Prince Des Mots·June 15, 2021

The Two of Us written by: Prince Des Mots @PrinceMots14 Surely, We will be fine Only the...

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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