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Ice Cream Trucks

Robyn MacKinnon·April 7, 2019

Ice Cream Trucks written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat be liberated ice cream trucks in the summer remember...

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A Cup Of Green Tea

Nikita Gorlach·March 2, 2019

A Cup Of Green Tea written by: Nikita Gorlach @NikitaGorlach I look down, blinking as the steam...

Literature English

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Soul Return

LadyLily·February 19, 2019

Soul Return written by: LadyLily @AFairymary No swinging on sunbeams, nor plaiting rainbows… Just slogged one life...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Harvest Of Gold

LadyLily·November 27, 2018

Harvest of Gold written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Birthed from an acorn, eyes open, love-lit gold, chimes its...

English Poetry

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The Spirit Of Autumn

LadyLily·November 4, 2018

The Spirit of Autumn written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Streams ripple russet liquids, giddy gnats stitch mists of...

Poetry English

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Summer Seduction

Joy Joyancel·October 12, 2018

Summer Seduction written by: Joy Joyancel @JoyJoyancel She peaked at him from beneath her lashes, Surrounded by...

Poetry English

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Moonbeam Nights

Barbara Deraoui·September 11, 2018

Moonbeam Nights written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell Dreaming of moonbeam nights Light hypnotic breezes Trees gently swaying Wind...

English Poetry

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Mother Nature Governs

LadyLily·August 31, 2018

Mother Nature Governs written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Just popped furry pod, wings quiver, unfold a bouquet of...

Poetry English

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Summer In Gaza

Lynn White·August 27, 2018

Summer In Gaza written by: Lynn White In the rain of the rockets there’s no water. Metal...

Poetry English

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The Hottest British Summer For 42 Years

Ian Fletcher·August 25, 2018

The Hottest British Summer for 42 Years written by: Ian Fletcher Ah, that glorious summer of ’76....

English Literature

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Smoke Rings

Tim Gardiner·August 5, 2018

Smoke Rings written by: Tim Gardiner @timgardiner3 field fire a ringlet butterfly follows the flames...

Poetry English

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Ode To Summer

LadyLily·July 26, 2018

Ode to Summer written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Buttercups whisper yellow as rows of smiling roses awake, to...

Poetry English

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Spazadura

Bryan Jansing·July 24, 2018

Spazadura written by: Bryan Jansing @BryanJansing “We could play a game of calcetto— two on two.” “No,...

Literature English

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Secret Lives of Girls

Christine E. Ray·January 30, 2018

Secret Lives of Girls written by: Christine E. Ray @Christabelle666 Memories of summer nights sky midnight silk...

Poetry 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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