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Over The Bay

James Lilley·September 25, 2020

Over The Bay written by: James Lilley @jameslilley1411 Strolling the splendid curved shore, Thunder rolled in over Bay,...

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A Heart To Live, Not To Love

Ash Douglas·September 12, 2020

A Heart to Live, Not to Love written by: Ash Douglas @The_PunAsher Sometimes, I think my heart breaks...

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6 Trainings

Robyn MacKinnon·August 9, 2020

6 Trainings written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat you have survived them 6 of my dozen trainings about...

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We Will Survive The Virus

Eduardo De Bosco·April 28, 2020

We Will Survive The Virus written by: Eduardo de Bosco When the inks of writers untiringly bleed...

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Lifeboat Earth

Brian Rihlmann·April 13, 2020

Lifeboat Earth written by: Brian Rihlmann I get my coffee at the drive-thru because the store’s closed...

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Covid-19 Top Ten Bucket List

Peggy Gerber·April 9, 2020

Covid-19 Top Ten Bucket List written by: Peggy Gerber 1. Survive 2. Come out of isolation 3. ...

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Have You Heard

Tissy Taylor·February 7, 2020

Have You Heard written by: Tissy Taylor @raisingtissy For every single word spoken On my knees this...

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SEARCHING FOR THE SEED

Dilip Mohapatra·January 30, 2020

SEARCHING FOR THE SEED written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo Standing almost at the finishing line I turn back...

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Instructions

John Grey·December 28, 2019

Instructions written by: John Grey Winter, second week of January, violent wind gusts shaking down the windows,...

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Echoes

Gigi Balita·October 8, 2019

Echoes written by: Gigi Balita I never wanted to be a small matter But I was conceived....

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I Survived

Glynn Sinclare·October 6, 2019

I Survived written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Dim and Misty, unforgotten days, that swirl in grey luminous...

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Widow

Eliza Segiet·October 6, 2019

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Video Game

Robyn MacKinnon·September 8, 2019

Video Game written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat this video game survived an entire day For crying out...

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Dreams For Myself

Satabdi Saha·August 3, 2019

Dreams For Myself written by: Satabdi Saha Just ease and let yourself settle in my dreams. I’ll...

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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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