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Walk the Walk

Dendra D.M.·April 3, 2016

Walk the walk tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm All the heartfelt words They’d be hanging in...

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Taurus

Dendra D.M.·April 2, 2016

Taurus tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Such a lazy beast Even if lightning struck me I...

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Impossible yet Easy

Dendra D.M.·April 1, 2016

Impossible yet easy tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm She was a puzzle With such high expectations...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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Undeniable

Dendra D.M.·March 31, 2016

Undeniable tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Gently like the mist Inching closer to my heart Magical...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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When Minds Dance

Dendra D.M.·March 30, 2016

When minds dance tanka poem by: Dendra D.M. @Dendra_dm Both straight to the point Like a dance...

Tanka Collection Poetry English Dendra D.M.

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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...

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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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