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We’re Done

Andy Cooper·March 16, 2023

We’re Done written by: Andy Cooper @AC0040 The thought of love without him shifts the ground beneath...

English Poetry

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Death March

Andrea Myinga·March 16, 2023

Death March written by: Andrea Myinga @AndreaMyinga There is no ‘we’ in ‘I’ Moments have named it...

Poetry English

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With You in Isekai

Arijit Saha·March 15, 2023

With You in Isekai written by: Arijit Saha An apocalyptic dream you say One you and I...

Poetry English

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Parpadeos

Alexander Uslar·March 12, 2023

Parpadeos written by: Alexander Uslar @Uslariono Todo está oscuro, de lejos se escuchan gritos y un llanto....

Poetry Spanish

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White Walls of Black History

Aurora Kastanias·February 23, 2023

White Walls of Black History written by: Aurora Kastanias Miss Ashanti ‘36, a mulatto beauty, the fruit...

Poetry English

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Requiem

Kriti Bhandari·February 22, 2023

Requiem written by: Kriti Bhandari Sore teary raindrops spill down searching broken brakes, my dying youth....

Poetry English

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Labyrinth of Pain

Bilquis Fatima·February 16, 2023

Labyrinth of Pain written by: Bilquis Fatima Under the dome In the sanctity of your domain The sacred...

Poetry English

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Your Love

Andrea Polla·February 13, 2023

Your Love written by: Andrea Polla @SimmonsPolla Your love pushed me through walls of pain, caused me...

Poetry English

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Earthquakes Strike Causing Pain and Fright

Marius Alexandru·February 11, 2023

Earthquakes Strike Causing Pain and Fright written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex Earthquakes strike, causing pain and fright,...

Poetry English

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Pinch of Smile

Rohini Prajapati·February 10, 2023

Pinch of Smile written by: Rohini KB Reddy @rohiniprajapat3 For a pinch of Smile… I shed heaps...

Poetry English

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I Love, I Hope, I Believe

Marius Alexandru·February 9, 2023

I Love, I Hope, I Believe written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex My dreams rest immersed in the...

English Poetry

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Bind Your Tears

Brad Osborne·February 8, 2023

Bind Your Tears written by: Brad Osborne Do not cry for me, dear friend Let not sorrow...

Poetry English

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For R.A.

Vasiliki Petroudi·February 8, 2023

For R.A. written by: Vasiliki Petroudi @VPetroudi If the door from the wind creaks Oh, how my...

Poetry English

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Walking in The Rain

Dawn Minott·February 7, 2023

Walking in The Rain written by: Dawn Minott No one sees my tears when I’m walking in...

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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