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The Kiss Of Death

Khalid Belkhalfi·July 25, 2017

The Kiss Of Death written by: Khalid Belkhalfi @K.Belkhalfi.Poet I just heard a cracking sound The cry...

English Poetry

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Strawberry Blonde

huntersjames·July 7, 2017

strawberry blonde written by: huntersjames @huntersjames Golden silk cool radiant soothing flames Fanning out saluting heart’s creation....

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Coffee. His name is coffee.

Aleck Solier·July 5, 2017

Coffee. His name is coffee. written by: Aleck Solier @raving_ranting Your smell entices I am captivated My...

English Poetry

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The Apple Trap

Poetanp·April 8, 2017

The apple trap written by: Poetanp @poetanp1 The fragrant distraction, the divine allure The silken embrace, the...

English Poetry

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Temptation Of The Forbidden

Poetanp·December 6, 2016

Temptation of the forbidden written by: Poetanp @poetanp1 None can deny the temptation of the forbidden. The...

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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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