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Elaine Marie Carnegie-Padgett·August 25, 2022

Undercover written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 It was dark and humid. The scent of sweet magnolia and...

Literature English

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Baptism

Arlene Antoinette·September 2, 2020

Baptism written by: Arlene Antoinette A drowning of the old man, a coming forth of the new....

Poetry English

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Edinboro Affair

Luke Kuzmish·June 4, 2019

Edinboro Affair written by: Luke Kuzmish “I used to make a living, man / picking the banana”...

English Literature

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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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Wardle Stuebner and the School Ma’am

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Richard, Do You Remember?

Why Won’t They Stop?

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Edinboro Affair

An Unexpected Connection

The Wheels on the Bus

Before The Final March

Lost Dreams

Wardle Stuebner and the School Ma’am

Arched Smile

Richard, Do You Remember?

An Emotional Blanket

The Race

Borrowed Time

Postage Slime

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