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‘Tis The Season

Jim Latham·December 16, 2021

‘Tis The Season written by: Jim Latham @JimLatham15 “Does anybody here sell beer or do they just...

12 Days of Christmas English Literature Christmas Featured Post

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A Little of The Manic

Steven Fortune·December 10, 2021

A Little of The Manic written by: Steven Fortune I’d trade my life of mellow for a...

Poetry English

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All I Need

Gail Constable·November 26, 2021

All I Need written by: Gail Constable I want to hear the Ocean kiss the sandy Shore,...

English Poetry

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I Wish

Victor Oyewole·November 10, 2021

I Wish written by: Victor Oyewole If only men will love, And learn to be together, Just...

English Poetry

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Too Much To Ask

Don Knowles·November 9, 2021

Too Much To Ask written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Asked me what I want I will say...

English Poetry

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By Fault Not Of My Own

Fallen Engel·November 8, 2021

By Fault Not Of My Own written by: Fallen Engel @BlackEngel3 Heinous crime while lies spew from...

Poetry English

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I Feel Your Pain

Alan Bedworth·November 5, 2021

I Feel Your Pain written by: Alan Bedworth @fevrules I heard you sobbing, when you thought no-one...

English Poetry

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Poetry Has Gone To Sleep

Gauri Dixit·October 1, 2021

Poetry Has Gone To Sleep written by: Gauri Dixit poetry has gone to sleep somewhere deep in...

Poetry English

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I Wish It Rains On My Funeral

Shreya Sharma·September 15, 2021

I Wish It Rains On My Funeral written by: Shreya Sharma With my frail limbs clipped with...

English Poetry

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Running

Rayna More·September 14, 2021

Running written by: Rayna More I wish I could stop. Just stall, for a moment. Time is...

English Poetry

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Lakeside Bird Feeder, Squirrels

D. R. James·September 8, 2021

Lakeside Bird Feeder, Squirrels written by: D.R. James Now if I had ambition I’d be this kung...

Poetry English

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Mine

Karen Lynn·August 21, 2021

Mine written by: Karen Lynn Forward: cycle of abuse Reverse: cycle broken I am a bad...

Wish To Be Perceived

Robyn MacKinnon·August 15, 2021

Wish To Be Perceived written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Me existing as I think I might be...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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Find Me

Mitch Bensel·August 13, 2021

Find Me written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling I don’t know much, truly.. am simple with needs easy...

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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