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Melancholetta

Spillwords·October 1, 2023

Melancholetta a poem by: Lewis Carroll WITH saddest music all day long She soothed her secret sorrow:...

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Haystacks

Zach Zajac·September 29, 2023

Haystacks written by: Zach Zajac @zakzakzajac For Sandra I wish I could see what you see When...

Poetry English

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Dream Happy

Russell Colclough·September 29, 2023

Dream Happy written by: Russell Colclough Little old Dolly, a lifelong royal fan, waited for three days...

Literature English

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Wishing Well

Liam Flanagan·September 25, 2023

Wishing Well written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga Take this coin and hold it tightly in your hand...

Poetry English

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Grounded

Nafisa Shabbir·September 14, 2023

Grounded written by: Nafisa Shabbir A sea of white clouds With a little grey sometimes Meet your...

Poetry English

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The Metaphor Of How We Metamorphosed Our Home With Prayers

Abubakar Auwal·September 14, 2023

The Metaphor Of How We Metamorphosed Our Home With Prayers written by: Abubakar Auwal this night/ i’m...

Poetry English

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Letter to Grandpa

Ann Parker·September 10, 2023

Letter to Grandpa written by: Ann Parker Dear Grandpa, it’s Freddie. I hope you are well. Please...

English Poetry

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A Useless Wish

Adewuyi Taiwo·September 6, 2023

A Useless Wish written by: Adewuyi Taiwo Every day that passes draws us closer To when we...

English Poetry

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There was August

Michelle Ayon Navajas·August 25, 2023

There was August written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas they say time heals all wounds that there is...

Poetry English

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Ebb and Flow

Maggie O'Brien·August 19, 2023

Ebb and Flow written by: Maggie O’Brien @MaggieMobrules Sunset’s bright red-golden hues Turn into night’s silver grey-blues...

Poetry Featured Post English

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Wishful Thinking

Grace Y. Estevez·July 27, 2023

Wishful Thinking written by: Grace Y. Estevez @GraceoftheSun1 I wish I could be satisfied, grateful as time...

Poetry English

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Her Beauty is My Euphoria

Muideen·July 27, 2023

Her Beauty is My Euphoria written by: Muideen @Muhyi_official you’re the water that germinates my plants –...

English Poetry

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Stop The Night

Karima Hoisan·July 22, 2023

Stop The Night written by: Karima Hoisan Stop the night from breaking into dawn. I need the...

Poetry English Featured Post

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The Wave

Tamar Gvelesiani·June 17, 2023

The Wave written by: Tamar Gvelesiani @Tako165 On the beach, standing on knees, make a wish, then...

Poetry English

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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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