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Coffee and Kerosene

Nesbit and Gibley·April 27, 2016

Coffee and Kerosene written by: Nesbit and Gibley @nesbitandgibley I can’t help what inspires. For the most...

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My Writings are Only a String of Words

Alyssa Gwen·April 7, 2016

My writings are only a string of words written by: Alyssa Gwen @alyssa_myverses My writings are only a...

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Wooden Soldiers

Anne G·August 20, 2015

Wooden Soldiers Prose-Poetry by Anne G Wooden soldiers stand erect, at attention on my desk. Straight and sturdy...

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Writer at Night – Poet by Day

Anne G·July 16, 2015

Writer at Night – Poet by Day written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth The Writer – pragmatic a thinker, concerned...

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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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