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Chimneys

Eliza Segiet·November 7, 2017

Chimneys written by: Eliza Segiet @eliza.segiet translated by: Artur Komoter Silent are the chimneys of crematory ovens,...

English International Poetry Polish

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Hiroshima

hedgehog·August 6, 2017

Hiroshima written by: hedgehog Hiroshima felt its full cause and effect I am looking back not talking...

Poetry English

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The Pine Trees Of Treblinka

Nobby66·July 15, 2017

The Pine Trees Of Treblinka written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s Birds don’t peep, peep Polish pines still weep,...

English Featured Post Poetry

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The Forgotten Soldier

Donna Africa·February 20, 2017

The Forgotten Soldier written by: Donna Africa @DonnaAfrica Old but regal and wise is he Cold and...

English Poetry

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Katyń

Anne G·July 29, 2015

Katyń An Anne G Original U-Blog In 1941, the Nazis discovered mass graves in the forest of Katyń...

Article Anne G

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What if, it were us?

Anne G·July 12, 2015

What if, it were us? An Anne G Original U-Blog World War II. The war in Europe began on September...

Spilled History Article Anne G

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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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