#WritingCommunity
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written by: Mark Alden
Rain fell.
Rivers rose.
Dams burst.
Bridges crumbled.
Roads vanished.
Homes were washed away.
Lives were washed away, too.
Some heeded the warnings.
Others never got them.
Some found higher #Literature #Fiction #Spillwords #Poetry #WritingCommunity
written by: Mark Alden
Rain fell.
Rivers rose.
Dams burst.
Bridges crumbled.
Roads vanished.
Homes were washed away.
Lives were washed away, too.
Some heeded the warnings.
Others never got them.
Some found higher #Literature #Fiction #Spillwords #Poetry #WritingCommunity
written by: Melissa Dennison and Jerome Berglund
strange splashing in the bath
human cells in household staples
toxic tar leaches out
liver and onions
civilisation a thin veneer
understanding the gazelle scientific #Literature #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Spillwords #Fiction
written by: Melissa Dennison and Jerome Berglund
strange splashing in the bath
human cells in household staples
toxic tar leaches out
liver and onions
civilisation a thin veneer
understanding the gazelle scientific #Literature #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Spillwords #Fiction
written by: Pramod Rastogi
Why does silence linger so deeply in the cold?
Life feels like autumn’s forsaken sigh,
Branches bare, suspended beneath grey clouds,
Snowflakes tracing patterns of quiet #Poetry #Spillwords #Literature #WritingCommunity #Fiction
written by: Pramod Rastogi
Why does silence linger so deeply in the cold?
Life feels like autumn’s forsaken sigh,
Branches bare, suspended beneath grey clouds,
Snowflakes tracing patterns of quiet #Poetry #Spillwords #Literature #WritingCommunity #Fiction
written by: Becca Lotus
When feeling challenged
I think of my ancestors
My step gets lighter
Oppressed but rising higher
Their ascension is my strength #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature #Spillwords #Poetry
written by: Becca Lotus
When feeling challenged
I think of my ancestors
My step gets lighter
Oppressed but rising higher
Their ascension is my strength #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature #Spillwords #Poetry
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Thank you 🖤
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written by: Ivanka Fear
The bones remain good, structurally sound. As long as the bones are good, there's still life left.
Transformed to a new existence, its past invisible, the board-and-batten boarding house now #Poetry #Spillwords #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature
written by: Ivanka Fear
The bones remain good, structurally sound. As long as the bones are good, there's still life left.
Transformed to a new existence, its past invisible, the board-and-batten boarding house now #Poetry #Spillwords #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature
written by: Taylor Dibbert
Another quiet
Sunday night
Boxed wine
And heating up
Salmon and pesto pasta
He really misses his dog. #Spillwords #Fiction #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Literature
written by: Taylor Dibbert
Another quiet
Sunday night
Boxed wine
And heating up
Salmon and pesto pasta
He really misses his dog. #Spillwords #Fiction #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Literature
written by: Carrie Farrar
Recognition, she thought,
as if it were practice,
an instrument long unplayed.
But silence is not rest;
it is a muscle left trembling,
the ghost of motion without music.
What part of me #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Spillwords #Literature #Fiction
written by: Carrie Farrar
Recognition, she thought,
as if it were practice,
an instrument long unplayed.
But silence is not rest;
it is a muscle left trembling,
the ghost of motion without music.
What part of me #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Spillwords #Literature #Fiction
written by: Diane Elayne Dees
Dear Todd Rundgren
Hello, It’s Me—a member of your generation,
a listener of the great songwriters since
I was a little girl with a record player
and a stack of 78s I borrowed #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Literature #Poetry
written by: Diane Elayne Dees
Dear Todd Rundgren
Hello, It’s Me—a member of your generation,
a listener of the great songwriters since
I was a little girl with a record player
and a stack of 78s I borrowed #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Literature #Poetry
written by: River Joy
once when i was very young
i found the word gay
get caught in my throat like fire
preventing what should have been
a playful playground insult
it wasn’t even the bad one
i still couldn’t say it #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Literature #Fiction #Spillwords
written by: River Joy
once when i was very young
i found the word gay
get caught in my throat like fire
preventing what should have been
a playful playground insult
it wasn’t even the bad one
i still couldn’t say it #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Literature #Fiction #Spillwords
written by: Matt Buonocore
Be the cure to a world in terror.
The contagion can never win,
although it can trick you
if you listen to the voice of fear.
Ground yourself,
this is a time to reconnect
with the #Fiction #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Literature
written by: Matt Buonocore
Be the cure to a world in terror.
The contagion can never win,
although it can trick you
if you listen to the voice of fear.
Ground yourself,
this is a time to reconnect
with the #Fiction #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Literature
written by: Pamela Ebel
Red Gentry pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant at 5:00 a.m. on the dot, smiling to note that he was, as always, the first one there. He parked in front of the building and #Fiction #Spillwords #Literature #Poetry #WritingCommunity
written by: Pamela Ebel
Red Gentry pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant at 5:00 a.m. on the dot, smiling to note that he was, as always, the first one there. He parked in front of the building and #Fiction #Spillwords #Literature #Poetry #WritingCommunity
written by: Dean Robbins
I've read a story about a ghost,
but the house wasn't haunted.
Rather, the host.
Perhaps the strange noises I have heard
in this hundred year old house
are shadows stirred
in my head from #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry #Spillwords #Fiction
written by: Dean Robbins
I've read a story about a ghost,
but the house wasn't haunted.
Rather, the host.
Perhaps the strange noises I have heard
in this hundred year old house
are shadows stirred
in my head from #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry #Spillwords #Fiction
written by: Michael Ball
No law says the abuela must teach her craft
though we expect such grace.
Instead each kitchen has a queen
Her hand to their mouths.
Female offspring simply obey.
With luck and looking, #Fiction #Literature #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Poetry
written by: Michael Ball
No law says the abuela must teach her craft
though we expect such grace.
Instead each kitchen has a queen
Her hand to their mouths.
Female offspring simply obey.
With luck and looking, #Fiction #Literature #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Poetry
written by: Jenny Morelli
My love,
Please find me, wherever, whenever, whoever you are. If love truly transcends space and time, we will meet again. Find me, my love, at the top of the stairs, or the bottom, or #Literature #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Poetry #Fiction
written by: Jenny Morelli
My love,
Please find me, wherever, whenever, whoever you are. If love truly transcends space and time, we will meet again. Find me, my love, at the top of the stairs, or the bottom, or #Literature #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Poetry #Fiction
written by: Hana Rubinstejnova
in search of assistance
with a rigid mirror
showing signs of
wear and tear
aging proceeds
without permission
bringing the gift of
squeaky knees
the fog on the glass
reflecting the #Poetry #Fiction #Spillwords #Literature #WritingCommunity
written by: Hana Rubinstejnova
in search of assistance
with a rigid mirror
showing signs of
wear and tear
aging proceeds
without permission
bringing the gift of
squeaky knees
the fog on the glass
reflecting the #Poetry #Fiction #Spillwords #Literature #WritingCommunity
written by: Stanley Wilkin
I escaped the river,
Staying afloat with the doggie paddle
And screaming at the bullrushes
Along the bank for reprise.
They said nothing. They did nothing.
Not seeing where I was #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Fiction #Literature
written by: Stanley Wilkin
I escaped the river,
Staying afloat with the doggie paddle
And screaming at the bullrushes
Along the bank for reprise.
They said nothing. They did nothing.
Not seeing where I was #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Fiction #Literature
written by: Diana Raab
In my mirror, images
of breast removals, scars
and cesareans, faded–
the bittersweet presence
in so many women around me.
With the passage of time
my landscapes shattered,
but as #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Literature #Spillwords #Fiction
written by: Diana Raab
In my mirror, images
of breast removals, scars
and cesareans, faded–
the bittersweet presence
in so many women around me.
With the passage of time
my landscapes shattered,
but as #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Literature #Spillwords #Fiction
written by: Kathleen Chamberlin
I watched the man stagger under the weight of the clean and jerk
Trying to prove his strength
He and those who pull trucks or airplanes
Know nothing about strength, I thought,
Nothing at #Literature #Spillwords #Fiction #Poetry #WritingCommunity
written by: Kathleen Chamberlin
I watched the man stagger under the weight of the clean and jerk
Trying to prove his strength
He and those who pull trucks or airplanes
Know nothing about strength, I thought,
Nothing at #Literature #Spillwords #Fiction #Poetry #WritingCommunity
written by: Jane Bradshaw
Life can get lifey
Deeply profound I know
But is there a better way to describe it…
We all get stuck in our heads,
Meandering round and round
Focusing on the negatives
Feeling dark - #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry #Fiction
written by: Jane Bradshaw
Life can get lifey
Deeply profound I know
But is there a better way to describe it…
We all get stuck in our heads,
Meandering round and round
Focusing on the negatives
Feeling dark - #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry #Fiction
written by: Angela Huskisson
All Hallows' Eve, and it’s the twilight hour when all is still before the storm breaks and the lights in the district fail; something in the cellar stirs, wakes, flexes, and takes new life. #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Fiction #Literature #Spillwords
written by: Angela Huskisson
All Hallows' Eve, and it’s the twilight hour when all is still before the storm breaks and the lights in the district fail; something in the cellar stirs, wakes, flexes, and takes new life. #WritingCommunity #Poetry #Fiction #Literature #Spillwords
written by: Carmen Baca
Let me tell you how the town of Dolores got its name. I meant no harm when I dropped by the plaza named Sorrows in Spanish to pick up an elderly man and deliver him to his destination. It’s my job. I’ve #Spillwords #Poetry #Literature #Fiction #WritingCommunity
written by: Carmen Baca
Let me tell you how the town of Dolores got its name. I meant no harm when I dropped by the plaza named Sorrows in Spanish to pick up an elderly man and deliver him to his destination. It’s my job. I’ve #Spillwords #Poetry #Literature #Fiction #WritingCommunity
written by: K. K. Matthew
Art is exquisitely sweet to hear from wonderful
Combination of vocal or instrumental sounds to
Form the beauty of the heart, even the soul, with
The accomplishments of digesting the filament of
Joy #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Literature #Poetry
written by: K. K. Matthew
Art is exquisitely sweet to hear from wonderful
Combination of vocal or instrumental sounds to
Form the beauty of the heart, even the soul, with
The accomplishments of digesting the filament of
Joy #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Literature #Poetry
written by: Wendy Palmer
The old house stood deep in the woods, smothered in bushes, strangled by vines. Abandoned. Creepy. The perfect full-moon Halloween destination for two brave boys. Even a faint tinkling in the trees #WritingCommunity #Literature #Fiction #Poetry #Spillwords
written by: Wendy Palmer
The old house stood deep in the woods, smothered in bushes, strangled by vines. Abandoned. Creepy. The perfect full-moon Halloween destination for two brave boys. Even a faint tinkling in the trees #WritingCommunity #Literature #Fiction #Poetry #Spillwords