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Whispers
written by: the hairy bum welder

The whispers start within my mind
Increasing as if from behind
Consuming my breath
Exploding lungs, within my chest
voices
Let me rest
Within the corridors of my,
beating heart
Tick #Poetry #Fiction #Spillwords #Literature #WritingCommunity

Quality control for #publishers...
How many #typos, per text (e.g. 100 to 400+ pages) are 'acceptable', before the book can be returned as "faulty goods"?
(Asking for a fiend.)
#books #novels #fiction #publishing

In this haunting work of speculative fiction by Balsam Karam, tr. by Saskia Vogel, a former greengrocer's quiet rituals are interrupted by a devastating act of state violence.

> Discover the story now: https://bit.ly/event-horizon-an-excerpt

#Anthropocene #SWANA #ArabLit #Literature #Fiction

Change of Heart
written by: J.N. Scott

I. JIM

MATT MCNAUGHTON STOOD just inside the PVC-framed canvas enclosure, #116-C, where the watercolorist from Key West (so it said on her Hi I’m tag) was displaying an appealing array of #Literature #Fiction #Spillwords #Poetry #WritingCommunity

Résumé des films de Noël diffusés sur TF1 mardi 13 octobre 2026
#Fiction #Inedit #Noel #TF1
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Singing Out the Blues
written by: Mike Turner

I’m singing out the blues
‘Cause I’ve felt both love and loss
Opportunities I’ve squandered
Dreams and wishes unfulfilled

Yet I find I’ve persevered
Through my sorrow and despair #Spillwords #WritingCommunity #Fiction #Poetry #Literature

"The story moves at a good pace and I couldn’t stop reading it."
Lion of Persia (Satrap Book 1) by bestselling author Peter Darman https://amzn.to/419BEsA
Before the Romans. Before the Parthians. Before Alexander the Great. There were the Persians.
#Bestseller #Historical #Fiction
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The Bad Ones
written by: Dilip Mohapatra

I have often wondered why God
cut off the wings of the guardian cherub
Lucifer the morning star
the harbinger of light
and made him the Prince of darkness—

Why in the Garden of Eden
did #Spillwords #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Literature #Fiction

For Murphy, the Bald Eagle
written by: Ingrid Bruck

killed at thirty-three
in a St. Louis tornado
on March 15, 2025
at World Bird Sanctuary

mighty bald eagle,
your wings span seven feet.
with a broken leg and wing,
you could #Fiction #WritingCommunity #Literature #Poetry #Spillwords

4am. Heart of a Shieldmaiden. I Rise.
written by: Cindy Noelene

I just couldn't sleep, it was already 4am.
The sky was black and unyielding.
And so was the love I gave him.
I had a moment of weakness and pain,
because I loved him #Poetry #WritingCommunity #Spillwords #Fiction #Literature

Another Christmas Eve in Christmastown
written by: Dean Robbins

Night of all Nights, again you're clear;
the full moon bright and stars to steer;
a foot of freshly fallen snow.
Perhaps a walk before I go.

It seems I do this #Fiction #Poetry #Literature #Spillwords #WritingCommunity

"But the books would be back soon. Wouldn’t they? Back from their winter in distant lands. They were late, that was all."
~from The Day the Books Left
by Simon Kewin

theonesbehindthebookshelves.substack.com/p/the-day-th...

#writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy

Okay. Three words: Gothic. Romantic. TERRIFYING🤗😵😱 #MakeMeAMonster #YA #October #Fiction #Horror #booksky

The mystery of what's going on and why Earl is being accused of being a part of a shooting deepens this week. My #podcast story carries on as Earl begins digging in to find out what's going on. Check it out Thursday on #spotify or #YouTube. #audiodrama #story #fiction www.youtube.com/@runningsent...