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Open Mic, The Chipped Teacup , back in Eighty-Five, Alcohol it inspired me , and my poetry came alive. I plagiarised lyrics from songwriters like Tom...

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Spiral Descent

By Mark Say on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

A man learns the the truth about a family legend. Inspired by a painting by CRW Nevinson.

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Hoping for divine intervention

By tan63 on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Hoping for divine intervention isn't going to help us! I wonder what Steve McQueen would do? Humphrey Bogart, Nelson Mandela. Troublemakers! Jesus...

Spiritual

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A Ticket to the World

By Lille Dante on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Danny & Julie's Story - Part 4

Romance

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Bron-19

By Ivan the OK-ish on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Continued from Chapter 18: Bron-18 | ABCtales “You can have anything on the menu that you fancy, girls.” Ger settled into his seat, though the dark...

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Teeth Tales: "Ratoncito Pérez is Not a Fairy"

By SoulFire77 on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

I am not a fairy. I know that's a loaded statement. Please allow me to rephrase. I am a mouse. I collect teeth. I have been doing this since 1894 and...

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Emasculation - IP Anatomy

By TJW on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

When a woman turns us down we feel it in our bones from the skull to the feet our whole skeleton rattles battles against the urge to shake off her...

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Jenkins’ Ear

By Makis on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

'Go tell your king that we'll do this to him,' they said, as they chopped off his ear You're not wanted here, the Americas are ours, we hold the...

Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

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Jelly

By Ruthio on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

Who are poems for - Who is allowed to play in their cracks? Are they for the “students of literature” Jelly mounds to poke and prod To slurp Is there...

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Marching on ( Haiku)

By mark p on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

March, the sun is out, no dancing daffodils yet. Spring waits in the wings!

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The Ivory Wall - (Teeth tales*)

By Rhiannonw on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

An ivory wall the impulsive tongue to encase – portcullis to raise with care …

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More Roche Five Than Pain

By Lille Dante on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

Danny & Julie's Story - Part 3

Romance

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When Your Snow is Deeper Than Your Dog

By Turlough on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

Summary but certainly not summery. Using precisely one hundred words per day, here’s my account of the things that went on in my Bulgarian life during the first fourteen days of February.