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Such Soulful Wailings, flash fiction by Sharon Murphy at Spillwords.com

The Ex-Checker of the Disconsolate

English Poetry

Past Tense, poetry by Warren Alexander at Spillwords.com

Fathers

S. D. Kilmer·June 18, 2023

Fathers written by: S.D. Kilmer @SDKilmer Fathers. I had two. Father figures? I had none one to...

English Poetry

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Programmable Coffee

Robyn MacKinnon·June 18, 2023

Programmable Coffee written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat It’s been a pleasure Our programmable coffee of the Galaxy...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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A Boy Needs a Father

Spillwords·June 18, 2023

A Boy Needs A Father a poem by: Edgar Guest A boy needs a father for advice...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Spotlight On Writers – Dawn Pisturino

Dawn Pisturino·June 17, 2023

Spotlight On Writers Dawn Pisturino Where, do you hail from? I grew up in a wild, green...

Q&A Authors Poetry English

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Two Faces

Chris Corbett·June 17, 2023

Two Faces written by: Chris Corbett It’s a strange thing, being insane. Well, I guess I’m not...

Memories That Evolved Into a Jackson Pollock Painting

Tinamarie Cox·June 17, 2023

Memories That Evolved Into a Jackson Pollock Painting written by: Tinamarie Cox @tinamarie_cox I feel the days...

Poetry English

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Sunburnt Time

Verde Mar·June 17, 2023

Sunburnt Time written by: Verde Mar @Tetrametracall1 Your eyes told me more than I thought you’d say...

English Poetry

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The Wave

Tamar Gvelesiani·June 17, 2023

The Wave written by: Tamar Gvelesiani @Tako165 On the beach, standing on knees, make a wish, then...

Poetry English

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Winter’s Weight

Daniel Deschenes·June 17, 2023

Winter’s Weight written by: Daniel Deschenes Pale December sun sets Old-growth sags under fresh ice Crack! Branches...

English Poetry

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K on Olivia

Michael McCarthy·June 16, 2023

When Olivia met K Chapter II K on Olivia written by: Michael McCarthy @FlateyeFiction - I looked at the woman...

Michael McCarthy When Olivia met K Literature English

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Brush Sigh Sleep

J. Iner Souster·June 16, 2023

Brush Sigh Sleep written by: J. Iner Souster @iner We’ve all seen those people pass us by...

Poetry English

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Wreaths of Smoke

Jim Murdoch·June 16, 2023

Wreaths of Smoke written by: Jim Murdoch (For Ukraine) There is a war going on now....

Poetry English

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A Feeding Frenzy

Kay Lesley Reeves·June 16, 2023

A Feeding Frenzy written by: Kay Lesley Reeves Whale song filled the deeps as the pod rode...

Literature English

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Pain

Viji Narayan·June 16, 2023

Pain written by: Viji Narayan @viji28 I feel like a stranger A day after the onslaught of...

Poetry English

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After a long career tinkering in telecommunications, Jim Bartlett switched to tinkering with writing fiction, both requiring a stretch of the imagination. In the course of putting his fingers to the keyboard, he's been fortunate to have quite a number of his stories featured both in print and online in several wonderful publications, including a story selected for "The Best of Fiction on the Web, 1996 – 2017" anthology. While mentally he strolls along a warm California beach with his wife and golden retriever (shhh, she doesn't know she's a dog), physically they reside on a special little island in the Pacific Northwest.

Reaper by Sharon Frame Gay

As an orphaned son of an orphan, I always see the glass as half empty. I picture the water murky and lukewarm, a waterline etched below the rim. Maybe with an ash or two floating at the bottom, because that’s what I do for a living. I deal with ashes. The remains of the deceased. No matter how those who pass away see their glass, meager or full, they eventually end up in a satchel carried on my shoulder.
My business card reads “Morton Stark Transport.” I’m called upon to disperse the ashes of the dearly departed and honor their final wishes. People hire me to escort the remains throughout the world ...

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