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I Thought Of You

Spillwords·July 22, 2018

I Thought Of You a poem by Sara Teasdale I thought of you and how you love...

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We Wear The Mask

Spillwords·July 15, 2018

We Wear the Mask a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar We wear the mask that grins and...

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The Shooting Of Dan McGrew

Spillwords·July 8, 2018

The Shooting of Dan McGrew a poem by Robert W. Service A bunch of the boys...

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One Art

Spillwords·July 1, 2018

One Art a poem by Elizabeth Bishop The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things...

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Music When Soft Voices Die

Spillwords·June 24, 2018

Music When Soft Voices Die a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates...

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Sudden Light

Spillwords·June 17, 2018

Sudden Light a poem by Dante Gabriel Rossetti I have been here before, But when or how...

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I, Being Born a Woman, And Distressed

Spillwords·June 10, 2018

I, Being Born a Woman, And Distressed a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay I, being born...

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Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

Spillwords·June 3, 2018

Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at...

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In My Craft Or Sullen Art

Spillwords·May 27, 2018

In My Craft or Sullen Art a poem by Dylan Thomas In my craft or sullen art...

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Horatius

Spillwords·May 20, 2018

Horatius a poem by Thomas Babington Macaulay I LARS Porsena of Clusium By the Nine Gods he swore...

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The Iron Heel

Spillwords·May 13, 2018

The Iron Heel a poem by Jack London “Joy upon joy and gain upon gain Are the...

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Love is…

Spillwords·May 6, 2018

Love is… a poem by Adrian Henri Love is… Love is feeling cold in the back of...

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The Cloud

Spillwords·April 8, 2018

The Cloud a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From...

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April Fool’s Day

Spillwords·April 1, 2018

April Fool’s Day a poem by Will E. Cowles Talk about yer Chris’masses Fourth o’ Julys and...

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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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