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Alien

John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking)·July 11, 2021

Alien written by: John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking) I was never afraid of dying, Still very soon...

Mama Liberia

Ivan S. Fiske IV·July 2, 2021

Mama Liberia written by: Ivan S. Fiske IV On the West Coast of Africa resides an elegant...

Poetry English

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Something Needs To Change

Emmanuel Obilor·April 29, 2021

Something Needs to Change written by: Emmanuel Obilor The mace stands and decrees even in the...

Poetry English

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Two Funerals and A Curse

Stephen Swai·April 22, 2021

Two Funerals and A Curse written by: Stephen Swai @meaningfulread Chapter One It was the death anniversary...

Literature English Featured Post

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Grandmothers’ Dance

Dennis Maulsby·April 18, 2021

Grandmothers’ Dance written by: Dennis Maulsby Standing in a circle, they discuss the errors their children are...

English Poetry

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Ntabwo Bizongera!

Adrian David·April 7, 2021

Ntabwo Bizongera! written by: Adrian David To the victims and survivors of the Rwandan Genocide A...

Spilled History English Featured Post Poetry

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Anatomy of A Tranquilizer

Glenn Bresciani·March 23, 2021

Anatomy of A Tranquilizer written by: Glenn Bresciani Za,za,za. Ga,ga,ga. Boo-boo. I am a Zulu walking under...

Poetry English

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Happy The Elephant

Bob Laurie·March 12, 2021

Happy The Elephant written by: Bob Laurie @boblaurie757 1975 The elephant herd south of the Congo basin...

English Literature

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This is Not The Flag

George Tee Forpoh III·January 28, 2021

This is Not The Flag written by: George Tee Forpoh III This is not the 1959 flag...

Poetry English

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What I See

John Pitman Gibson·November 3, 2020

What I See written by: John Pitman Gibson @Gibsonjohn626 1 When the weather is stormy, 2 What...

English Poetry

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SAND STORM

Ibrahim Idris·September 11, 2020

SAND STORM written by: Ibrahim “dreezy” Idris I’ll write you memoir of horror Then bury it in...

Poetry English

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Joy Rides, At Whose Cost?

Hema Ravi·September 3, 2020

Joy Rides, At Whose Cost? written by: Hema Ravi Energy saving cars have come Fossil-fuel cars to exit...

English Poetry

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Leopard

Stanley Wilkin·August 19, 2020

Leopard written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk I The mountain squatted before him Pinned down by clouds, Its...

English Poetry

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Telling An African Story

Bernard Ebenezer Essaga·August 5, 2020

Telling An African Story written by: Bernard Ebenezer Essaga Telling an African story Is to narrate the...

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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