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Soiled White

Oluyemi Elisha·January 21, 2021

Soiled White written by: Oluyemi Elisha Quivering alone in the murk, Letting out pain in warm drips,...

Poetry English

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Long After The Argument

John Grey·January 16, 2021

Long After The Argument written by: John Grey The night is restless. A scarred silver moon rests...

Blurred Photograph

Lilla Latus·July 24, 2020

Blurred Photograph written by: Lilla Latus The girl committed suicide swallowing slowly less and less colourful pills...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Poisoned Trees And Yellow Grass

Karen Clark·June 27, 2020

POISONED TREES AND YELLOW GRASS written by: Karen Clark Sardonyx sat crouched at the foot of the...

English Literature

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The Aftermath

Todd Humes·June 25, 2020

The Aftermath written by: Todd Humes the aftermath of the storm I sit on the edge of...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Exile

Sinister·May 16, 2020

Exile written by: Sinister The days embrace their hollow fate as night embalms the lost and faint...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Blue

Kayleigh Merchant·April 9, 2020

Blue written by: KL Merchant The aftermath of the fireball that hit all of mankind creating a...

Poetry English

·1 min read

I Remember It All

Toni Perruso·August 30, 2019

I Remember It All written by: Toni Perruso I remember it all the fall where I lost...

English Poetry

·1 min read

JuMPS – The Infamous Quartet

SilentKnight·June 2, 2019

JuMPS – The Infamous Quartet written by: SilentKnight A woman walking on a desolate path; she hears...

Article English

·2 mins read

Memory Tainted

Tori Stambaugh·February 11, 2019

Memory Tainted written by: Tori Stambaugh i have this image of you with a rope around your neck...

Poetry English

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Lullabies From the Yawning Grave

Kerri Caldwell·January 31, 2019

Lullabies From the Yawning Grave written by: Kerri Caldwell @KerriCaldwell19 When the night is over, you’ll walk...

Literature English

·3 mins read

Fréjus

James Bell·October 16, 2018

Poetry French English International

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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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