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Francisco Bravo Cabrera·August 23, 2024

51 written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera I raise my arms to touch the blessed air that gives...

Poetry English

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The Library

Mike Henry·August 13, 2024

The Library written by: Mike Henry - Not many people can boast a library in their house...

English Literature

·3 mins read

Oblivion

James Walmsley·August 3, 2024

Oblivion written by: James Walmsley The dreams of mankind, they shout they stir, dreams whisper, mock; they...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Family Business

Valli Henry-Boldini·June 13, 2024

Family Business written by: Valli Henry-Boldini - It’s all because of Giovanni. Mum says that he’s family...

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It Can Sometimes Does

Tom Pennacchini·January 31, 2024

It Can Sometimes Does written by: Tom Pennacchini I am looking out the window with my classical...

Poetry English

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Old Men Without Dreams

K John Koshy·January 11, 2024

Old Men Without Dreams written by: K John Koshy They have grown old and weary, Perhaps a...

English Poetry

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Tanka after Sappho and Izumi Shikibu

Matthew Guertin·August 11, 2023

Tanka after Sappho and Izumi Shikibu written by: Matthew Guertin When Night enters and spreads over my...

Poetry English

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You, poetry by Sushant Thapa at Spillwords.com

You

Sushant Thapa·March 23, 2023

You written by: Sushant Thapa Coming closer To the moonlight I saw your starry eyes. I wait...

English Poetry

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Razz Putin!

Kenneth Vincent Walker·March 12, 2023

Razz Putin! (Coward of Moscow) written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker A coward supreme Of the very lowest...

Poetry English

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Pockets of Life

Saeed Haq·January 9, 2023

Pockets of Life written by: Saeed Haq Another daybreak, breaks the sleep, adventure, anonymity of night, slowly...

Poetry English

·2 mins read

A King David of Our Times

Bogdan Dragos·June 27, 2022

A King David of Our Times written by: Bogdan Dragos @1_dr_bogdan I didn’t have a car or...

Poetry English

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Transient Life

John Pitman Gibson·January 19, 2022

Transient Life written by: John Pitman Gibson @Gibsonjohn626 I stretch upward My shoot elongates up My voice...

Poetry English

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Mundane

Ricarda Rammer·January 14, 2022

Mundane written by: Ricarda Rammer “What is your grandest dream?” To be outside when the first snow...

Poetry English

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Solemnity of the Assumption

David Lohrey·October 12, 2021

Solemnity of the Assumption written by: David Lohrey I I’m right. I’m confident. My bank account confirms...

English Poetry

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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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