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Fish

John Baverstock·July 31, 2019

Fish written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK The predators are out again, As they start scanning the streets, Looking...

Poetry English

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Therapy As A Metaphor

Mark Tulin·April 28, 2019

Therapy As A Metaphor written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer I save money on therapy. I lie on...

English Poetry

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I Saw A Bird

Lynn White·April 10, 2019

I Saw A Bird written by: Lynn White I saw a bird today, just one. I wasn’t...

Poetry English

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Ode To The Plastic Ocean

Unna Chokkalingam·March 26, 2019

Ode To The Plastic Ocean written by: Unna Chokkalingam I am a manta ray Forty years of swimming...

English Poetry

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Soft Death With Resurrection and Reflection

Michael Shea·March 18, 2019

Soft Death With Resurrection and Reflection written by: Michael Shea @calmsbehaviour Those leaps of faith at tipping...

English Poetry

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Ferragosto e Fuori Piove

Francesco Abate·March 17, 2019

Ferragosto e Fuori Piove written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Ferragosto e fuori piove, l’acqua annega la festa...

International Italian Poetry

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SILENT TORTURE

Aida·February 7, 2019

SILENT TORTURE written by: Aida Deafening silence echoes through the land, raped by catastrophic disturbances. Vibrating from...

Poetry English

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Ticking Time Bomb

John Baverstock·January 18, 2019

Ticking Time Bomb written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Crowded places, So many strange faces, Unrecognisable to me, But...

English Poetry

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Awareness

Umair Mirxa·November 28, 2018

Awareness written by: Umair Mirxa @UMirxa12 Aath had his cave, his club, and his cloth which he...

Literature English

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Dementia

John Baverstock·July 21, 2018

Dementia written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Barbara visiting her husband, A trip she regularly makes, He is staying...

English Poetry

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Who Will Care? Who Will Cry?

John Baverstock·February 5, 2018

Who will care? Who will cry? written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK Troubled thoughts, Sleepless nights, Too many wrongs,...

Poetry English

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Lohgarh

Rakind Kaur·May 4, 2017

Lohgarh written by: Rakind Kaur @khwabgah I read a story and it stirred a memory, A memory that was...

English Poetry

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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

Don Knowles·May 7, 2016

May is Mental Health Awareness month written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 They call it mental illness They say...

English Featured Post 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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