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Spillwords·August 16, 2020

Errata a poem by: Kevin Young Baby, give me just one more hiss We must lake it...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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TWO TO TANGO

Dilip Mohapatra·April 30, 2020

TWO TO TANGO written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo It was a Sunday. Rahul got up late as is...

Literature English

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The Anniversary

Peggy Gerber·March 19, 2020

The Anniversary written by: Peggy Gerber My alarm startles me awake with the early morning news that...

English Poetry

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Stay

Rayna More·February 16, 2020

Stay written by: Rayna More Fists clenched, cheeks drowning. Heart’s sinking, chest is pounding. Internally screaming Why...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Christmas Eve, 1945

Dan Wilcox·December 24, 2019

Christmas Eve, 1945 written by: Dan Wilcox @Dwclx How I love your round belly, heavy like a...

Poetry Christmas English

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I WANT A BABY ELEPHANT FOR CHRISTMAS

Dianne Moritz·December 23, 2019

I WANT A BABY ELEPHANT FOR CHRISTMAS written by: Dianne Moritz I want a baby elephant for Christmas....

English Poetry Christmas

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The Spirit of Giving

Dawn DeBraal·December 17, 2019

The Spirit of Giving written by: Dawn DeBraal The manger scene in front of the First Methodist...

Literature Christmas English

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Nellie’s Curse

Phyllis Souza·October 25, 2019

Nellie’s Curse written by: Phyllis Souza Many years ago, a wealthy Portuguese dairyman had a daughter, who...

Literature Halloween English

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The Coming of The End of Times

P. J. Quirindongo·August 31, 2019

The Coming of The End of Times written by: P.J. Quirindongo September 20, 2017 The month of...

Literature English

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Tanuki

Stephanie Musarra·August 22, 2019

Tanuki written by: Stephanie Musarra @dungeonwriter39 “It’s a boy!” the nurse said, as she placed the baby in...

English Literature

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Abduction

Michal Reibenbach·July 25, 2019

Abduction written by: Michal Reibenbach The first time Carl tells me about ‘abducting’ his baby girl from...

English Literature

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Where She Went

Wendy Wimmer·June 28, 2019

Where She Went written by: Wendy Wimmer @wendywimmer Before that unnamed baby started showing up each night,...

Literature English

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War-Zone

Nerisha Kemraj·May 31, 2019

War-Zone written by: Nerisha Kemraj They all lie scattered around me. My one-year-old in his crib that’s...

English Literature

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Guido Persing Wants a Baby

Denis Álvarez Betancourt·May 22, 2019

Guido Persing Wants a Baby written by: Denis Álvarez Betancourt translated by: Toshiya Kamei @KameiToshiya It had...

Literature 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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