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Vermilion

May Garner·September 26, 2022

Vermilion written by: May Garner I wander the skin of my hands and wonder where the darkness...

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The Feathered Serpent Who Fracked The Nile

J. D. Nelson·June 11, 2022

The Feathered Serpent Who Fracked the Nile written by: J. D. Nelson @madverse I am the funerary...

English Poetry

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The Poet

Sharona Reeves·January 28, 2022

The Poet written by: Sharona Reeves A bared soul – the heart bleeds out through the pen...

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A Halloween Tale

Aishwariya Laxmi·October 29, 2021

A Halloween Tale written by: Aishwariya Laxmi @aishwariya I’ve got a spooky tale for you On the...

Poetry Halloween English

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Betrayal In Love

Ger White·October 5, 2021

Betrayal In Love written by: Ger White When they met, when his quiet voice lulled When he...

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Grace

Kate Blake·April 29, 2021

Grace written by: Kate Blake we all bleed inside some openly, others hide life can be a...

English Poetry

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Lonely Wanderer

Adegite Precious·January 25, 2021

Lonely Wanderer written by: Adegite Precious They had no clue, Though I dropped a note, They thought...

English Poetry

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Warrior

Kriti Mangal·September 25, 2020

Warrior written by: Kriti Mangal I thought I could keep my weary sword down for a bit,...

English Poetry

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A Mosquito

Siva Wright·February 24, 2020

A Mosquito written by: Siva Wright i return to you like a mosquito on a rainy evening...

English Poetry

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This Love

Anoucheka Gangabissoon·February 14, 2020

This Love written by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon If I bloom not in this love of ours, May it...

Poetry English

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A Billet Doux From a Philophobic

Asceticquill·January 2, 2020

A Billet Doux From a Philophobic written by: Asceticquill It’s hard not to abhor people, things, institutions,...

English Poetry

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Poets Muse

David Maynard·November 21, 2019

Poets Muse written by: David Maynard The poets muse is a whispered lie Grains of sand fragments...

Poetry English

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Even If You’d Make Me Bleed

Linda M. Crate·September 23, 2019

Even If You’d Make Me Bleed written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe just because you don’t see...

Poetry English

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Thirst

Rob Clark·July 29, 2019

Thirst written by: Rob Clark @oldschoolrob197 There’s an appetite beneath Grabs you inside, deep Until satisfied, you’re...

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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