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At 1AM

Funmilayo Obasa·July 14, 2020

At 1AM written by: Funmilayo Obasa At 1am my lips fold into words, My eyes find sleep...

Poetry English

·1 min read

PROVERBS FOR WRITERS

Dianne Moritz·April 11, 2020

PROVERBS FOR WRITERS written by: Dianne Moritz One rotten word spoils the whole page. Those that will...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Interview With Myself

Frank Geiger·April 7, 2020

Interview With Myself written by: Frank Geiger INTERVIEWER: Are you ready for this? AUTHOR: ...

Literature English

·7 mins read

My Mrs . Gunn

Grendad·February 16, 2020

My Mrs. Gunn written by: Grendad My little heart sank when, after a whispered conversation between you...

Literature English

·3 mins read

About Eliza Segiet’s Unpaired

Kinga Młynarska·February 13, 2020

About Eliza Segiet’s ‘Unpaired’ written by: Kinga Młynarska translated by: Artur Komoter In 2018, Eliza Segiet surprised...

English Literature

·6 mins read

Hopper’s Dream Book

Gosha Kulisiewicz·February 12, 2020

Polish English International Poetry

·1 min read

Blush

Priya Dolma Tamang·January 24, 2020

Blush written by: Priya Dolma Tamang @kulvadana Flipping through the unwritten pages of my poetic heart, the...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Gregory Corso Died For Our Sins

Grant Guy·November 23, 2019

Gregory Corso Died For Our Sins written by: Grant Guy he was a pocketbook poet left behind...

Poetry English

·1 min read

But You Have Read The Book

Matthew Groeger·September 17, 2019

But You Have Read The Book written by: Matthew Groeger @groegerwriting You come into the bathroom. It’s...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Reading Too Far Into Unsaid Rivals

Dan Leicht·August 22, 2019

Reading Too Far Into Unsaid Rivals written by: Dan Leicht @Deeliopunk I’m at the gym reading while...

English Featured Post Poetry

·1 min read

Early Morning

Cendrine Marrouat·August 12, 2019

Early Morning written by: Cendrine Marrouat @cendrinemedia A damaged cover challenges oblivion; mom’s voice fills the room....

Poetry English

·1 min read

Private Book Club

Robyn MacKinnon·June 16, 2019

Private Book Club written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat private book club on like a full moon but...

Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

·1 min read

All for one, and one for all?

Eli Brunton·May 5, 2019

All for one, and one for all? written by: Eli Brunton @eli_brunton13 “All for one, and one...

Article English

·3 mins read

A Dream Between Us

Sonali Majumdar·March 5, 2019

A Dream Between Us written by: Sonali Majumdar Last night, A dream had almost walked in, In...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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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