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Cigarettes

Sean O'Leary·February 5, 2023

Cigarettes written by: Sean O’Leary @SeanOl777 ‘This guy I used to go to uni with, Mick Costa,...

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Dawn

Mark Kuglin·January 17, 2023

Dawn written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction By far and away, nights were the worst. Each one a...

Literature English

·1 min read

Something To Remember Me By

Linda Chandanais·January 9, 2023

Something To Remember Me By written by: Linda Chandanais He walked from room to room, looking for...

English Literature

·1 min read

A Thousand More Sunsets

Tinamarie Cox·December 26, 2022

A Thousand More Sunsets written by: Tinamarie Cox @tinamarie_cox Liza slammed the door after stepping into her...

Literature English Christmas

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Mushroom Clouds

Scott C. Kaestner·November 3, 2022

Mushroom Clouds written by: Scott C. Kaestner “Love is a weapon of mass destruction.” Is what she...

Poetry English

·1 min read

When We Stopped Holding Hands

Sheeba Varghese·September 28, 2022

When We Stopped Holding Hands written by: Sheeba Varghese The floor was set in mahogany brown With...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Going Dutch: A Stir-fried Shakespearean Crown of Sonnets

Jordan Trethewey·September 25, 2022

Going Dutch A Stir-fried Shakespearean Crown of Sonnets written by: Jordan Trethewey and MFWilkie @JTpoetlaureate I She...

English Poetry Featured Post

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Gloom is a Colour in The Rainbow

Ibe Blossom·August 25, 2022

Gloom is a Colour in The Rainbow written by: Blossom Ibe Day 41. It’s been more than...

Poetry English

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Nobody Dreams

Walking Doctor Tonnan·August 20, 2022

Nobody Dreams written by: Dominic Francis I drink out of hunger and I think of our twinned...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Take Me Back

Appadurai Muttulingam·May 28, 2022

Take Me Back written by: Appadurai Muttulingam translated by: Priyamvada Ramkumar @priyamvada_ram He had only meant it...

English Literature

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Blurred Horizons

Nope, Not Pam·February 15, 2022

Blurred Horizons written by: Nope, Not Pam @NopePam The sky was molten caramel As they left their...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Saudade, Et Tu?

Lynne Kemen·January 24, 2022

Saudade, Et Tu? written by: Lynne Kemen @KemenLynne I miss getting together for Christmas. Well, I miss...

Poetry English

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Breaking Up

Phi Bi·January 10, 2022

Breaking Up written by: Phi Bi It was I who crossed the raging dark open sea and...

English Poetry

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A Cry to Know Whether You’re Okay

Alexandria Johnson·January 8, 2022

A Cry to Know Whether You’re Okay written by: Alexandria Johnson @lexwritesnsings I hope you’re okay, I...

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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