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Hug Knows

Ximena Escobar·July 28, 2019

Hug Knows written by: Ximena Escobar @laximenin I know we love each other. It’s all in the...

English Poetry

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Hummingbird

Nicole Cheng·May 31, 2019

Hummingbird written by: Nicole Cheng @NicoleCheng13 There are no words to say. I think about this every...

Poetry English

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Postcard

Linda Imbler·February 22, 2019

Postcard written by: Linda Imbler Postcard, once meant to be sent, to end together time forever. Postcard,...

Poetry English

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The Last Stare

Stephany·January 14, 2019

The Last Stare written by: Stephany The first time I ever saw him I felt compelled to...

Poetry English

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The Door

Patrick Doran·October 25, 2018

The Door written by: Patrick Doran (The 50 Year Old Poet) By the time I write this it...

English Poetry

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Don’t Throw Your Arm Around Me

Nylese Levin·October 5, 2018

Don’t Throw Your Arm Around Me written by: Nylese Levin Please don’t throw your arms around me...

English Poetry

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A Missing Tooth

Moinak Dutta·October 3, 2018

A Missing Tooth written by: Moinak Dutta She opened her bleary eyes when the cat, all seven...

Literature English

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BALLAD OF ROMA

Sham Kumar Monger·September 24, 2018

BALLAD OF ROMA written by: Sham Kumar Monger @sham_monger The day was friendly when they met The...

Poetry English

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ASHES DANCING

Leanne Neill·January 30, 2018

ASHES DANCING written by: Leanne Neill @LeanneNeill2 You died that day, after promising so long I just...

Poetry English

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Breakup

Lipika Ghosh·December 19, 2017

Breakup written by: Lipika Ghosh Monotonous monologue You are trying to hide yourself behind the words I...

Poetry English

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Let Me Go

Joy4no1·August 26, 2017

Let Me Go written by: Joy4no1 @JOY4NO1 Sometimes I lay in bed at night, wondering where you...

English Poetry

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Double Negatives

Josie Dee·May 11, 2017

Double Negatives written by: Josie Dee @Josi3_dee I can’t not love you Just because They say it’s...

English 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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