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Thanksgiving in Bed

Andy Cooper·November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving in Bed written by: Andy Cooper @AC0040 I shot a side glance and slipped on some...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Ants

Jim Bates·March 31, 2024

Ants written by: Jim Bates It was a small town. The cool morning air belied the heat...

English Literature

·2 mins read

Depression

Marie-Thérèse Hartwig·November 23, 2023

Depression written by: Marie-Thérèse Hartwig First it takes away the joy. Your concentration trickles like sand through...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Rain Forest Balcony

Karima Hoisan·October 4, 2023

Rain Forest Balcony written & performed by: Karima Hoisan The booming bark of nearby howler monkeys, announce...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Crystal’s Cat

Bill Tope·August 25, 2023

Crystal’s Cat written by: Bill Tope The early morning scents of autumn wafted through the porch screen...

English Literature

·3 mins read

Winter 1958

Sylvia Chinn·April 20, 2023

Winter 1958 written by: Sylvia Chinn Waking up – jeez it’s so cold, head popping out of...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Cold Frame

Roger Haydon·March 16, 2023

Cold Frame written by: Roger Haydon @blueskyabove Morning. Mid-winter light. A razor-sharp day, slippery ice sheets underfoot...

Literature English

·1 min read

Ex-glass

Carrie Magness Radna·February 16, 2023

Ex-glass written by: Carrie Magness Radna @cmrboxwoodstar1 He broke a glass late tonight— only water & ice...

Poetry English

·1 min read

A Full English

Jacqueline Erasin·February 7, 2023

A Full English written by: Jacqueline Erasin @Jac_Erasin Mark loved a cooked breakfast; it was always his...

Literature Featured Post English

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The Moment at Christmas… And The Moments Thereafter

Etni Rose·December 25, 2022

The Moment at Christmas… And The Moments Thereafter written by: Etni Rose The unique, unmatchable magic of...

Literature Christmas Featured Post English

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Primavera En El Desierto

Elaine James·June 16, 2022

Primavera En El Desierto written by: Elaine James @realelainejames CHAPTER I Springtime Fauna I realized spring was...

Literature English

·13 mins read

So early (?)

J. Maciel Costa·June 13, 2022

So early (?) written by: J. Maciel Costa So early!! (?) Of course, it’s morning! Autumn morning...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Breaking Point

Gary Beck·May 27, 2022

Breaking Point written by: Gary Beck Scene 1 (The kitchen of the Rawlins, a blue-collar family struggling...

Literature English

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A Past Memory of Myself

Ibrahim Idris·October 13, 2021

A Past Memory of Myself written by: Ibrahim “dreezy” Idris I’m right there in the middle of...

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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