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John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking)·December 18, 2020

Christmas Song written by: John Anthony Fingleton (Löst Viking) There’s a grand Christmas tree in the window,...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Poetry

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Afloat

Gavin Haycock·August 1, 2020

Afloat written by: Gavin Haycock @gavinhaycock Dean was not feeling quite right with himself. He had felt...

Dealt

Andrea E. Lodge·February 13, 2020

Dealt written by: Andrea E. Lodge The Queen of Spades lays face-down in the semi-muddy half-grass. While...

English Poetry

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JOKER IN THE PACK

Dilip Mohapatra·June 23, 2017

JOKER IN THE PACK written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo The Imperial Bower that trumped all others in...

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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