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Girl Friends

Shalini Kathuria Narang·July 30, 2023

Girl Friends written by: Shalini Kathuria Narang @shalinikat To you, my dear friend, With whom I can...

English Poetry

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Who is Taking Care of You?

Troy DeFrates·May 18, 2023

Who is Taking Care of You? written by: Troy DeFrates Taking the time to take care of...

Poetry English

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Once

Laimons Juris G·April 3, 2023

Once written by: Laimons Juris G I am a butterfly who was once a poet Flying across...

Poetry English

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I’m Alone at The Multiplex

John Grey·March 3, 2023

I’m Alone at The Multiplex written by: John Grey I’m sitting in an empty theater. Am I...

Poetry English

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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

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Bold Therapy

Dan Provost·February 10, 2023

Bold Therapy (Pincus Form) written by: Dan Provost Blood flows from scars too old for testimony. Cares,...

Poetry English

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Fruit of Knowledge

Marian Dziwisz·February 6, 2023

Fruit of Knowledge written by: Marian Dziwisz -O! Word! Thou art a child of man without a body thou art but a sigh...

English Poetry Polish International

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Skin and Beautiful

Cailey Tarriane·January 28, 2023

Skin and Beautiful written by: Cailey Tarriane @caileytarriane Her skin was bruised and beaten, it doesn’t grow...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Why Do I Care?

Benedict Hurley·January 12, 2023

Why Do I Care? written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 Breaking news! Queen Elizabeth II has died The...

English Poetry

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So Near

Mark Wilson·October 18, 2022

So Near written by: Mark Wilson The time had come, I’d had enough I was feeling down...

Poetry English

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Nowhere But Here

John Drudge·September 28, 2022

Nowhere But Here written by: John Drudge I walk past The old women Selling peaches On the...

Poetry English

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Say You Still Care

Benedict Hurley·August 22, 2022

Say You Still Care written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 Sitting in the dark, my heart’s beating fast...

Poetry English

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Moon is Slower

Alan David Gould·August 16, 2022

Moon is Slower written by: Alan David Gould Moonlight vision may well be the precursor: Electricity is...

Poetry English

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A Poem For My Dad

Benjamin J. Sams·June 19, 2022

A Poem for My Dad written by: Benjamin J. Sams Of all the times you comfort me, Of...

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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