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A Prayer for the 21st Century

Laimons Juris G·March 10, 2025

A Prayer for the 21st Century written by: Laimons Juris G I am not alarmed by the...

English Poetry

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Zainab

David Thoenen·November 27, 2024

Zainab written by: David Thoenen - The men in clean green uniforms screamed filthy blasphemies...

Literature English

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Washing

Shoshana Vegh·July 24, 2024

Washing written by: Shoshana Vegh - I've cleaned the house with the tears of the kidnappees...

Poetry International

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Spiritual Dream Bath

Robyn MacKinnon·March 24, 2024

Spiritual Dream Bath written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat had a dream last night Let’s see how Long...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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The Family Tree

Dilip Mohapatra·December 4, 2023

The Family Tree written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo One day I sit down to construct my family tree...

English Poetry

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River Water

Jeff Flesch·June 14, 2023

River Water written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I look to you – you tell me the sun...

Poetry English

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Dear Steven

Matthew Roy Davey·April 25, 2023

Dear Steven written by: Matthew Roy Davey You must burn this as soon as you finish reading. It...

English Literature

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First Confessional

Ryan J Morgan·March 26, 2023

First Confessional written by: Ryan J Morgan For months we’d been practising this pursuit of penitential perfection....

English Literature

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Let’s Run Away

Kira Fulks·November 20, 2021

Let’s Run Away written by: Kira Fulks @TheForumPress Let’s run away just you and I and climb...

Poetry English Featured Post

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My Ocean Kissed Me…

Mitch Bensel·November 18, 2021

My Ocean Kissed Me… written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling walked the beach felt the sting of sand...

Poetry English

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The Goat Woman of Mandi Road

Chitra Gopalakrishnan·May 17, 2021

The Goat Woman of Mandi Road written by: Chitra Gopalakrishnan I stumble upon the goat woman in...

Literature English

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Tears

Introverted Thoughts·April 23, 2021

Tears written by: Introverted Thoughts I find it absurd How powerful tears are. It’s mesmerising how Easily...

Poetry English

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Another Ganga

Chaitali Sengupta·February 23, 2021

Another ganga written by: Chaitali Sengupta @Chaital59764003 Another Ganga… To sanctify the defiled earth again To wash...

English Poetry

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Baptism

Arlene Antoinette·September 2, 2020

Baptism written by: Arlene Antoinette A drowning of the old man, a coming forth of the new....

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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