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Dispensing Freedom

Nyema James·June 25, 2024

Dispensing Freedom written by: Nyema James He was a Taliban spotter. Bullshit. He was a humble Afghan...

Poetry English

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The Seance

Dawn Pisturino·October 27, 2023

The Seance written by: Dawn Pisturino The heavy iron gates of Bellemont Cemetery stood open like silent...

Literature Featured Post Halloween 13 Days of Halloween English

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Jojo, Spirits of Cariboo Country

Rand Hill·November 28, 2022

Jojo, Spirits of Cariboo Country written by: Rand Hill Jojo is a bad woman. She woke in...

Literature English

·12 mins read

The Hobo Code

Nick Gerrard·September 27, 2021

The Hobo Code written by: Nick Gerrard @nickcgerrard I lost it all, the mortgage, the wife, the...

Literature English

·5 mins read

The Christmas Code

Doug Bartlett·December 30, 2020

The Christmas Code written by: Doug Bartlett If you had to pick, who would it be, Jesus...

English Poetry

·1 min read

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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The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

The Devil Calls

Boolean

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The Code

Binary Beat

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Dispensing Freedom

The Seance

Jojo, Spirits of Cariboo Country

The Hobo Code

The Christmas Code

Bonfire of Resolve

Mercury

Still Standing Tall

Cast Off

A Little Book About Trees – by Tim Burr

Every Day, at Five A.M.

Zombie

Creatures of Habit

Milli-Between-Seconds

The Lonely Hour

Slowly

You’ll Be Fine