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Chlorine

Jim Bates·September 29, 2021

Chlorine written by: Jim Bates My counselor Joycelyn says I need to work on my communication skills,...

Literature English

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For Captain Ahab

Maciej Pająk·September 14, 2021

For Captain Ahab written by: Maciej Pająk (Matthew) Your act is against nature and God Your heart...

English Poetry

·1 min read

ABANDON SHIP

Dilip Mohapatra·March 29, 2019

ABANDON SHIP written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo My ship with its holds filled with hopes and aspirations has...

Poetry English

·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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