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Devil Incarnate

Paula R C Readman·March 23, 2023

Devil Incarnate written by: Paula R C Readman @Darkfantasy13 In the small kitchen of our holiday cottage,...

My Love

J.B. Arnold·February 19, 2023

My Love written by: J.B. Arnold A frantic knocking, followed by a distraught voice, brought her from...

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Mountain of Drama

Sandi Wallace·January 22, 2023

Mountain of Drama written by: Sandi Wallace Early Friday morning, I trod the white line carving the...

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We Want Our Bodies Back

FC Malby·January 20, 2023

We Want Our Bodies Back written by: FC Malby @fcmalby In memory of David Carrick’s survivors (they...

Poetry English

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The Cops are Always Here

Gabriel Bates·December 8, 2022

the cops are always here written by: Gabriel Bates they come to the apartment complex almost weekly....

Poetry English

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Fourteen

Sarah Nassar·August 26, 2022

14 written by: Sarah Nassar —On the floating Gynaxian Detainment Unit— Fourteen awakes from a light, dreamless...

Literature English

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Undercover

Elaine Marie Carnegie-Padgett·August 25, 2022

Undercover written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 It was dark and humid. The scent of sweet magnolia and...

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A Mirrored Pleasure

Yahuza Abdulkadir·July 2, 2022

A Mirrored Pleasure written by: Yahuza Abdulkadir @YahuzaAbdoul she yelled she cried to answer the ring tones...

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Uvalde

Marius Alexandru·July 1, 2022

Uvalde written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex A dark shadow wraps the earth, springs of tears spring up...

Poetry English

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Reincarnation Trepidation

Lisa H. Owens·June 9, 2022

Reincarnation Trepidation written by: Lisa H. Owens @LisaHOwens I get a strange sense of deja vu; I’ve...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Small Rituals

Andrew Scobie·May 19, 2022

Small Rituals written by: Andrew Scobie I have killed someone. That can never happen again. As Martin walked...

Scene of The Crime

Clive Grewcock·April 22, 2022

Scene of The Crime written by: Clive Grewcock My spine ran cold at the headline news. They...

English Poetry

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Bike Killer

Doug Hawley·April 5, 2022

Bike Killer written by: Doug Hawley @DougHawley8 I don’t drive. Everywhere I need to go I can...

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Doing Time

C H Elton·February 20, 2022

Doing Time written by: C H Elton @sdc130764 Yes, I did the crime and so yes, I...

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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