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Spillwords·January 19, 2020

Life a poem by: George Herbert I made a posie, while the day ran by: Here will...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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The Old Sumac

huntersjames·November 11, 2019

The Old Sumac written by: huntersjames @huntersjames Beautiful ancient darkness came before the roots And after, light...

English Poetry

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Madness of The Moretto

Christina Ciufo·October 26, 2019

Madness of The Moretto written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo If you hear phantom trumpets, faint violin strings...

Literature Halloween English

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My Intoxication

Rks·August 16, 2019

My Intoxication written by: Rks @iwouldfall The heart, that craves the taste of being intoxicated but by...

Poetry English

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World of Clones

Bayley Kelly·April 25, 2019

World of Clones written by: Bayley Kelly In 2028 the clones started World War III. Clone testing...

Literature 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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