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Medusa

Tammy M Darby·December 27, 2019

Medusa written by: Tammy M Darby Among the Gorgons that counted three Touched by comeliness being mortal...

Poetry English

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A Curse

Aishwarya Chauhan·December 6, 2019

A Curse written by: Aishwarya Chauhan You and I went on a long drive, under the roof...

Poetry English

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The Belclave Hotel

James Marchiori·October 26, 2019

The Belclave Hotel written by: James Marchiori @DJames1821 Phone ringing… “Hello?” “Steve, it’s Jon here, we have...

English Literature Halloween

·19 mins read

Nellie’s Curse

Phyllis Souza·October 25, 2019

Nellie’s Curse written by: Phyllis Souza Many years ago, a wealthy Portuguese dairyman had a daughter, who...

Literature Halloween English

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The Third

Jose Wan Diaz·August 8, 2019

The Third written by: Jose Wan Diaz “Two was more than enough,” Alice said, tears pouring down her...

Literature English

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Thirst

Rob Clark·July 29, 2019

Thirst written by: Rob Clark @oldschoolrob197 There’s an appetite beneath Grabs you inside, deep Until satisfied, you’re...

Poetry English

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Revisiting History

Garima Mahajan·May 11, 2019

Revisiting History written by: Garima Mahajan @GarimaM1204 ‘Et tu… It was my ego Not the dagger, Caesar!’...

Poetry Spilled History English

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The Curse Of Writing!

Pranjal Srivastava·December 16, 2018

The Curse Of Writing! written by: Pranjal Srivastava People can dream of becoming a doctor, engineer, scientist...

Article English

·11 mins read

Love! This Is My Bane?

Edward Mind aka Horror King·December 6, 2017

Love! This is my bane? written by: Edward Mind @HorrorKing1 Shameless! I’m still the same An idiot...

Poetry English

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My Curse For You

Linda M. Crate·November 29, 2017

my curse for you written by: Linda M. Crate @thysilverdoe you demand and want perfection from me...

English Poetry

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ANATHEMA In Four Parts

John Lopes·November 16, 2017

ANATHEMA in four parts written by: John Lopes @PoetryIncubator MOVEMENT I I am hallowed by insignificance among mortals...

Love Is A Curse

Mike Washburn·November 15, 2017

Love Is A Curse written by: Mike Washburn As the sun rises to reveal the tortures of...

English Poetry

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The Curse

Liam Ward (The Judge)·April 7, 2017

The Curse written by: Liam Ward (The Judge) @Duh_Judge Living so far away Finding nowhere to stay...

English Poetry

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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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