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Hope

Philomena Daly·October 18, 2021

Hope written by: Philomena Daly The winter sun shines Hope on darkened hearts and minds Spring will...

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Night of The Scorpion

Spillwords·October 10, 2021

Night of The Scorpion a poem by Nissim Ezekiel I remember the night my mother was stung...

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Road To Nowhere

K. Radhakrishnan·October 4, 2021

Road To Nowhere written by: K. RADHAKRISHNAN Wandering away from worlds somewhere, Heading towards destination ‘nowhere’, I...

English Poetry

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Mourn Me Not

Introverted Thoughts·September 29, 2021

Mourn Me Not written by: Introverted Thoughts On misty days and grief drenched mornings, When sight is...

Poetry English

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Literary Glimpses

Anna Colominas·September 24, 2021

Literary Glimpses written by: Anna Colominas those true identities w e c a m e t o...

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Calling Home

A Murky Mind·September 24, 2021

Calling Home written by: A Murky Mind @amurkymind In a world that is all but lost… The...

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Death Poem II

Cindy Medina·September 20, 2021

Death Poem II written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 This world, to what may I liken it? To...

English Poetry

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Don’t Be Afraid

mdtaslim·September 16, 2021

Don’t Be Afraid written by: mdtaslim @mdtaslim5149 Don’t be afraid of the darker side of life Ray...

English Poetry

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Grey Sky

Ivan de Monbrison·September 12, 2021

Grey Sky written by: Ivan de Monbrison - Your face is covered with wounds. You are walking on a wire...

Poetry English International

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Answer to the Seductress Divine

David Russell·September 10, 2021

Answer to the Seductress Divine written by: David Russell You radiated alluring mirages Spiced with innuendos of...

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If I Could Love You Longer

Tylia Flores·August 30, 2021

If I Could Love You Longer written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 I’ve been on a bumpy journey,...

English Poetry

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Glorious Monster

Karima Hoisan·August 9, 2021

Glorious Monster written by: Karima Hoisan Let’s ride our glorious monster until we all fall down. Along...

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Dark or Bright

Robyn MacKinnon·August 8, 2021

Dark or Bright written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat this is dark or bright euphoria when I see...

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Be Love

Charlie Bottle·July 8, 2021

Be Love written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Be the silver lining behind each cloud, the bright moon...

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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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