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Remembering a Bait Shop in Tenby, Wales

Christian Ward·August 17, 2023

Remembering a Bait Shop in Tenby, Wales written by: Christian Ward A murderer’s emporium: Freezers full of...

Poetry English

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(Un) Fair

Dr Aparna Ajith·August 9, 2023

(Un) Fair written by: Dr. Aparna Ajith Is the complexion of dark not lovely? Is dark skin...

Poetry English

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Cat, a poem by Richard Prime at Spillwords.com

Cat

Richard Prime·July 31, 2023

Cat written by: Richard Prime You hear her moving about upstairs, The soft pad of her feet,...

Poetry English

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Shatter

Vickie Johnstone·June 30, 2023

Shatter written by: Vickie Johnstone @vickiejohnstone We are but the darkest glass, prisms turning, starkest shine, and...

Poetry English

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Leaving To Guess

G. Rod Hamilton·June 26, 2023

Leaving To Guess written by: Rando Mithlo Some clarity In need The something from you Just what...

Poetry English

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Space

Robert Allen·June 24, 2023

Space written by: Robert Allen @RobertAllenPoet Ten years on a photo of me in the desert, laughing...

Poetry English

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Flying With Unicorns

Mogau Ntsoane·June 15, 2023

Flying With Unicorns written by: Mogau Ntsoane @mogau__ntsoane I dreamt I was flying, surrounded by unicorns and...

English Poetry

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Darker the Water, the Deeper the Deep

Gerry Stefanson·June 9, 2023

Passages Darker the Water, the Deeper the Deep written by: Gerry Stefanson @gerry_stefanson Heart beating like a...

English Passages Gerry Stefanson Poetry

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The End of The Dark Tunnel

Abu Siddik·June 2, 2023

The End of The Dark Tunnel written by: Abu Siddik @ASBENM3 The day broke A child asked...

Poetry English

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Triumph of Oomph

David Lohrey·May 30, 2023

Triumph of Oomph written by: David Lohrey I think I am offended. Let the poem begin with...

Poetry English

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Nobody Knows Her Name

Kayleigh Merchant·May 29, 2023

Nobody Knows Her Name written by: Kayleigh Merchant Nobody knows her name, she wanders the river turns...

Poetry English

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Ides of March

Shaun Mellish·May 27, 2023

Ides of March written by: Shaun Mellish @MellishShaun Into this day we come alone Evil pours from...

Poetry English

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In The Provinces

PR Hebert·May 24, 2023

In The Provinces written by: PR Hebert The smell of the earth The jungle floor Humid, sweet...

Poetry English

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I Am Light and Dark

Laura Hughes·May 22, 2023

I Am Light and Dark written by: Laura Hughes I am made of both light and dark....

Poetry 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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