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Phyllis Souza·June 5, 2023

Fallen written by: Phyllis Souza Wearing a green chasuble, Father John Heller, tall and slender, follows the...

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Me… The Woman at The Well

Cindy Coverly·June 5, 2023

Me… The Woman at The Well written by: Cindy Coverly Me… I am that woman at the...

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An Ode to an Enigmatic Night

Yasmin Hemmat·June 3, 2023

An Ode to an Enigmatic Night written by: Yasmin Hemmat In the depths of the night, where...

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Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?

Joe Cushnan·May 30, 2023

Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? written by: Joe Cushnan On Monday 19 July 1982 it was mild...

Literature English

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You Can Call Me Hal

Petro C. K.·May 30, 2023

You Can Call Me Hal written by: Petro C. K. @petro_ck Why am I soft in the...

Poetry English

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The Mantle

Alison Fagan·May 27, 2023

The Mantle written by: Alison Fagan “I might leave it for now.” The words pelted hard on...

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Unspoken Words

Joyce Mary J·May 27, 2023

Unspoken Words written by: Joyce Mary J Unspoken and unheard, Those words were true, Pounding in my...

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Killer Thoughts

Colleen M. Tice·May 26, 2023

Killer Thoughts written by: Colleen M. Tice @ColleenMarieTi1 In the morning mist, when the knife twists you...

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Death Poem VI

Cindy Medina·May 24, 2023

Death Poem VI written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 This world, to what shall I compare it? To...

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Final Breath

Dawn Minott·May 23, 2023

Final Breath written by: Dawn Minott Forgive, even when your heart’s been broken Think before each word...

English Poetry

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Love and Time

Gabriella Balcom·May 22, 2023

Love and Time written by: Gabriella Balcom Biting her lip, Kryssi stared at the river but kept...

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As All Things Must Pass

S. D. Kilmer·May 19, 2023

As All Things Must Pass written by: S.D. Kilmer @SDKilmer Fireflies brilliant and inescapable. As are the...

English Poetry

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Death Poem – 163

Marc Isaac Potter·May 18, 2023

Death Poem – 163 written by: Marc Isaac Potter @marcisaacpotter Nobody likes talking about death and least...

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Dancing at The Dawn of The Ball

Scott Thomas Outlar·May 17, 2023

Dancing at The Dawn of The Ball written by: Scott Thomas Outlar @17Numa If ever there were...

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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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