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In My Heart

Gail Constable·August 28, 2021

In My Heart written by: Gail Constable I gaze at him Surreptitiously From beneath the Long lashes...

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Beauty in The Eye of The Beholder

Fatima Adeleke·August 23, 2021

Beauty in The Eye of The Beholder written by: Fatima Adeleke All human beauty is an aberration,...

English Poetry

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Mama Liberia

Ivan S. Fiske IV·July 2, 2021

Mama Liberia written by: Ivan S. Fiske IV On the West Coast of Africa resides an elegant...

Poetry English

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Tango Lessons

Kenneth Salzmann·June 24, 2019

Tango Lessons written by: Kenneth Salzmann Step slow slow quick quick slow through a lifetime of swivels...

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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