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Outside with Mutti

Carl "Papa" Palmer·May 12, 2024

Outside with Mutti written by: Carl “Papa” Palmer Haus Maria Frieden Seniorenheim Schweinfurt. Germany Judy w/Mom Sitting...

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Learning My Alphabet

Melanie Joy·September 24, 2023

Learning My Alphabet written by: Melanie Joy @ivygreenpoet I am not BIPOC OR LGBTQQIP2SAA I am ADHD....

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A Full English

Jacqueline Erasin·February 7, 2023

A Full English written by: Jacqueline Erasin @Jac_Erasin Mark loved a cooked breakfast; it was always his...

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Wasted Petals on the War of the Roses

Lei Writses·February 6, 2023

Wasted Petals on the War of the Roses written by: Lei Writses White as the stratum clouds...

English Poetry

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Tongue Twister

Jackie Chou·March 21, 2022

Tongue Twister written by: Jackie Chou Dirty, I said when I meant thirty a word I couldn’t...

Poetry English

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Gone Long Ago

Roger Haydon·January 10, 2022

Gone Long Ago written by: Roger Haydon @blueskyabove A street corner, almost crowded, tonight’s hot supper at...

English Poetry

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Efeu

Neelima Aravind·June 24, 2021

Efeu written by: Neelima Aravind One of those pandemic things – baking, gardening The English Ivy we...

English Poetry

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Papa Ben’s Last Laugh

Emilia Paul·September 12, 2019

Papa Ben’s Last Laugh written by: Emilia Paul Sometimes funny things happen at the most unlikely moments....

English Literature

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English And The Englishman

Anne G·August 6, 2018

English and the Englishman written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth “not of an age, but for all time”...

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A Day Of English Law

Nobby66·February 24, 2018

A Day of English Law written by: Nobby66 @douglas97_s Fag gaspers lurk at the entrance bin, security...

Poetry English

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ENGLISH!

Stanley Wilkin·December 28, 2017

ENGLISH! written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk The story of a bunch of unwashed illiterate thugs who ruled...

Article English Featured Post

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Tottenham Pie

Rich·December 28, 2017

Tottenham Pie written by: Rich @H3Richard A Long long time ago I cannot remember how the Football...

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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