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The Great Escape

Glynn Sinclare·May 26, 2022

The Great Escape written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Remember Aleppo 2012 to 2016 Now Mariupol 2022 We...

Poetry English

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Amor Mundi

Spillwords·May 15, 2022

Amor Mundi a poem by: Christina Rossetti ‘Oh, where are you going with your love-locks flowing On...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Rural Fate

Lynn H Terry·May 2, 2022

Rural Fate written by: Lynn H Terry unable to accept fate comes an escape outside one’s self...

Poetry English

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The Sweet Roar of Love

LK Lawrence·April 25, 2022

The Sweet Roar of Love written by: LK Lawrence How sweetly she sleeps enclosed in your arms...

English Poetry

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Illusion

paeansunplugged·April 14, 2022

Illusion written by: Paeansunplugged The bed is unmade, has been unmade for weeks though I do change...

English Poetry

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When You Know

Troy DeFrates·April 7, 2022

When You Know written by: Troy DeFrates When your personal net worth increases with every conversation with...

Poetry English

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February 24

Yulia Tseytlin·March 7, 2022

February 24 written by: Yulia Tseytlin Married as a child, against her will. He’s muscular, brutal; his...

Poetry English

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Hideaway

Annalyn Neo Celeste·January 8, 2022

Hideaway written by: Annalyn Neo Celeste @LadyTraderrr From a far-flung corner Pristine beauty lies beneath Salty kisses...

Poetry English

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Christmas Crow

Lynn White·December 23, 2021

Christmas Crow written by: Lynn White We watched the crow with fascination as it tap tapped on...

Christmas English Poetry

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Árvore Perdida

J. Maciel Costa·November 28, 2021

Árvore Perdida written by: J. Maciel Costa Quando chega a hora.. Deus dá o tempo imperfeito Para...

International Portuguese Poetry

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Face Mask

Jim Bates·November 19, 2021

Face Mask written by: Jim Bates The invitation read, Time to celebrate. The pandemic is over and...

Literature English

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Emptiness

Orlando Blake·November 15, 2021

Emptiness written by: Orlando Blake She left She was steaming To escape from The reality. *** She...

Poetry English

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Luxurious Glory of Halloween

Maid Corbic·October 30, 2021

Luxurious Glory of Halloween written by: Maid Corbic I am always afraid of being left alone in...

Poetry Halloween English

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Escape

Leigh Doughty·October 9, 2021

Escape written by: Leigh Doughty @LeighDoughty He pitched it to me like it was some kind of...

Literature 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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