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Proof by Contradiction

Rhia Morley·June 24, 2025

Proof by Contradiction written by: Rhia Morley “I suppose a personality is a collection of flaws and...

Poetry English

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The Weight of a Shadow

Lou Storey·March 14, 2025

The Weight of a Shadow written by: Lou Storey forward facing into sun heated rays soak layered...

English Poetry

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Transition

Bethel Chisom Philip·February 5, 2025

Transition written by: Bethel Chisom Philip - And so we began to talk after an awkward introduction...

English Literature

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This Small Small World

Alin Nagraj·January 2, 2025

This Small Small World written by: Alin Nagraj @alin_nagraj Clickity-clak clickity-clak The keyboards click away through the...

Poetry English

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Happy New Year

Varun Anand Bhat·January 1, 2025

Happy New Year written by: Varun Anand Bhat @VarunBhat22 A year passed by, And a new one...

English Poetry

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The Whispering Lanterns

Etya Krichmar·October 28, 2024

The Whispering Lanterns written by: Etya Krichmar - No one dared to ignore Halloween in the small, forgotten village of Eldergrave...

Literature Halloween English

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We Two

Aaron Marchant·April 18, 2024

We Two written by: Aaron Marchant You fell in love with somebody who looked something like me...

Poetry English

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The Haunting Silence

Parvathy Sukumar·March 1, 2024

The Haunting Silence written by: Parvathy Sukumar @Parvathyfeb27 Silence!!! Something that we all seek at times, Something...

English Poetry

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Butterfly Dreams

Peggy Gerber·February 5, 2024

Butterfly Dreams written by: Peggy Gerber @peggysue445 I dream I am a butterfly, fanning the air on...

English Poetry

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One Dark and Dismal Christmas

Bob Lazzar-Atwood·December 16, 2023

One Dark and Dismal Christmas written by: Bob Lazzar-Atwood ‘Twas on a cold December day that Christmas...

Christmas Poetry English

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September 10th, 2023

Eoghan Lyng·November 25, 2023

September 10th, 2023 written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng My notes are like a carriageway, compressed of idle...

Poetry English

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A Conversation with The Universe

Olivia Todd·August 1, 2023

A Conversation with The Universe written by: Olivia Todd @StoryMinded97 If I could levitate above the noise...

Poetry English

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Failure

TJ Sana·June 7, 2023

Failure written by: TJ Sana I want to write a pretty poem But what to write about...

Poetry 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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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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