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Inheritance

E Barnes·February 4, 2020

Inheritance written by: E Barnes The old man was in a hospital bed in his favorite room...

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Defining The Miles

Greg Massey·January 25, 2020

Defining The Miles written by: Greg Massey @PoemCrafter You should be here, Wherever here may be. It’s...

FOR ALEC W JAMES COAL MINER WITH THE ANGELS

Grendad·January 19, 2020

FOR ALEC W JAMES COAL MINER WITH THE ANGELS written by: Grendad Bowed down and coughing in...

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A Throne of Snow

S.B. Goncarova·January 5, 2020

A Throne of Snow written by: S.B. Goncarova @studiogoncarova FOR THE MAN with one foot in the...

Article English

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Those Winter Sundays

Spillwords·January 5, 2020

Those Winter Sundays a poem by Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early And put...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Party

Barbara Avon·January 3, 2020

The Party written by: Barbara Avon @barb_avon Raucous rock tunes drifted down to their apartment. The party...

English Literature

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Checkmate

E Barnes·December 28, 2019

Checkmate written by: E Barnes At his usual time, he checks out a chess set from the...

Literature English

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Christmas Day Poetry

Marian Wood·December 25, 2019

Christmas Day Poetry written by: Marian Wood @EyeOfMazz It’s Christmas morning and Santa has been, The children’s...

English Poetry Christmas Featured Post

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The Gift of Sinatra

Catherine Gigante-Brown·December 17, 2019

The Gift of Sinatra written by: Catherine Gigante-Brown @BklynCatwoman A few days after Christmas, I sat in...

Poetry Christmas English

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The Irrelevant Son

Nivedita Das·December 2, 2019

The Irrelevant Son written by: Nivedita Das I am done with life and have consumed poison to end...

Literature English

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Nellie’s Curse

Phyllis Souza·October 25, 2019

Nellie’s Curse written by: Phyllis Souza Many years ago, a wealthy Portuguese dairyman had a daughter, who...

Literature Halloween English

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Riding Shotgun

Roger Turner·September 28, 2019

Riding Shotgun written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I remember riding shotgun between my ma and pa mom...

Poetry English

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Prodigal Father

Doug Hawley·September 22, 2019

Prodigal Father written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm Duke’s Story Part One I was drinking Black Butte Porter...

English Literature

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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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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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