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Mistaken Glances

Justine Engelbrecht·June 6, 2024

Mistaken Glances written by: Justine Engelbrecht How many thoughts and passions lie behind your eyes. The same...

Poetry English

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There are Angels on the Earth

Simona Prilogan·May 13, 2024

There are Angels on the Earth written by: Simona Prilogan It rains on streets, the stream drops...

English Poetry

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I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark

Michelle Ayon Navajas·March 8, 2024

I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas @poetrybymich i breathe life...

English Poetry

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Never Caught My Shore

Sunil Saroa·February 21, 2024

Never Caught My Shore written by: Sunil Saroa @Iamsunil8 I desire to fly and fly but like...

Poetry English

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Finding Strength in The Struggle

Jenny Frye·February 12, 2024

Finding Strength in The Struggle written by: Jenny Frye God I am so stressed, please hear my...

Poetry English

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A Victorian Lamplight

Phyllis P. Colucci·February 3, 2024

A Victorian Lamplight written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot A Lamplight glows A Lamplight speaks It tells...

Phyllis P. Colucci Featured Post English Poetry

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The Wedding

Beth Warren·January 24, 2024

The Wedding written by: Beth Warren I hardly slept a wink last night I tossed and turned...

Poetry English

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Last Shred

Margaret Karim·January 22, 2024

Last Shred written by: Margaret Karim As the sun rises On a new day The wind shifts...

Poetry English

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My Wings

Kate Figurska·January 8, 2024

My Wings written by: Kate Figurska @FigurskaKate It started with few stolen feathers A gentle cut on...

Poetry English

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Happy New Year

Michelle Ayon Navajas·December 31, 2023

Happy New Year written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas we drifted apart for years stumbled upon each other...

Poetry English

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The Snake

Roy Eisenstein·November 11, 2023

The Snake written by: Roy Eisenstein @eyezenmedia The Army, the war left a snake in his head...

Poetry English

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A Haunting in Sibiu

Patricia Furstenberg·November 3, 2023

A Haunting in Sibiu written by: Patricia Furstenberg @PatFurstenberg That autumn evening the air hung heavy with...

English Literature

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Birthing Hell

Megha Sood·November 2, 2023

Birthing Hell written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 The darkness howling scratching at the insides of my throat...

Poetry English Halloween

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Blood Moon

Aaron Grierson·October 28, 2023

Blood Moon written by: Aaron Grierson “Come to the dance with me,” she beckons softly from my...

13 Days of Halloween Featured Post Literature Halloween 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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