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October Performance

Angel Edwards·October 24, 2020

October Performance written by: Angel Edwards In nights lonely long vigil overtone Through the dark, darkness is...

English Poetry Halloween

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America Is Dying

Peggy Gerber·October 15, 2020

America Is Dying written by: Peggy Gerber America is burning from sea to shining sea. The ocean...

Poetry English

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She Walks Where The Wild Things Are

Lady C. E. Miller·October 12, 2020

She Walks Where The Wild Things Are written by: Lady C. E. Miller Astride a mighty mare...

Poetry English

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Imagining A Blue Sky

Krysia Pytlik Oxmind·October 8, 2020

Imagining A Blue Sky written by: Krysia Pytlik Oxmind Imagine the taste of an orange sky full...

Poetry English

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My Hidden Beauty

Walid Boureghda·September 24, 2020

My Hidden Beauty written by: Walid Boureghda There’s some magic in the air, Willing to take me...

Poetry English

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Magdalen Walks

Spillwords·September 20, 2020

Magdalen Walks a poem by: Oscar Wilde The little white clouds are racing over the sky, And...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Moments

Madhumita Bhattacharjee Nayyar·September 12, 2020

Moments written by: Madhumita @madhumita6 I want to nestle in the warmth of your arms Your hands...

Poetry English

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You Emerge…

Dr Molly Joseph·August 21, 2020

You Emerge… written by: Dr. Molly Joseph Out of life’s furnace you emerge cleansed, pure, unalloyed… the...

Poetry English

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Rivers of Gold

CJ Delous·August 15, 2020

Rivers of Gold written by: CJ Delous Fading embers still remember the fire, ...

English Poetry

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Hope Leans

Away with Words·July 6, 2020

Hope Leans written by: Away With Words @CreatrixPE hope walks through fire but faith leaps over it...

English Poetry

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Deliverance

Ann Christine Tabaka·June 10, 2020

Deliverance written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris Link missing, chain broken. Connections pass beyond repair. Anchor sinks,...

Poetry English

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Beacon

Edward McCloud·May 9, 2020

Beacon written by: Edward McCloud Keep a fire burning For soon I’ll be returning From my journey...

I Know All About You

Sergio A. Ortiz·May 9, 2020

I Know All About You written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore I’ve walked through your innards your...

English Poetry

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Orange Hues

Rayna More·April 14, 2020

Orange Hues written by: Rayna More Don’t be cold. Sit beside the fire, With me. I see...

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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