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Acadia

Christopher Johnson·July 13, 2019

Acadia written by: Christopher Johnson @cjohnsonwrite At 36, Erik Gustafson was an Angry Young Man. Wrathful, irate,...

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One Night Stand

Maggie O'Brien·July 10, 2019

One Night Stand written by: Maggie O’Brien Iron filings to the magnet. We were drawn to meet...

English Poetry

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SunDance

RayFed·July 5, 2019

SunDance written by: RayFed @MrRayFed Light comes again, even though hope seems strangely invisible. The night has...

English Poetry

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Worry

Simona Prilogan·June 14, 2019

Worry written by: Simona Prilogan @SCotidian No dawns are yet coming to calm my old songs; They...

Poetry English

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Inferno

Shyamal Mukhopadhyay·May 23, 2019

Inferno written by: Shyamal Mukhopadhyay Devil’s Inferno at Notre Dame swinging bell atop the cathedral Arousing the...

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Shirtless

Mickey Kulp·May 14, 2019

Shirtless written by: Mickey Kulp @mickey_kulp My wife said I should take off my shirt. After all,...

Literature English

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Moth – A Sonnet

Polly Oliver·May 2, 2019

Moth – A Sonnet written by: Polly Oliver Defined by its fatal desire for more- Antennae ragged,...

English Poetry

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Hell’s Fire

Jaya Avendel·April 3, 2019

Hell’s Fire written by: Jaya Avendel @AvendelJaya Smoke Like snow blown by wind Drifts across the glade...

Poetry English

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The Fire Flower

Raphfael Wormge·March 19, 2019

The Fire Flower written by: Raphfael Wormge As I sit here Watching this nice Hot flower, My...

English Poetry

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Silver Bullets & Smiles on Fire

James Dennis Casey IV·February 18, 2019

Silver Bullets & Smiles on Fire written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames thunderclaps god’s hand rain...

Poetry English

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Chariots Of Fire

Ricky Hawthorne·February 13, 2019

Chariots Of Fire written by: Ricky Hawthorne @searsjames Incontrovertible the reason that I cling to oh so...

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Soviet Happy

James Gabriel·January 21, 2019

soviet-happy written by: James Gabriel @James_Gabriel1 a small cut on my upper lip is bleeding nothing to...

English Poetry

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Fire And Ice

Spillwords·December 2, 2018

Fire and Ice a poem by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some...

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Awareness

Umair Mirxa·November 28, 2018

Awareness written by: Umair Mirxa @UMirxa12 Aath had his cave, his club, and his cloth which he...

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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