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Fireflies in Fairfax County

Ellie Ness·March 9, 2024

Fireflies in Fairfax County written by: Ellie Ness @EleanorNess With lamentable timing, I met Joe just before...

Literature English

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You Haunt Me

Amalia Tihon·October 15, 2023

You Haunt Me written by: Amalia Tihon No matter what I do, It’s never good or strong...

Poetry English

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Man is a Guilty Animal

Anthony Doyle·September 18, 2023

Man is a Guilty Animal written by: Anthony Doyle Heavy, this dead thing. Couldn’t quite pinpoint the...

English Literature

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Falling

Steliana Cristina Voicu·August 17, 2023

Falling written by: Steliana Cristina Voicu falling summer’s gold… silent fireflies...

Poetry English

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A Better Place

Funmilayo·August 14, 2023

A Better Place written by: Funmilayo For some, There’s light at the tunnel’s end A better place,...

English Poetry

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Waves Crash!

Monalisa Parida·July 29, 2023

Waves Crash! written by: Monalisa Parida The nite’s sky is full of fireflies And my thoughts are...

English Poetry

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Wonderstruck Wanderlust

Rob Clark·July 17, 2023

Wonderstruck Wanderlust written by: Rob Clark @HangryPoet197 Into sweet oblivion Skies obsidian Dotted w/shimmering iridescence Her lingering...

English Poetry

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Queen of Flowers

LadyLily·June 21, 2023

Queen of Flowers written by: LadyLily @AFairymary We are born from Eden, Reflecting our image with passion...

Poetry English

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A Late Summer Night’s Dream

Sonia FL Leung·March 16, 2023

A Late Summer Night’s Dream written by: Sonia FL Leung Like ten thousand fireflies in the night...

Poetry English

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Temple in Ruins

Vernon Mukumbi·January 28, 2023

Temple in Ruins written by: Vernon Mukumbi My heart stalls as I ride through the embers and...

English Poetry

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Voracious Appetites!

Reena Mahay·September 5, 2022

Voracious Appetites! written by: Reena Mahay @tweet__reena Logs, logs, logs – Nature’s offerings abound – As you...

Poetry English

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Rocking Chair Wisdom

Mark Tulin·July 9, 2022

Rocking Chair Wisdom written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer On a quiet night with crickets chirping, the older...

Poetry English Featured Post

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Childhood Memories

Eva Marie Cagley·June 20, 2022

Childhood Memories written by: Eva Marie Cagley @EvaCagley See Saw See Saw The old wood one we...

Poetry English

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Confession of The Poetical Firefly to Muse-Butterfly of Poesy

Paweł Markiewicz·May 5, 2022

Confession of The Poetical Firefly to Muse-Butterfly of Poesy written by: Paweł Markiewicz You must excuse me....

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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