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Iron Butterfly

Verity Mason·July 24, 2023

Iron Butterfly written by: Verity Mason The natives are restless tonight, and that’s the way Luscious Lola...

English Literature

·1 min read

You Can't Get Ther From Here, flash fiction by Catherine Arra at Spillwords.com

You Can’t Get There From Here

Catherine Arra·July 22, 2023

You Can’t Get There From Here written by: Catherine Arra She didn’t speak to them for months...

English Literature

·1 min read

Among The Ruins

Dee Allen·July 20, 2023

Among The Ruins written by: Dee Allen Among the ruins of a village in Northern Ukraine, quiet...

English Literature

·1 min read

Calling

Andrea Damic·July 17, 2023

Calling written by: Andrea Damic @DamicAndrea Red African soil. Heatwave scorches through the land of this ancient...

English Literature

·1 min read

College Days

Anika Joseph·July 11, 2023

College Days written by: Anika Joseph I’m going to the Uni which President Michelle Obama went to,...

Literature English

·2 mins read

Breathe

Valli Henry-Boldini·July 9, 2023

Breathe written by: Valli Henry-Boldini “Come back here!” he shouts as she opens their front door and...

Literature English

·1 min read

Homeward Bound

Ellie Ness·July 8, 2023

Homeward Bound written by: Ellie Ness @EleanorNess Standing at the Middle Eastern International Airport with my passport...

Literature English

·2 mins read

Crab Island

Leslie Rider·July 7, 2023

Crab Island written by: Leslie Rider @writer317537 Sent Sat, Feb 4, 2023, at 9:00 AM To: Todd.Sullivan@thesun.org...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Somewhere Between Mind and Heart

Loredano Cafaro·July 5, 2023

Somewhere Between Mind and Heart written by: Loredano Cafaro translated by: Sabrina Beretta edited by: Sai Leigh ...

Literature English

·3 mins read

Wolves and Flies

Tim Law·July 5, 2023

Wolves and Flies written by: Tim Law Doctor Neath helps us. She helps us to discover exactly...

Literature English

·1 min read

A Perfect Escape

Marzia Rahman·June 29, 2023

A Perfect Escape written by: Marzia Rahman @MarziaR57167805 After watching Snow White, I wanted to be a...

English Literature

·1 min read

Man in a Hole

JPK·June 28, 2023

Man in a Hole written by: JPK It was fair to say that Slattery had drink taken,...

Literature English

·1 min read

Reader’s Digest

Victoria Mascord·June 25, 2023

Reader’s Digest written by: Victoria Mascord I had never been to America before. When I first told...

Literature English

·3 mins read

If You Can’t See My Mirrors, I Can’t See You

Caroline Coyle·June 23, 2023

If You Can’t See My Mirrors, I Can’t See You written by: Caroline Coyle @CarolineMECoyle “For fuck’s...

English Literature

·3 mins read

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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