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The Garden of Flies

Maciej Pająk·April 13, 2022

The Garden of Flies written by: Maciej Pająk (Matthew) One Day My jolly path turned into The...

Poetry English

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Somewhere To Look

Richard LeDue·November 10, 2021

Somewhere To Look written by: Richard LeDue @LedueRichard They say there’s dead animals (beyond the lens power...

Poetry English

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Scent of Death

Annalyn Neo Celeste·June 1, 2021

Scent of Death written by: Annalyn Neo Celeste @LadyTraderrr pandemic victims ripe in the air gregorian chant,...

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 ...

Features

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Cast Off

Mercury

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Spotlight On Writers – Darryl B

Spotlight On Writers – Maliya Denise Wilmore

Creatures of Habit

Zombie

Slowly

Fly

The Wonders of the Strzelecki Track

Black Flies

Halo of Flies

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The Garden of Flies

Somewhere To Look

Scent of Death

Bonfire of Resolve

Mercury

Still Standing Tall

Cast Off

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

Every Day, at Five A.M.

Christmas Pudding

Zombie

Creatures of Habit

Milli-Between-Seconds

The Lonely Hour

Slowly