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Sunrise

Eric A. Lohman·May 28, 2016

Sunrise written by: Eric A. Lohman @ealcsw It’s five a.m. and I’m up to keep my yearly...

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A Labor of Love

Anne G·August 27, 2015

A Labor of Love written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth What is “A Labor of Love”? If what...

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Conquer or Conquered

Anne G·February 5, 2015

Conquer or Conquered written by: Anne G @TheInkTruth In the year 711 the Moors began the invasion...

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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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Sunrise

A Labor of Love

Conquer or Conquered

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

Broken Halo Blues

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Cieder Muld and the Boy

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Creatures of Habit

Ghost of a Christmas Past

Christmas Hymn

Sounds of the Season

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