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Dan Brook·April 8, 2021

Friend written by: Dan Brook friend, I call you friend because we feel Kerouac & Cassady, Ginsberg...

Poetry English

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The Snowy Road

JD Maxwell·March 29, 2021

The Snowy Road written by: JD Maxwell A time ago, After it snowed, My friend forebode, A...

Poetry English

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Just Enough for Coffee

Jake Cosmos Aller·February 9, 2021

Just Enough for Coffee written by: Jake Cosmos Aller @Jakecaller A homeless man Stood on the street Counting...

One Man’s Face

Edward McCloud·January 22, 2021

One Man’s Face written by: Edward McCloud Genetics created the clay but he shaped the face. Those...

Poetry English

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The Christmas Gift

James Walmsley·December 25, 2020

The Christmas Gift written by: James Walmsley As I tread through snow so deep I wonder who...

Poetry English Christmas

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The Way To Live Forever

Hassan Siddiqui·December 11, 2020

The Way To Live Forever written by: Hassan Siddiqui @imhassansid Jason always loved his life; he was...

English Literature

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The Mad Lover

Spillwords·December 6, 2020

The Mad Lover a poem by Washington Allston At the Grave of his Mistress Stay, gentle Stranger,...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Redemption

Win Cadman·December 5, 2020

Redemption written by: Win Cadman “Blood banks are goldmines”, said my nocturnal friend. It gets harder to...

Poetry English Haunted Holidays

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Finally Fishing

A.L. Paradiso·October 10, 2020

Finally Fishing written by: A.L. Paradiso “Should have done this sooner, right Paul?” Much sooner if I’m...

English Literature

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Broken Wings

Bruce Rowe·October 1, 2020

Broken Wings written by: Bruce Rowe Craig sat in a chair with a needle stuck in his...

Daffodile Hill

Phyllis Souza·September 18, 2020

Daffodile Hill written by: Phyllis Souza Ernest and Pauline ran off and got married. Two hours later,...

Literature English

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Lancelot Left Home

Sue Marie St. Lee·September 7, 2020

Lancelot Left Home written by: Sue Marie St. Lee Lancelot left home today, tomorrow he’ll be found...

Poetry English

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First Sight – The Story

Suze.M.Gray·August 31, 2020

First Sight – The Story written by: Suze.M.Gray Looking up, she saw him as he entered the...

Literature English

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Gentle Hearts

Lee Dunn·August 1, 2020

Gentle Hearts written by: Lee Dunn bring me no dark. I am of good supply. no painted smiles...

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 ...

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