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Off The Wall

James Hancock·May 11, 2024

Off The Wall written by: James Hancock @JimHank13 There once was a boy who sat on a...

English Poetry

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Debbie vs Jack Russell

Jan Niebrzydowski·April 20, 2024

Debbie vs Jack Russell written by: Jan Niebrzydowski In this corner, is Debbie, goes by (Debbie the...

Literature English

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This Girl is Crazy, an essay by Monika Brewster at Spillwords.com

This girl is crazy (Essa Mina E Louca)

Monika Brewster·March 23, 2024

This Girl is Crazy (Essa Mina É Louca) written by: Monika Brewster “Essa Mina É Louca” (This...

English Literature

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The Forceps of War

Laurel Benjamin·March 10, 2024

The Forceps of War written by: Laurel Benjamin curled inside the safe-room // she remembers floating in...

English Poetry

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I Wish You Could Have Run, Girl

Hawla Riza·January 22, 2024

I Wish You Could Have Run, Girl written by: Hawla Riza @HawlaRiza The bags are piping, and...

English Poetry

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Joy to The Girl

Heidi MacCulloch·December 24, 2023

Joy to The Girl written by: Heidi MacCulloch Waking up I’m 10 years old Sleepiness still consuming...

Christmas English Poetry

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Down The Chimney He Comes

Andrea Walker·December 2, 2023

Down The Chimney He Comes written by: Andrea Walker I can hear him up there Tippy-tapping on...

Featured Post Haunted Holidays Poetry English

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Uptown Girl

Denise D'Souza·November 10, 2023

Uptown Girl written by: Denise D’Souza ‘Uptown Girl’ came on the radio while I was stuck in...

English Literature

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A Fraid of Ghosts

Cheryl Snell·October 26, 2023

A Fraid of Ghosts written by: Cheryl Snell The child sketched before she spoke. Drawings of floating...

English Literature Halloween

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Horror-ween

Shelly Blankman·October 22, 2023

Horror-ween written by: Shelly Blankman The horrors of Halloween don’t always come in the form of haunted...

Poetry Halloween English

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The Girl

Jackie Harvey·October 17, 2023

The Girl written by: Jackie Harvey The girl happened long ago but remained clear in his memory...

English Literature

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Change

Spillwords·September 10, 2023

Change a poem by: Sara Teasdale REMEMBER me as I was then; Turn from me now, but...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Mirror

Jennifer Geer·September 1, 2023

The Mirror written by: Jennifer Geer The fair young girl stood in front of her mirror today,...

Poetry English

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Girl’s Dreams

Oniria·August 22, 2023

Girl’s Dreams written by: Oniria A girl’s life is always like what she once dreamed, but once...

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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