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Jones Gets Fired

Leigh Doughty·November 29, 2024

Jones Gets Fired written by: Leigh Doughty - Nobody could stand Jones, but I thought he was an okay kind of guy...

English Literature

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Jack and Annie and Me

Alastair Millar·June 5, 2024

Jack and Annie and Me written by: Alastair Millar - After all these years, they're together again...

English Literature

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The Shape of Things

Richard LeDue·February 21, 2024

The Shape of Things written by: Richard LeDue @LedueRichard Fresh snow is more of a sheet than...

Poetry English

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Empty Pots

Dr Molly Joseph·January 11, 2023

Empty Pots written by: Dr. Molly Joseph they flash and float in the flux the medley of...

Poetry English

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Nowhere But Here

John Drudge·September 28, 2022

Nowhere But Here written by: John Drudge I walk past The old women Selling peaches On the...

Poetry English

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Dissatisfaction

Margaret Karim·March 30, 2022

Dissatisfaction written by: Margaret Karim Veil of misty rain All around Slippery cobbles On the ground Old...

English Poetry

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Rain and Dust

Richard Rose·February 22, 2022

Rain and Dust written by: Richard Rose Does everyone love that warm smell of rain and dust...

The Absence of Grace

Doug Jacquier·January 13, 2022

The Absence of Grace written by: Doug Jacquier Grace had seen the future in her mother and...

English Literature Featured Post

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Disorder

Carl Parsons·May 25, 2021

Disorder written by: Carl Parsons I Just outside the village, on the south side of Cemetery Road,...

Literature English Carl Parsons Featured Post

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Mask Theater

Katarzyna Dominik·May 10, 2021

Mask Theater written by: Katarzyna Dominik translated by: Thaddeus Hutyra - A human is an actor with theater's...

Polish English International Poetry

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OMENA

Victor Fein·April 22, 2020

OMENA written by: Vitcor Fein We met while visiting an art store far north in Michigan. We...

Literature English

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Lost Cities

Mbizo Chirasha·August 2, 2019

Lost Cities written by: Mbizo Chirasha In the acoustics of the revolution Hit songs of true and...

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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