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Benyeakeh Miapeh Jr.·December 2, 2020

Broken written by: Benyeakeh Miapeh Jr. I was wrong, So wrong that it hurts, So wrong that...

Poetry English

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I Cry As You Lie

Jessica Moore·December 1, 2020

I Cry As You Lie written by: Jessica Moore I cry, As you lie, With all your...

English Poetry

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Before The Pandemic

Abuchi Onyema·November 23, 2020

Before The Pandemic written by: Abuchi Onyema @Abuchionyema Before the Lockdown Before the Plague This was us...

English Poetry

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L’ essere Nulla

Stefano Polo·November 19, 2020

L’ essere Nulla written by: Stefano Polo Ti senti perso dentro quella buia stanza vedi solo un...

International Italian Poetry

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Knocked Down

Jesse Highsmith·November 19, 2020

Knocked Down written by: Jesse Highsmith @Jadedbythesound I knocked aptly upon the witch’s door. Not once, nor...

Poetry English

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I’m My Mother’s Son

Walid Boureghda·November 19, 2020

I’m My Mother’s Son written by: Walid Boureghda I’m my mother’s son, A kind of person to...

Poetry English

·1 min read

What Color Is Light?

Fay Marmalich-Vietmeier·November 17, 2020

What Color Is Light? written by: Fay Marmalich-Vietmeier @FemVietmeier When you look at a person What do...

English Poetry

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Picture Perfect

Shweta Meraki·November 13, 2020

Picture Perfect written by: Shweta Meraki So obsessed we all are with ‘perfection’ searching the world around...

Poetry English

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Eden Asylum

Asma·November 11, 2020

Eden Asylum written by: Asma @_asmaamah Habibi, weep as much as you can. We’re left here alone,...

Poetry English

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Away

Prince Des Mots·November 11, 2020

Away written by: Prince Des Mots @PrinceMots14 Far away Take your words That you whispered Into my...

Poetry English

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The Path

Glynn Sinclare·November 7, 2020

The Path written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Take the road less traveled Walk the Longer path Meet...

English Poetry

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Coupled

Tina McFarlane·November 6, 2020

Coupled written by: Tina McFarlane I wrap you in a blanket of forgiveness as if it could...

Poetry English

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Relentless Love

Joseph M. Butler·November 6, 2020

Relentless Love written by: Joseph M. Butler My life was in shambles, my heart was broken in...

Poetry English

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Beloved Expectations

Sahil Mudasir·October 8, 2020

Beloved Expectations written by: Sahil Mudasir Every day and night, I do expect her arrival Under warmth...

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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