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Falsity in a Shifting Shadow

Ken Allan Dronsfield·September 6, 2023

Falsity in a Shifting Shadow written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield Time moves at the pace of...

Poetry English

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Getting Clean

Susan Bocinec Terry·August 30, 2023

Getting Clean written by: Susan Bocinec Terry @sbwordmuse Soaking in an old round wash tub with my...

English Poetry

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The Cradle of My Childhood

Marius Alexandru·August 25, 2023

The Cradle of My Childhood written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex I sway in the cradle of my...

Poetry English

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I’ll Never Make It

Tohm Bakelas·August 24, 2023

I’ll Never Make It written by: Tohm Bakelas fifteen minutes late red traffic lights everywhere— i should...

Poetry English

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Becoming

Pacella Chukwuma-Eke·August 21, 2023

Becoming written by: Pacella Chukwuma-Eke @dancing_poet I this poem begins with a girl living inside a canvas...

English Poetry

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Night Walk With a Snail

Mubarak Said·August 18, 2023

Night Walk With a Snail written by: Mubarak Said the last thing we do after reminiscing about...

Poetry English

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Hold My Hand

Bitupan Das·August 12, 2023

Hold My Hand written by: Bitupan Das I don’t need lights to guide me home If you...

English Poetry

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Tiny Jets

RC Larlham·August 10, 2023

Tiny Jets written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Streaking down from above/behind my line of sight Bending coordinated...

English Poetry

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Wealth

Kate Blake·August 5, 2023

Wealth written by: Kate Blake I love this cosmopolitan country where I can hear so many accents...

English Poetry

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West Indian

Glynn Sinclare·July 27, 2023

West Indian written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare I hear your words. I have been there a fly...

Poetry English

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Birthmark

Elly Smith·July 25, 2023

Birthmark written by: Elly Smith Memory path leads us over moss tufted slabs of grey granite slippery...

Poetry English

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It’s So Sweet at Home

Dmitriy Belyanin·July 24, 2023

It's So Sweet at Home... written by: Dmitriy Belyanin - It's so sweet at home to cling To the brightest, deepest thoughts...

International Poetry English

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Homeward Bound

Ellie Ness·July 8, 2023

Homeward Bound written by: Ellie Ness @EleanorNess Standing at the Middle Eastern International Airport with my passport...

Literature English

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Crab Island

Leslie Rider·July 7, 2023

Crab Island written by: Leslie Rider @writer317537 Sent Sat, Feb 4, 2023, at 9:00 AM To: Todd.Sullivan@thesun.org...

Literature 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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