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Bosque

Jose A Gomez·April 1, 2025

Bosque written by: José A Gómez Desolación en mi como un bosque en penumbras Con sus aves...

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Lamenting While Doing Laps in the Lake

Art Hanlon·April 1, 2025

Poetry Review - Lamenting While Doing Laps in the Lake by Bill Ratner written by: Art Hanlon - Bill Ratner’s latest book of poems is utterly serious...

English Literature

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Dawn on the Black Sea

Sam Barbee·March 31, 2025

Dawn on the Black Sea written by: Sam Barbee Putin re-bombs Ukraine, and I am reminded of...

English Poetry

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Penniless Dreamer

Marlon Perez·March 31, 2025

Penniless Dreamer written by: Marlon Perez I was born penniless I depend my life on rubbish I...

English Poetry

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Yellowstone Apocalypse

Muhammad M. Ubandoma·March 29, 2025

Yellowstone Apocalypse written by: Muhammad M Ubandoma We sit our stories on the lips of gods (C₆H₁₂O₆...

English Poetry

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Rosebud

Doug Bartlett·March 28, 2025

Rosebud written by: Doug Bartlett - Thomas dragged himself out of bed and slipped on his worn-out...

Literature English

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To Sing, To Dream, To Hold It All

Rakshinda Mujeeb·March 27, 2025

To Sing, To Dream, To Hold It All written by: Rakshinda Mujeeb In the loving memory of...

English Poetry

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Ocean Life

Halens·March 27, 2025

Ocean Life written by: Halens Salt on your hair, a gentle breeze in the air sound of...

English Poetry

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Wishes Unspoken

Jovis Augustine·March 25, 2025

Wishes Unspoken written by: Jovis Augustine - As the numbers were called, John Tennessee’s mind wandered back home...

Literature English

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8 Billion Faces

Yll Brahimi·March 23, 2025

8 Billion Faces written by: Yll Brahimi 8 billion souls, I wonder whose is brighter. 8 billion...

Poetry English

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Laid Bare

Andrea Walker·March 22, 2025

Laid Bare written by: Andrea Walker As I entered the petrified forest I grew wary of the...

Poetry English

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So Many

K. Exum·March 20, 2025

So Many written by: K. Exum So many burned bridges but only 1, I still want to...

English Poetry

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Woman

Shoshana Vegh·March 18, 2025

Woman written by: Shoshana Vegh - A woman is like a mighty branch, Her limbs stretch far in all directions...

Poetry International

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One Blade of Grass

Jan Sargeant·March 15, 2025

One Blade of Grass written by: Jan Sargeant whistle down the wind, breathe life into hillsides where...

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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