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But I Danced

Robyn MacKinnon·January 19, 2020

But I Danced written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Lessons learned today: it’s officially winter but I danced...

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December Light

Iulia Halatz·December 14, 2019

December Light written by: Iulia Halatz December is what we are When love glistens back the light...

English Poetry Christmas

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On A Warmer Tomorrow

Arlene Antoinette·November 22, 2019

On A Warmer Tomorrow written by: Arlene Antoinette Let me restrain my shadow from engulfing you. I...

Poetry English

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Showers

Robbie Pruitt·August 31, 2019

Showers written by: Robbie Pruitt @robbiepruitt In spring showers bloom flowers in summer steam rises from afternoon...

English Poetry

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Bear In There

Spillwords·July 7, 2019

Bear In There a poem by Shel Silverstein There’s a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire– He likes...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Thin Ice

Delvon T. Mattingly·May 4, 2019

Thin Ice written by: Delvon T. Mattingly @DelvonMattingly Skating on parallel wavelengths, meeting ill-timed, sharing love between...

Poetry English

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Icy Waters

Raphfael Wormge·April 12, 2019

Icy Waters written by: Raphfael Wormge As I fall downwards ever so quickly, I struggle, fighting and...

Poetry English

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A Frozen Sea

Jean M Beebe·March 30, 2019

A Frozen Sea written by: Jeanmbb @jmbsquared a frozen sea yet tides rise & fall underneath still...

English Poetry

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Message In A Bottle

Troy DeFrates·March 24, 2019

Message In A Bottle written by: Troy DeFrates What did I do for you to forsake me?...

English Poetry

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February

Jack Wolfe Frost·March 19, 2019

February written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter It’s February and the North winds still blow, And ministering...

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Fire And Ice

Spillwords·December 2, 2018

Fire and Ice a poem by Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some...

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Spring Thaw

Joyce Butler·June 5, 2017

Spring Thaw written by: Joyce Butler @joycebwriter Oh see me melting frost-blue winter veins stripped of ice...

English Poetry

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Turning to Ice

Lynn White·March 28, 2017

Turning to Ice written by: Lynn White @Lynn-White-Poetry-1603675983213077 Snowflakes lit by sunbeams blowing gently, fragile as shadows...

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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