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Vanity

JahArt Kushite·November 26, 2019

Vanity written by: JahArt Kushite trailing on rails of profanity chained in shackles of vanity myopic to...

English Poetry

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A 1000 Wounds

Bipul Banerjee ('Dusk')·October 21, 2019

A 1000 Wounds written by: Bipul Banerjee A thousand wounds concealed, Behind a thousand masks. A camouflage...

Poetry English

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Relinquished Illusion of Us

Christina Ciufo·September 3, 2019

Relinquished Illusion of Us written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Each flicker by the candle’s flame against our...

English Featured Post Poetry

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The Beach In Our Hearts (The Drink Of Samsara)

Jose A. Tovar·August 19, 2019

The Beach In Our Hearts (The Drink Of Samsara) written by: Jose A. Tovar What is the...

English Poetry

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Treachery Of The Performance

Glen McKenzie·July 29, 2019

Treachery Of The Performance written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther the deception of theatre the mask one bears...

English Poetry

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Man – An Exercise In Futility

Megha Sood·June 25, 2019

Man – An Exercise In Futility written by: Megha Sood @meghasood16 The grandiose illusion subverted by emotion...

Poetry English

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Memories of Paris

Sonali Majumdar·April 7, 2019

Memories of Paris written by: Sonali Majumdar Paris calls me often. An embellished city, Bedazzles my brain....

Poetry English

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Satin Chimera

Mehreen Ahmed·April 3, 2019

Satin Chimera written by: Mehreen Ahmed @MehreenAhmed2 She swam on satin. Silken waters wrapped her over as...

Literature English

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Impressions

Pat Ashinze·January 10, 2019

Impressions written by: Pat Ashinze a public creed teaches us that first impressions are lasting ones by...

English Poetry

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Hallucination

Partha Chatterjee·December 11, 2018

Hallucination written by: Partha Chatterjee They look downward. They think that the moon has somehow dropped down...

English Poetry

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The Phantom

Anahit Arustamyan·December 7, 2018

The Phantom written by: Anahit Arustamyan @anonarnune20141 I was a broken window but you got some glue....

Poetry English

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Let Us Re-Commit Again

Sham Kumar Monger·November 14, 2018

Let Us Re-Commit Again written by: Sham Kumar Monger @sham_monger Let us re-commit again Replaying the enlivening...

English Poetry

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The Prize

Sheri M. Stewart·October 10, 2018

The Prize written by: Sheri M. Stewart Why must we play this game? Does it not always...

English Poetry

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BALLAD OF ROMA

Sham Kumar Monger·September 24, 2018

BALLAD OF ROMA written by: Sham Kumar Monger @sham_monger The day was friendly when they met The...

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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