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They Might Be Cops

Robyn MacKinnon·August 4, 2019

They Might Be Cops written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat row of wee duckies Bought a Banjo, it...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry

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The Lutist

TM Arko·January 10, 2018

The Lutist written by: TM Arko Silent, illusive lonely minstrel, his soul held close to breast. Striking...

Poetry English

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Maestro

Rob J Mann·July 23, 2016

Maestro written by: Rob J. Mann @RobJMann Viewed like a blank page He’s an instrument unplayed Waiting...

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 ...

Features

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Cast Off

Mercury

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Spotlight On Writers – Darryl B

Spotlight On Writers – Maliya Denise Wilmore

Still Standing Tall

Every Day, at Five A.M.

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Rotating Fan

A Musical Instrument

A Single Breath

Learning The Mandolin

Klaus

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They Might Be Cops

The Lutist

Maestro

Bonfire of Resolve

Mercury

Still Standing Tall

Cast Off

A Little Book About Trees – by Tim Burr

Every Day, at Five A.M.

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

The Devil Calls

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

My Forest

Artificial Idiocracy

Walk Away Walk Away