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Trust

Benedict Hurley·March 29, 2024

Trust written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 In a world full of sorrow and fear, it’s hard to...

Poetry English

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Off the Hook

Bill Tope·March 26, 2024

Off the Hook written by: Bill Tope The last time I saw my mother alive was as...

English Poetry

·2 mins read

Miriam and Her 13,149 Days

Janete Cabral·March 17, 2024

Miriam and Her 13,149 Days written by: Janete Cabral Day 10,227 Life has a habit of repeating...

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Echoes of Love: A Poetic Journey

Aparna J·March 16, 2024

Echoes of Love A Poetic Journey written by: Aparna J @AparnaJwriter When two hearts are entwined, pure...

Poetry English

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Someday

Joyce Mary J·March 16, 2024

Someday written by: Joyce Mary J Lying in the dark, Clenching my fist making it mark, I...

English Poetry

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Death

Kelly Doheney·March 15, 2024

Death written by: Kelly Doheney Death is a force looming over us, casting its shadow over life....

Poetry English

·1 min read

Murmurs

June Hunter·March 14, 2024

Murmurs written by: June Hunter As she gazes at the photograph, Ella sees herself as she used...

English Literature Featured Post

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Light and Life

Pranab Ghosh·March 12, 2024

Light and Life written by: Pranab Ghosh @gpranab2012 In the dark alleys of my mind I found her...

Literature English

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Decades

Andy Edge·March 12, 2024

Decades written by: Andy Edge There’s an enduring bond between souls who’ve traversed every chapter of life...

Poetry English

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A Kindred Soul

Marcelo Andrade·March 4, 2024

A Kindred Soul written by: Marcelo Andrade Ann and I grew up here in Bristol. Opposite mine...

English Literature

·4 mins read

Butterfly

Simon Drake·March 4, 2024

Butterfly written by: Simon Drake Living in the shadows You have never seen the light Too afraid...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Adrift

Julie London·March 3, 2024

Adrift written by: Julie London Sally has come alone to the sleepy shore. She knows it is...

Literature Featured Post English

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Child of Mine

Tamara Yancosky (BBYCGN)·February 27, 2024

Child of Mine written by: Tamara Yancosky Salted sapphire holds fast as hearts steep into wells of...

English Poetry

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Renaissance

Gazali Ganiyu Opeyemi·February 26, 2024

Renaissance written by: Gazali Ganiyu Opeyemi @Al_gainaan He is loving, caring and supportive, But life alighted with...

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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