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The Sounds of Trick or Treat

Ernest Federspiel·October 25, 2024

The Sounds of Trick or Treat written by: Ernest Federspiel With nighttime comes the sounds of trick...

Poetry English Halloween

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Mom On The iPhone

Lindsay Soberano Wilson·September 25, 2024

Mom On The iPhone written by: Lindsay Soberano Wilson “That mom!” the mom on the iPhone the...

Poetry English

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Kids at Home

Robyn MacKinnon·September 8, 2024

Kids at Home written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat mom left the kids home good news/bad news kind...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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The Mask Can’t Show

Saanvi Patra·August 28, 2024

The Mask Can’t Show written by: Saanvi Patra Why show, when we can hide, behind our face,...

Poetry English

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Ruby

Grace Y. Estevez·July 20, 2024

Ruby written by: Grace Y. Estevez @GraceoftheSun1 A little girl got her first shoes, opened the bag...

Poetry English

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Afterward

Ingrid Bruck·June 1, 2024

Afterward written by: Ingrid Bruck @bruck_ingrid Hurricane Ira makes landfall on Friday it hits with fury on...

English Poetry

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Annie’s Song

Jan Sargeant·March 25, 2024

Annie’s Song written by: Jan Sargeant A moon smiles coldly over fields around the village, warming no...

English Poetry

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Gwinnett Street Book Box

Lou Storey·March 3, 2024

Gwinnett Street Book Box written by: Lou Storey STUDENTS To the Book Box all hairdo, tattoo, piercing,...

English Poetry

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Joy Interrupted

Devonne Brown·February 19, 2024

Joy Interrupted written by: Devonne Brown @athesaurus1 In the field of high grass and daisies. It squeaked...

Poetry English

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Horror-ween

Shelly Blankman·October 22, 2023

Horror-ween written by: Shelly Blankman The horrors of Halloween don’t always come in the form of haunted...

Poetry Halloween English

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Getting Clean

Susan Bocinec Terry·August 30, 2023

Getting Clean written by: Susan Bocinec Terry @sbwordmuse Soaking in an old round wash tub with my...

English Poetry

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Marbles

Jim Bates·July 28, 2023

Marbles written by: Jim Bates The names said it all for those marbles. Flames, patches, and corkscrews....

Literature English

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Fear and Giggle

Kiruthika Karthik·June 23, 2023

Fear and Giggle written by: Kiruthika Karthik This is a poem that will give you a thrill...

English Poetry

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A Favor for Martha

Beth Ghiorso·June 13, 2023

A Favor For Martha written by: Beth Ghiorso Suzy, I need a favor. The thought was intrusive,...

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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