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Distant Shores

B. Frederick Foley·February 18, 2021

Distant Shores written by: B. Frederick Foley The world is full of nourishment, all that we could...

Poetry English

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Manic Adoration

Scott Thomas Outlar·January 12, 2021

Manic Adoration written by: Scott Thomas Outlar @17Numa O God, I want to be overwhelmed by something...

Poetry English

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Souls Held Close – A PTSD Lament

RC Larlham·November 6, 2020

Souls Held Close A PTSD Lament written by: RC Larlham @Mohawk742 Last night, again they came… Just the...

English Poetry

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To Olympus

Tasos Kyrtasoglou·November 5, 2020

Poetry English International

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Mi Querida

Jose A Gomez·September 16, 2020

Mi Querida written by: José A Gómez Dime entonces mi querida Donde y cuando te falte Porque...

Poetry Jose A Gomez Spanish

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Before The Cask of Wine

Spillwords·September 13, 2020

Before The Cask of Wine a poem by: Li Bai The spring wind comes from the east...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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A Roll of The Dice

Franci Eugenia Hoffman·August 22, 2020

A Roll of The Dice written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman @FranceH45083335 unhappy mindsets ideas reach their zenith...

English Poetry

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A Corner Boy’s Lament

Bishal Pratim Nath·June 9, 2020

A Corner Boy’s Lament written by: Bishal Pratim Nath On my birthday, I dreamt about a guy...

Poetry English

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Curious Wretch

Donna Dallas·May 23, 2020

Curious Wretch written by: Donna Dallas @DonnaDallas15 I want to know what they’re thinking what do they...

English Poetry

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Marien Maiden, poetry written by Martina Rimbaldo at Spillwords.com

Marine Maiden

Martina Rimbaldo·May 20, 2020

English International Poetry

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Lamenting Truths

Emma L Flint·May 18, 2020

Lamenting Truths written by: Emma L Flint @LiterateElf Isolated Alone Forgotten and afraid A life of confinement...

English Poetry

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You Don’t Know

NilavroNill Shoovro·March 26, 2020

You Don’t Know written by: Nilavro Nill With those two eyes Breathing new horizons You don’t know...

Poetry English

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Primitive Passion

Dr. Nikhat Bano·November 15, 2019

Primitive Passion written by: Dr. Nikhat Bano On the sizzling sand of youth, you played barefoot; Unarmed...

Poetry English

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Neptune’s Choir

Linda Imbler·October 4, 2019

Neptune’s Choir written by: Linda Imbler There were hundreds of people singing there, voices at the shore....

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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