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Tongue Twister

Jackie Chou·March 21, 2022

Tongue Twister written by: Jackie Chou Dirty, I said when I meant thirty a word I couldn’t...

Poetry English

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Silence Is A Language Too

Philomena Daly·February 7, 2022

Silence is a Language Too written by: Philomena Daly Communication Is a lot more than talking; Sharing...

Poetry English

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Cosmic Ordering to Unfurl Poetry

Akhila Siva·December 30, 2021

Cosmic Ordering to Unfurl Poetry written by: Akhila Siva @wordsandnotion Dear universe, Love defines me and poetry...

Poetry English

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Mornings

Simona Prilogan·December 8, 2021

Mornings written by: Simona Prilogan He rings up mornings Thriving the sunshine in a room And smiles...

Poetry English

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Bosnia, Travel Notes and Other Poems

Paolo Maria Rocco·July 4, 2021

Bosnia, Travel Notes and Other Poems written by: Paolo Maria Rocco - I prefer walking on the bank, quickly...

English International Italian Poetry

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Pronouned

David Lohrey·June 17, 2021

Pronouned written by: David Lohrey They is me. I am unknown. They don’t need me; I’m done....

Poetry English

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Gold

Camille Elizabeth Lewis·June 3, 2021

Gold written by: Camille Elizabeth Lewis @camiwriteswords An overfilled water jug: I keep spilling out words, feelings...

Poetry English

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Parisian Streets and the French Connection

Bhavya Prabhakar·May 5, 2021

Parisian Streets and the French Connection written by: Bhavya Prabhakar The connection was innocent with Parisian streets;...

English Poetry

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Medusa

Ana Risette·January 8, 2021

Medusa written by: Ana Risette hear me, a woman who searches love from the eyes of men....

English Poetry

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Divergent

David Gray-Hammond·December 9, 2020

Divergent written by: David Gray-Hammond @emgntdivergence I feel the places where my bones join together, Two arms,...

English Poetry

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A Song of Soft Syllables

Jenny Thomas·October 6, 2020

A Song of Soft Syllables written by: Jenny Thomas @authorjcthomas A song of soft syllables echoes in...

English Poetry

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Midnight Sun

Cristina Munoz·August 26, 2020

Midnight Sun written by: Cristina Munoz @cristinamunoz8 under a midnight sun how calm life must be for...

Poetry English

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My Secret Lover, You

Lali Tsipi Michaeli·August 15, 2020

My Secret Lover, You written by: Lali Tsipi Michaeli My secret lover, you An anarchist who corrects...

Poetry English

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Biography

Gopal Lahiri·March 27, 2020

Biography written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri Summer skies melt In deepest blue Silk sarees bleed Colours of...

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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