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THE BIRD THAT FLIES…….

Stanley Wilkin·April 13, 2017

THE BIRD THAT FLIES……. written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk The bird that flies Through flawless skies Has...

English Poetry

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Game Over

Belén Olavarría·February 5, 2017

Game Over written by: Belén Olavarría @shalatea Morí en otra vida. Miento. Fue en ésta y varias...

Spanish Poetry

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Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Spillwords·June 5, 2016

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night a poem by Dylan Thomas Do not go gentle...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Fleeting Star

Anne G·October 29, 2015

Fleeting Star Prose by Anne G and J.M.G. Did you see me last night as I passed over...

Anne G 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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