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Jump Off The Train

Russell Colclough·April 2, 2021

Jump Off The Train written by: Russell Colclough Dust bowl 1930s USA Jump off the train Well,...

Poetry English

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Lakshagraha

Giti Tyagi·April 1, 2021

Lakshagraha written by: Giti Tyagi An anxious, morose King Dhritrashtra pondered, Disturbed by the increasing prowess, influence tall,...

Poetry English

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Life’s Oh Well Moments

David C Russell·March 29, 2021

Life’s Oh Well Moments written by: David C Russell To life’s frustrating moments or annoyances, we may...

Literature English

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Life and Learning With Nature

Nishand Venugopal·March 29, 2021

Life and Learning With Nature written by: Nishand Venugopal @nvgpal79 There are a lot of things that...

English Poetry

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The Graveyard Keeper

Somsubhra Banerjee·March 28, 2021

The Graveyard Keeper written by: Somsubhra Banerjee @Shombnrji What happened to the ever so dependable table alarm...

English Literature

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Pablo

Sam Paget·March 26, 2021

Pablo written by: Sam Paget Lyn still wore her green paramedic uniform. She sipped from a cup...

Literature English

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Ethereal

Alex Andy Phuong·March 22, 2021

Ethereal written by: Alex Andy Phuong Ethereal ether Gaseous gas Inhale and exhale Let go of the...

English Poetry

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The Tunnel

Nancy Lou Henderson·March 22, 2021

The Tunnel written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 It was time to begin her journey, and Elsa...

English Literature

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Zeroed

JahArt Kushite·March 20, 2021

Zeroed written by: JahArt Kushite Here I come again I won’t speak in vain Treading, I am...

English Poetry

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An Ode to The Blue Sun

Svetlina Trifonova·March 16, 2021

An Ode to The Blue Sun written by: Svetlina Trifonova A wave of Love showered us through...

Poetry English

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Pieces

K. Exum·March 16, 2021

Pieces written by: K. Exum @k_exum I keep putting all my faith into it But it all...

Poetry English

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Kintsugi

Karen Mooney·March 15, 2021

Kintsugi written by: Karen Mooney @1karenmooney Smashed on life’s floor our jagged edges made handling difficult. Confidence...

Poetry English

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Roses on Mars

Aurora Kastanias·March 11, 2021

Roses on Mars written by: Aurora Kastanias Dusty sky red sands under my feet My substance feels...

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25ish

Holly Michaels·March 10, 2021

25ish written by: Holly Michaels @poetholly Dear younger self, Running from broken glass to rusted nails is...

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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