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Jack of Bodmin

Mark Skewes·May 4, 2023

Jack of Bodmin written by: Mark A.S. @namasteinoz St Margarets Hotel 61-63 Guilford St, London UK It...

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The Enemy

Steven Elvy·May 2, 2023

The Enemy written by: Steven Elvy @steveelvy2 They were nearing the bomb site and Freddie quickly scrambled...

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Keswick Gaze

C. M. Knight·March 9, 2023

Keswick Gaze written by: C.M. Knight @CalineMunruo Mountains don’t much notice mortals But occasionally The taste of...

English Poetry

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A Wing and A Prayer

David Milner·February 28, 2023

A Wing and A Prayer written by: David Milner The detective had been no use whatsoever. When...

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The Box

K.T. Clark·February 27, 2023

The Box written by: K.T. Clark It had all begun with an email. “Did you know your...

Literature English

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1872

Pauline Milner·January 29, 2023

1872 written by: Pauline Milner @PaulineRMilner When Albert Williams arrived at the door of a residence in...

Literature English

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Nan’s Piano

Jenny Middleton·November 30, 2022

Nan’s Piano written by: Jenny Middleton Mahogany, quieted and waiting. We lifted the front panel of Nan’s...

English Poetry

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Camden

Courtenay Schembri Gray·October 1, 2022

Camden written by: Courtenay Schembri Gray @courtenaywrites Camden, I knew you when I was just a fish,...

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Lessons Learned

Andrena Zawinski·September 19, 2022

Lessons Learned written by: Andrena Zawinski “I have been practicing my American English,” the eight-year-old, fair-haired girl...

English Literature

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Derelict Land Near North Greenwich, London

Christian Ward·July 26, 2022

Derelict Land Near North Greenwich, London written by: Christian Ward The land is a prayer waiting to...

Poetry English

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The Best Friend

Rivka Shlesinger·July 24, 2022

The Best Friend written by: Rivka Shlesinger London, 1819 A dark velvet curtain covered the Torah shrine...

The Girl From Graisley Green

Ron Kempton·May 31, 2022

The Girl from Graisley Green written by: Ron Kempton Katie stepped onto the train, her destination? Wolverhampton. She...

Fresh Socks

Patrick McAteer·May 16, 2022

Fresh Socks written by: Patrick McAteer He arrived back in London for the wedding, swapping one urban...

Literature English

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This is A Drug-Free Zone

Stanley Wilkin·May 10, 2022

This is A Drug-Free Zone written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk The air struck him in a single...

Literature 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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