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Silence is Golden

Ken Gosse·August 2, 2023

Silence is Golden written by: Ken Gosse His sonnets effervesced but none immured her heart and soul,...

English Poetry

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Birthmark

Elly Smith·July 25, 2023

Birthmark written by: Elly Smith Memory path leads us over moss tufted slabs of grey granite slippery...

Poetry English

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Fragments of the Past, A Pleasurable Shattering

Matt Theodoro·July 22, 2023

Fragments of the Past, A Pleasurable Shattering written by: Matt Theodoro Giving a warm embrace soothes the...

English Poetry

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The Pain of Water

Paul Oranye Chukwunedum·July 20, 2023

The Pain of Water written by: Paul Oranye Chukwunedum @pauloranye The pain of water The sadness of...

Poetry English

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Oh, Mother!

Etya Krichmar·July 15, 2023

Oh, Mother! written by: Etya Krichmar @etyakrichmar Twenty-four years ago, on May 9, 1999, my defiant mother...

English Literature

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It’s Never Goodbye

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·July 13, 2023

It’s Never Goodbye written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera It’s never a goodbye… One more kiss to close...

English Poetry

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The Music of The Spheres

R.C. Morgan·July 10, 2023

The Music of The Spheres written by: R.C. Morgan Elanor Tarrant wished she was in the bush,...

Literature English

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Ten Years

Deirdre Carney·July 10, 2023

Ten Years written by: Deirdre Carney Ten years now Since I saw your face Touched your hand...

Poetry English

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Unloved

Joni Caggiano·July 5, 2023

Unloved written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 born underneath the protective eye of the goat I am a...

Poetry English

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The Ballad of Broken Things

Ian M Krietzberg·July 2, 2023

The Ballad of Broken Things written by: Ian M Krietzberg @IKrietzberg “Music, once admitted to the soul,...

Reminded

Abagail Summers·July 1, 2023

Reminded written by: Abagail Summers When I heard that song, it reminded me of our lazy day...

Poetry English

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Nature’s Love..!!

Monika Ajay Kaul·June 21, 2023

Nature’s Love..!! written by: Monika Ajay Kaul While this endless summertide dawdles in our memories.. Nature reposes...

English Poetry

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Passing By

Clive Grewcock·June 19, 2023

Passing By written by: Clive Grewcock I see you resting at peace, reaching ahead while uncomfortably lying...

Poetry English

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River Water

Jeff Flesch·June 14, 2023

River Water written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff I look to you – you tell me the sun...

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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