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Just Like Yesterday

Prakash Nagarajan·June 7, 2023

Just Like Yesterday written by: Prakash Nagarajan One more day, to my tally of years, How shall...

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The Centre of My Universe

Jane Bradshaw·June 3, 2023

The Centre of My Universe written by: Jane Bradshaw One dream, one wish, an eternity of shooting...

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Emotional Tapestry

Aniedi Ita Bassey·June 2, 2023

Emotional Tapestry written by: Aniedi Ita Bassey @aniedibassey50 In the depths of my soul, emotions dance like...

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For The Want Of…

Benn Bell·June 1, 2023

For The Want Of… written by: Benn Bell @BennBell For want of a bird the sky was...

Poetry English

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The Mantle

Alison Fagan·May 27, 2023

The Mantle written by: Alison Fagan “I might leave it for now.” The words pelted hard on...

Literature English

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Borean Wind

Andrew Minhinnick·May 25, 2023

Borean Wind written by: Andrew Minhinnick @Minhinnick_A Ilissos, river god has drifted again moved away on discordant...

Poetry English

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Mama, My Love, My Eden

Imeon504·May 14, 2023

Mama, My Love, My Eden written by: Imeon504 Too many years passed And the details, I remember...

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The Yawning Grave

David Estringel·May 10, 2023

The Yawning Grave written by: David Estringel @The_Booky_Man What waits (for you) beyond cold reliefs of endless...

Poetry English

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The Alluring Road

William Wright·May 10, 2023

The Alluring Road written by: William Wright, Jr. @loftydreams101 Drawn into the falling rays of light Where...

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Evidence of Being Alive

Mayumi Yamamoto·May 5, 2023

Evidence of Being Alive written by: Mayumi Yamamoto Whenever I read those poems about the lady I...

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There’s Been an Accident

Linda Chandanais·May 5, 2023

There’s Been an Accident written by: Linda Chandanais I hang up and call work, then make travel...

Literature English

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You Are Loved

Benedict Hurley·May 3, 2023

You Are Loved written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 The time goes by so quickly but the memories...

English Poetry

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There’s a Hole in the Bucket, Dear Harry

Aurora Kastanias·May 1, 2023

There’s a Hole in the Bucket, Dear Harry written by: Aurora Kastanias Smiles of my childhood build...

Poetry English

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Departure

J M E Bell·April 27, 2023

Departure written by: J M E Bell @jmebellauthor Taking a departure from driving to work, Melody walked...

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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