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All The Little Things

Rayna More·March 30, 2021

All The Little Things written by: Rayna More It’s been a year since you’ve gone, since you...

English Poetry

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Rebirth

Simona Prilogan·March 25, 2021

Rebirth written by: Simona Prilogan That evening dragged down my sense Up to the edge of despair,...

English Poetry

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Train of Thought

Meg Dunn·February 27, 2021

Train of Thought written by: Meg Dunn Ernest and I board the train back to London after...

The Maple Leaf

Jim Bates·February 10, 2021

The Maple Leaf written by: Jim Bates If you like being part of a crowd, try being...

Literature English

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Shot of Silence

RJ Tungsten·February 6, 2021

Shot of Silence written by: RJ Tungsten Pain threshold relieved 12 gauge silences the noise Why’s fill...

Poetry English

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Tear Shards

Don Knowles·January 20, 2021

Tear Shards written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 There’s a tear’s shard twisting in the foundation of my...

Poetry English

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Reaching For The Stars

Brandi Livingston·January 18, 2021

Reaching For The Stars written by: Brandi Livingston This is for a man who never leaves my...

Poetry English

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Tokens of Sleep

Antoinette McCormick·January 7, 2021

Tokens of Sleep written by: Antoinette McCormick The noises began near the end of October. The first...

English Featured Post Literature

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The Way I See It

Godfrey Holy·January 4, 2021

The Way I See It written by: Godfrey Holy our hell has found a voice we are...

Poetry English

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That Night

Tim Law·December 29, 2020

That Night written by: Tim Law You stared into the flickering flames and sighed contentedly. A blanket...

The Christmas Gift

James Walmsley·December 25, 2020

The Christmas Gift written by: James Walmsley As I tread through snow so deep I wonder who...

Poetry English Christmas

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Waiting for The First Star

Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak·December 24, 2020

Waiting for The First Star written by: Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak another Christmas is knocking on the door...

Christmas English Poetry

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Tis The Season…To Be A Robot?

MD Marcus·December 20, 2020

Tis The Season…To Be A Robot? written by: MD Marcus It seems the jingling of Christmas bells...

Article English Christmas

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House of The Hag

Zach Ellenberger·December 6, 2020

House of The Hag written by: Zach Ellenberger @zak4prez911 When my father told me, we’d be moving...

Featured Post Haunted Holidays English Literature

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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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