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A Case Comes To Ricketts

Mark Kuglin·September 7, 2020

A Case Comes To Ricketts written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction The Tom Ricketts Detective Agency was borne...

English Literature

·8 mins read

I Really Want This To Be Over

Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca·June 15, 2020

I Really Want This To Be Over written by: Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca I really want this to...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Luck

R. Bremner·June 6, 2020

Luck written by: R. Bremner Luck is in the stars; visible when you need it, it pours...

English Poetry

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The Magic of The Dragonfly: Poetry in Motion

M J Mallon·June 5, 2020

The Magic of The Dragonfly: Poetry in Motion written by: Marjorie Mallon @Marjorie_Mallon Red, Devil’s needle, Or...

Poetry English

·1 min read

My Lucky Penny

Tess M Shepherd·May 20, 2020

My Lucky Penny written by: Tess M Shepherd As soon as we step from my car I...

English Literature

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Karma Reward

M J Christie·April 12, 2020

Karma Reward written by: M J Christie I always thought the idea of a black cat being...

Literature English

·5 mins read

For Love

Kaylee·January 31, 2020

For Love written by: Kaylee the way the eagle soars, the way you open a door, the...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Awry

Agnieszka K·July 21, 2019

International Poetry Polish English

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Bad Luck In Wait

A.M. Torres·October 22, 2018

Bad Luck In Wait written by: A.M. Torres @sonic1170 Black fur, black hair black cat, black snare...

Poetry Halloween English

·1 min read

Paws For Thought

blocat·July 10, 2018

Paws For Thought written by: blocat Daffid and Benny were detailed to carry the body of Captain Beardsley...

Literature English

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Ethereal Into Me

Nivedita Roy·February 24, 2018

Ethereal Into Me written by: Nivedita Roy @Roynivi3 Did I tell you the stories Or wrote you...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Last Stand

Luiz Syphre·April 24, 2017

The Last Stand written by: Luiz Syphre @poetandkids I’m exiting the casino. In here, everyone has ups...

English Poetry

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Prosperity Flower Haiku

Jfaydreams·August 17, 2016

Prosperity Flower Haiku written by: Jfaydreams @Jfaydreams What good fortune will the bright blazing pink petals herald this...

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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