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Meeting Bronte

Andy Houstoun·February 25, 2021

Meeting Bronte written by: Andy Houstoun @Madmax69425310 “Morning, I’m calling about the room you’ve got advertised.” “Sorry,...

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Sisyphus and I

GS. Subbu·February 7, 2021

Sisyphus and I written by: GS Subbu @gssubbu50 I sat under the shade of the banyan tree...

Where the Stone Turns to Fire

Jack Ontair·January 9, 2021

Where the Stone Turns to Fire written by: Jack Ontair I am no sage. I am no...

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Synaptic Seminar

Steven Fortune·January 7, 2021

Synaptic Seminar written by: Steven Fortune Pull up a pew Situate yourself beside my lonesome Activate your...

English Poetry

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She Won’t Follow Anymore

Alissa Marcelo·January 6, 2021

She Won’t Follow Anymore written by: Alissa Marcelo Shirley finds him at their usual spot, the last...

Literature English

·7 mins read

Daffodile Hill

Phyllis Souza·September 18, 2020

Daffodile Hill written by: Phyllis Souza Ernest and Pauline ran off and got married. Two hours later,...

Literature English

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Meeting Kate

Nigel de Costa·September 16, 2020

Meeting Kate written by: Nigel de Costa Squeezed onto the deck at the back of a crowded...

English Poetry

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Rainbows

Richard Prime·August 16, 2020

Rainbows written by: Richard Prime We were shunned by our culture. We faced discrimination and abuse. We...

The Meeting

Colleen M. Tice·July 24, 2020

The Meeting written by: Colleen M. Tice @ColleenMarieTi1 The friends meet at the local café for coffee,...

Literature English

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The Visitor

Peter Astle·July 12, 2020

The Visitor written by: Peter Astle I was thirty-one when I first met my future self in...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Penny

Massimiliano (Max) Bianchi·July 11, 2020

Penny written by: Massimiliano (Max) Bianchi @mb470102 I touch your hair Flames of the dragon Blown on...

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Full Count

David C Russell·June 25, 2020

Full Count written by: David C Russell Online news articles, the gossip, and talk from my customers...

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Can’t Go For A Coffee

Denise D'Souza·June 14, 2020

Can’t Go For A Coffee written by: Denise D’Souza Can’t go for a coffee, so we plump...

English Literature

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I’m Having A Day

Roger Turner·June 9, 2020

I’m Having A Day written by: Roger Turner @titansdad Alarm didn’t ring It’s started to rain Car...

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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