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Ruins

Raja Chakraborty·March 13, 2023

Ruins written by: Raja Chakraborty here I stand amongst ruins of roasted chestnuts summer has eaten a...

Poetry English

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Cotton Candy For You

Rhea Shah·March 9, 2023

Cotton Candy For You written by: Rhea Shah Cotton candy makes me sick, Pink strings of seething...

English Poetry

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On The Balcony

KCEM·March 7, 2023

On The Balcony (Summer Eve) written by: KCEM @kounselling Wide, spacious balcony, arrived at by side stairs...

English Poetry

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Mexican Princess

Stark Hunter·February 8, 2023

Mexican Princess written by: Stark Hunter seventeen year old mexican princess walking with purse strap on shoulder...

Poetry English

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Song & Dance

Feby Joseph·February 4, 2023

Song & Dance written by: Feby Joseph How can I sing? I’ll quote and remember how I...

Poetry English

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Many Fine Books

Sterling Pohlmann·February 3, 2023

Many Fine Books written by: Sterling Pohlmann @writeratwork1 Light flooded the room as the ceiling came into...

English Literature

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The Kitchen Remembers My World

Lynne Kemen·February 1, 2023

The Kitchen Remembers My World written by: Lynne Kemen @psychadv Quilt patches overlay black and white pen...

English Poetry

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Them’s Fightin’ Words

Robin L Harvey·January 31, 2023

Them’s Fightin’ Words written by: Robin Harvey @RobinharveyL Tell me why, my tin star, lover guy we...

Friday

Christ Keivom·January 31, 2023

Friday written by: Christ Keivom Your departure hues the valley blue. The sun goes out fast now....

Poetry English

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Terry Hall

David R Mellor·January 2, 2023

Terry Hall written by: David R Mellor I heard the news At 4.30 a.m. exactly I knew...

English Poetry

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Buried Memories

Rachel H. Rameau·December 30, 2022

Buried Memories written by: Rachel H. Rameau @Icefire149 I see your face when I dream, though I...

English Poetry

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Christmas 1958: Promise You Will Come Home

Larry D Tyler·December 22, 2022

Christmas 1958: Promise You Will Come Home written by: Larry D Tyler It was a cold bitter...

English Literature Christmas

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My Best Christmas Memory

Tim Law·December 13, 2022

My Best Christmas Memory written by: Tim Law I remember it like it was yesterday, so just...

English Literature Christmas

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Love Happens

Michelle Ayon Navajas·December 10, 2022

Love Happens written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas I wonder how it feels to kiss you boy, I...

English Poetry

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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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