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Caught in The World of Busyness

Chandrika R Krishnan·May 20, 2021

Caught in The World of Busyness written by: Chandrika R Krishnan Cooking for one is a chore...

English Poetry

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Plea To My Son

Rosella Dacquel·April 29, 2021

Plea To My Son written by: Rosella Dacquel You have so much in the world to see,...

Poetry English

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Circus

Liam Flanagan·March 13, 2021

Circus written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga Roll Up Roll Up Boy do we have some entertainment for...

Poetry English

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Long Play

Mike Turner·March 2, 2021

Long Play written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper First notes of music Waft from the stage Bring us...

Poetry English

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The Fortune Teller

Sheila Henry·January 27, 2021

The Fortune Teller written by: Sheila Henry @sheila_henry17 Every New Year’s Day, the town of Sangre Grande...

Literature English

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The Maple Cottage

James Marchiori·January 20, 2021

The Maple Cottage written by: James Marchiori @DJames1821 There is nothing clearer or more defined than a...

Literature English

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The Singing Bones

Meg Smith·December 7, 2020

The Singing Bones written by: Meg Smith @MegSmith_Writer We come to dig, we come to read the...

Poetry Haunted Holidays English

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Guidance on My Journey

Robyn MacKinnon·November 15, 2020

Guidance on My Journey written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Thunder is sleeping need guidance on my journey...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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A Love Letter

Kate Blake·August 10, 2020

A Love Letter written by: Kate Blake Dear Hearts, This is an open letter just to let...

Poetry English

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The Covid Affair

Caroline Gauld·June 12, 2020

The Covid Affair written by: Caroline Gauld Message alert – incoming text. A buzz vibrates right through...

English Poetry

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CRED

Steven Fortune·June 6, 2020

CRED written by: Steven Fortune Poets of tomorrow Take heed of the new breed of characters offsprung...

Poetry English

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My Heart In A Bottle

Ash Douglas·May 22, 2020

My Heart In A Bottle written by: Ash Douglas @The_PunAsher Like a bottle in a vast ocean… I’m...

Poetry English

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Hi Buddy

James Marchiori·April 7, 2020

Hi Buddy written by: James Marchiori @DJames1821 Hi Buddy, long time we haven’t chat. This is not...

English Poetry

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The Message of The Columbine

Max Carlson·March 5, 2020

The Message of The Columbine written by: Max Carlson From nature’s rawness and rock it takes root,...

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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