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Friends

Jim Bates·January 23, 2020

Friends written by: Jim Bates Dave was sprawled on the couch watching the evening news when an...

Literature English

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Lines

Becca Lotus·January 1, 2020

Lines written by: Becca Lotus Reading behind the lines today. I’ll do the work. I’ll read it...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Christmas Movies

Roger Turner·December 20, 2019

Christmas Movies written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I love to sit in comfort At home watching TV...

English Poetry Christmas

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Christmas Love

Dirk Sandarupa·December 19, 2019

Christmas Love written by: Dirk Sandarupa @ds4nd Everyone loves when Christmas is coming. The preparation, the decoration,...

Poetry Christmas English

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The Messenger In Dream

Pranab Ghosh·October 30, 2019

The Messenger In Dream written by: Pranab Ghosh @gpranab2012 She woke me up with her sobs. She had...

Poetry English Halloween

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Please Forgive Us

Don Knowles·October 26, 2019

Please Forgive Us written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 Please forgive us There in the future If you’re...

Poetry English

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Sugie, When You Coming to get that Turkey?

Louis Gallo·September 25, 2019

Sugie, When You Coming to get that Turkey? written by: Louis Gallo SUGIE, WHEN YOU COMING TO...

English Poetry

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A Way To Convey

Aurora Kastanias·September 6, 2019

A Way To Convey written by: Aurora Kastanias I would like to find a way, to convey...

English Poetry

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A Message

Robyn MacKinnon·August 25, 2019

A Message written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat send me a message possible reality Love and light to...

Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English

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All Bottles Hold A Message

Nomiddlename·July 13, 2019

All Bottles Hold A Message written by: Nomiddlename the ocean’s ageless skin crumples beneath my stained glass...

English Poetry

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I Flew With You

Katy Santiff·April 23, 2019

I Flew With You written by: Katy Santiff Small hidden songs, etchings by brooding larks who message on...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Sand Script

Doug Donnan·February 28, 2019

Sand Script written by: Doug Donnan The message was clear when the letters were new Etched in...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Postcard

Linda Imbler·February 22, 2019

Postcard written by: Linda Imbler Postcard, once meant to be sent, to end together time forever. Postcard,...

Poetry English

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Strange Doodles

Stephanie Musarra·November 26, 2018

Strange Doodles written by: Stephanie Musarra @dungeonwriter39 What is this strange hieroglyphic I found on the men’s room...

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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