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Bird in a Net

John R Cobb·February 9, 2023

Bird in a Net written by: John R. Cobb @john_r_cobb Bird caught in a net Scared of...

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War, micropoetry by Padmini Krishnan at Spillwords.com

War

Padmini Krishnan·February 7, 2023

War written by: Padmini Krishnan his school bell chimes softly amidst shells...

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Thankless No More

Jane Bradshaw·February 4, 2023

Thankless No More written by: Jane Bradshaw There is no thankless Real love provides in good faith...

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The Word…

Aisha Saidi Kingu·February 2, 2023

The Word… written by: Aisha Saidi Kingu @KinguAisha The word that lives, Is the word that speaks,...

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Ice Cream

Cindy Medina·January 30, 2023

Ice Cream written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 Little pink tongues lap eagerly at vanilla ice cream; the...

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Finally Slept

Robyn MacKinnon·January 29, 2023

Finally Slept written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat to be a good time to move a mattress today...

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Using Neighbors Lights

Ellen Urowitz·January 26, 2023

Using Neighbors Lights written by: Ellen Urowitz no lights inside is needed using neighbors lights saving for...

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Cold Winter Morning

Jenise Cook·January 25, 2023

Cold Winter Morning written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook Cold winter morning Dawn’s fresh sunlight fades into Bright colors...

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Post Mail

Philomena Daly·January 23, 2023

Post Mail written by: Philomena Daly Great to hear the plop Of a handwritten letter On my...

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The Artist

Miya Yamanouchi·January 20, 2023

The Artist written by: Miya Yamanouchi Pearl is the dawn sky. Purples and pinks, greys and whites,...

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The White Dove

Akshita Gupta·January 16, 2023

The White Dove written by: Akshita Gupta I was all alone, My heart sank The snow was...

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Beautiful Soul

Robyn MacKinnon·January 15, 2023

Beautiful Soul written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Personal work with Starting to learn a new skill A...

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The Architect

Spillwords·January 8, 2023

The Architect written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat the architect has Medically cleared to go hope I will...

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The Potato

Robyn MacKinnon·January 1, 2023

The Potato written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Before the chaos gorgeous and generous friend picked the potato...

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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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