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Viral Baby

Maxwell Godwin·September 21, 2020

Viral baby written by: Maxwell Godwin Roars, hisses, growls, howls, were in a symphony across the land...

English Poetry

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Náutico

Sergio A. Ortiz·September 9, 2020

Náutico written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore escarcha que no se desprende de mis manos—entre flor y...

Poetry Spanish

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This Be The Verse

Spillwords·September 6, 2020

This Be The Verse a poem by: Philip Larkin They fuck you up, your mum and dad....

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Telling An African Story

Bernard Ebenezer Essaga·August 5, 2020

Telling An African Story written by: Bernard Ebenezer Essaga Telling an African story Is to narrate the...

Poetry English

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All Greek To Me

Judge Burdon·March 19, 2020

All Greek To Me written by: Judge Burdon I wonder why most poems are so God damn...

Poetry English

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Bread of Misery

Edwin Olu Bestman·February 3, 2020

Bread of Misery written by: Edwin Olu Bestman While poverty enters the front door of her heart,...

English Poetry

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Wave To Tomorrow

R William Standish·January 4, 2020

Wave To Tomorrow written by: R William Standish join the ranks of those moved on before you...

Cries of A Wee Child

Andrée J. Khoury·September 23, 2019

Cries of A Wee Child written by: Andrée J. Khoury I had believed myself to be the harbinger...

English Poetry

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Frequently

Criss Tripp·July 14, 2019

Frequently written by: Criss Tripp @CrissTripp Frequently I feel free, yet need to ream a dream. Streams...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Misery Severity

Nicole Cheng·July 1, 2019

Misery Severity written by: Nicole Cheng @NicoleCheng13 Hello. I know who you are. You are the girl...

Poetry English

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Letter Of Retrospect

SMiles·April 27, 2019

Letter Of Retrospect written by: SMiles @stephenmiles2 Sweating the smalls has slipped eating junk, whilst living without...

Poetry English

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Misery Feels

devereaux frazier·January 15, 2019

Misery Feels written by: devereaux frazier @marylandpoet Misery feels Like tired muscles That you keep on moving...

Poetry English

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Scars And Whiskey

John Patrick Robbins·December 27, 2018

Scars And Whiskey written by: John Patrick Robbins @JohnPatrickRobb Don’t ever believe you can fix a fractured...

Poetry English

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I Did Not Kiss You Enough

Greg Massey·November 18, 2017

I Did Not Kiss You Enough written by: Greg Massey @PoemCrafter There was that one night I...

English Featured Post 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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