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Dreams To Reality

Nafisa Shabbir·August 17, 2020

Dreams To Reality written by: Nafisa Shabbir Cascading water falls Over sheer granite walls The enfolding row...

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Mom, Who Paints The Sky That Way

Elaine Marie Carnegie-Padgett·July 31, 2020

Mom, Who Paints The Sky That Way written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 I watched my blonde-haired babies,...

English Poetry

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Despair

Elizabeth Sams·July 14, 2020

Despair written by: Elizabeth Sams Did he take that shot/ to escape a reality/ that he could...

English Poetry

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Needing Each Other

Philomena Daly·June 30, 2020

Needing Each Other written by: Philomena Daly After such a long period of no physical contact, it...

English Poetry

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The End (Post Chemotherapy)

Izabella T. Kostka·June 27, 2020

The End (Post Chemotherapy) written by: Izabella T. Kostka I am only a wrapper filled with poison...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Moment…

Mitch Bensel·June 12, 2020

Moment… written by: Mitch Bensel @MitchRambling a moment I fell inside a soul drinking from its waters...

Poetry English

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Writing

CJ Delous·June 4, 2020

Writing written by: CJ Delous You want to put the barrel of the gun in their mouth,...

Poetry English

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Sliver of Time

Charlie Bottle·May 31, 2020

Sliver of Time written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle Today, for a fleeting moment I held in my...

Poetry English

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The Paradox of Reality

Gosha Kulisiewicz·May 31, 2020

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A Moment

Elaine Marie Carnegie-Padgett·May 29, 2020

A Moment written by: Elaine Marie @ElaineMarieCar1 In a moment, there is a knowing A feeling… That...

Poetry English

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Reconnecting

Ian Fletcher·May 26, 2020

Reconnecting written by: Ian Fletcher It’s come full circle as we meet again reconnecting at long last...

Poetry English

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Chained

Christine E. Ray·May 19, 2020

Chained written by: Christine E. Ray @ChristineERay66 silken strands and spun steel compose the knotted memory that...

Poetry English

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Kemunto

Daniel Gekonge·May 4, 2020

Kemunto written by: Daniel Gekonge @Dan_Gekonge1 I want you to touch me Like the sun does to...

Poetry English

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Remind Me

Heidi Baker·March 28, 2020

Remind Me written by: Heidi Baker @heidib19 Remind me how to write poetry, when I cannot see...

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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