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Homeless

Jharna Sanyal·August 3, 2021

Homeless written by: Jharna Sanyal It’s you all over the place. Wherever i step, whatever i touch...

English Poetry

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Jazz

Sean O'Leary·July 13, 2021

Jazz written by: Sean O’Leary @SeanOl777 When I was nineteen I met this girl and her birthday...

Ode to A Diamond

Christopher Baker·June 26, 2021

Ode to A Diamond written by: Christopher Baker @YouRangForMe As I sit here close to tears How...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Only Asylum

Mohamed El Houssaini·June 18, 2021

The Only Asylum written by: Mohamed El Houssaini Oh! god I got no asylum to save thee...

Poetry English

·1 min read

To Get Over You

Kaylee·May 27, 2021

To Get Over You written by: Kaylee i look at you and laugh, you look at me...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Given You

My Quill Doth Bleed·May 10, 2021

Given You written by: My Quill Doth Bleed Given you everything… I’ve given you… Everything that I...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Train of Thought

Meg Dunn·February 27, 2021

Train of Thought written by: Meg Dunn Ernest and I board the train back to London after...

She Won’t Follow Anymore

Alissa Marcelo·January 6, 2021

She Won’t Follow Anymore written by: Alissa Marcelo Shirley finds him at their usual spot, the last...

Literature English

·7 mins read

A Morning

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·April 10, 2020

Saying Goodbye Part XIX A Morning written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay I do remember certain things,...

Saying Goodbye Doug Stanfield Poetry English

·1 min read

Fire Away

Kelli J Gavin·March 26, 2020

Fire Away written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin Those words Every Last One Hurt and scarred Left...

English Poetry

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Giving Back, Reluctantly

Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay)·March 20, 2020

Saying Goodbye Part XVIII Giving Back, Reluctantly written by: Doug Stanfield (Hemmingplay) @hemmingplay 50 years we had...

Saying Goodbye Doug Stanfield Poetry English

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Regret

Papia Ray·February 13, 2020

Regret written by: Papia Ray I thought of you as I turned a page. I missed you...

Poetry English

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Dancing Free

Sheri M. Stewart·February 8, 2020

Dancing Free written by: Sheri M. Stewart I’m moving on and dancing free breaking away from this...

Poetry English

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The New Normal

Michael Natt·January 19, 2020

The New Normal written by: Michael Natt I finished my 65th and final half-marathon on October 19....

Article 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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