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The Spirit Is Gone

Jenise Cook·August 26, 2020

The Spirit Is Gone written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook The Spirit Room has no spirit, lost in quiet...

English Poetry

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Inside

Milon Franz·August 3, 2020

Inside written by: Milon Franz After a long time, I am inside… I see the interiors of...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Song of Life

Mike Turner·July 27, 2020

Song of Life written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper A single note Can time recall A silent pause...

Poetry English

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A Candle In The Wig

Paul Anthony Obey·June 15, 2020

A Candle In The Wig written by: Paul Anthony Obey @TheInvisiblePo1 They can’t deny the talent, it’s...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Essence of The Blues

Mike Turner·June 1, 2020

Essence of The Blues written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper To have words But no voice Lyric But...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Charades at St. Margaret’s

Grendad·May 31, 2020

Charades at St. Margaret’s written by: Grendad When Ernest came to live with us here in St...

Literature English

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The Nature of Jazz

Joni Caggiano·May 28, 2020

The Nature of Jazz written by: Joni Caggiano @theinnerchild1 Besieging me with her exquisiteness was the sea....

Poetry English

·1 min read

Cupcakes In The Bathtub

Robyn MacKinnon·May 24, 2020

Cupcakes In The Bathtub written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Self-isolation… 5 cupcakes in the bathtub music library...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds Poetry

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Paradise

Jim Bates·April 26, 2020

Paradise written by: Jim Bates My wife and I were sitting in the living room reading and...

English Literature

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Biography

Gopal Lahiri·March 27, 2020

Biography written by: Gopal Lahiri @gopallahiri Summer skies melt In deepest blue Silk sarees bleed Colours of...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Polyhymnia

Fotoula Reynolds·February 11, 2020

Polyhymnia written by: Fotoula Reynolds An inspirational goddess Who did not appear to be modest? Of Greek...

Poetry English

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Up Next, A Country Song

John Grey·February 10, 2020

Up Next, A Country Song written by: John Grey How can I explain it. Imagine a trembling...

Poetry English

·1 min read

WINDMILLS

TM DiSarro·January 8, 2020

WINDMILLS written by: TM DiSarro @tmdisarro Windmills at the Isle of Wight Grinding out a wall of...

English Poetry

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Musing About Island Christmas of Years Past

Sheila Henry·December 25, 2019

Musing About Island Christmas of Years Past written by: Sheila Henry Christmas morn I sit quietly with...

English Poetry Christmas

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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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