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Once Upon a Time in a Covid World

Linda Collier·April 5, 2023

Once Upon a Time in a Covid World written by: Linda Collier Mother Nature bowed her head...

Literature English

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Bird Collecting Seeds

Clive Grewcock·March 30, 2023

Bird Collecting Seeds written by: Clive Grewcock As if under a spotlight, you appear in the frame...

Poetry English

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The Hum

Vickie Johnstone·March 26, 2023

The Hum written by: Vickie Johnstone @vickiejohnstone We talk about the hum, the murmur of the earth,...

Poetry English

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Springs Thaw

J. Iner Souster·March 21, 2023

Springs Thaw written by: J. Iner Souster @iner It begins in March, seeds of thought she planted...

Awaiting Spring

Jacqueline Mead·March 20, 2023

Awaiting Spring written by: Jacqueline Mead @Jackiem158 Coiled around the Earth Highly sprung, waiting rebirth Mother Nature...

English Poetry

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Spring Morning

Spillwords·March 19, 2023

Spring Morning a poem by: A.A. Milne Where am I going? I don’t quite know. Down to...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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A Field Full of Flowers…

Jeff Flesch·March 4, 2023

A Field Full of Flowers… written by: Jeff Flesch @FleschJeff a field full of flowers… dreams wake...

Poetry English

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I Called Into The Night, and Got a Response

ReddPenn·March 4, 2023

I Called Into The Night, and Got a Response written by: ReddPenn @ReddPenn10 I called into the...

Poetry English

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Screams and Streams of Splendor

Ndaba Sibanda·March 1, 2023

Screams and Streams of Splendor written by: Ndaba Sibanda @loveoclockn away from the hurry and the hum,...

English Poetry

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Moment in Nature

Kuma Raj Subedi·February 27, 2023

Moment in Nature written by: Kuma Raj Subedi basking in the sun a cold croc pounces on...

Poetry English

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Mint Mornings

Madison Randolph·February 24, 2023

Mint Mornings written by: Madison Randolph @Madisonr1713 The fuzzy hairs on the mint leaves made them sticky...

English Literature

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Nature’s Music

Contemporary_9·February 24, 2023

Nature’s Music written by: Contemporary_9 Nature captures Every Heart, Makes you forget Past, Present and Future, And...

Poetry English

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Felony Surge

Susan N Aassahde·February 23, 2023

Felony Surge written by: Susan N Aassahde @poetry_curfew coal goose ramble pasture snow fowl hiccup gleam...

English Poetry

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Beyond Illusion

Jan Smith·February 19, 2023

Beyond Illusion… written by: Jan Smith @JanSmithNL The ocean is her wise teacher… To look beyond the...

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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