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Objects

Kat Welch·May 14, 2025

Objects written by: Kat Welch An object in the cupboard ceases to exist. So, it takes up...

English Poetry

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Condoms

Seán Óg Ó Murchú·April 22, 2025

Condoms written by: Seán Óg Ó Murchú - They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one...

Literature Featured Post English

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Invisible Presence

Arouba Abbas·March 24, 2025

Invisible Presence written by: Arouba Abbas A flower never admired, A moon never a muse. A book...

Poetry English

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My Skeletons

Jenny Morelli·March 13, 2025

My Skeletons written by: Jenny Morelli There are skeletons in my closet just rotting from neglect. They...

Poetry English

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Blind Alley

Spillwords·March 2, 2025

Blind Alley a poem by: Eleanor Farjeon There’s a turning I must pass Often four times in...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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Gelid Morning

R. K. Singh·February 17, 2025

Gelid Morning written by: R. K. Singh @profrksingh Her gelid look haiku refuse to rise– winter’s landscape...

English Poetry

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Ignored

Shih-Fang Wang·December 9, 2024

Ignored written by: Shih-Fang Wang Furtive tears Shed in vain The one you cry for Is totally...

Poetry English

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Better Days

John Drudge·November 24, 2024

Better Days written by: John Drudge The heart When left untended Begins to wear The weight of...

English Poetry

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The Forgotten will Survive

Franci Eugenia Hoffman·October 19, 2024

The Forgotten Will Survive written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman @FranceH45083335 daunted by rumors a grand old house,...

Poetry Halloween English

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Broken Toy

Sandra Jewell·October 18, 2024

Broken Toy written by: Sandra Jewell - The old white mare stands in her stall, her head down...

English Literature

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If You Love One of Them

Faleeha Hassan·May 8, 2024

If You Love One of Them written by: Faleeha Hassan translated by: William M. Hutchins Because love...

English Poetry

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Words For Magic

Carol Shamon·April 5, 2024

Words For Magic written by: Carol Shamon I’m searching for other words for magic Words that don’t...

English Poetry

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In My Dreams I Bleed

Diana Burns·November 20, 2023

In My Dreams I Bleed written by: Diana Burns In my dreams, I bleed In my dreams,...

English Poetry

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Echoes of Neglect: Spoken Word for Veterans

Ginny M. Jones·November 11, 2023

Echoes of Neglect Spoken Word for Veterans written by: Ginny M. Jones In battles fought, they stood...

English 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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