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In an Instant

Dianne Moritz·June 11, 2024

In an Instant written by: Dianne Moritz - On a Thursday morning in March, 2020, I slipped and...

English Literature

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A Cautionary Tale

Heather Cameron·April 14, 2024

A Cautionary Tale written by: Heather Cameron On the day Jim and Agnes were delivered the news...

Poetry English

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When Darkness Swallows The Sun

Shelly Blankman·February 16, 2024

When Darkness Swallows The Sun written by: Shelly Blankman The darkness has swallowed the sun. And I...

English Poetry

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Dream Happy

Russell Colclough·September 29, 2023

Dream Happy written by: Russell Colclough Little old Dolly, a lifelong royal fan, waited for three days...

Literature English

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Crystal’s Cat

Bill Tope·August 25, 2023

Crystal’s Cat written by: Bill Tope The early morning scents of autumn wafted through the porch screen...

English Literature

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The Story of a Disabled Little Girl

Tylia Flores·June 26, 2023

The Story of a Disabled Little Girl written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 Holding onto my teddy bear,...

Poetry English

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The Dying Nurse

Stark Hunter·June 10, 2023

The Dying Nurse written by: Stark Hunter @StarkHunter A brown ’87 Corolla parked on Strub Street The...

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 ...

Features

A Little Book About Trees – by Tim Burr

Barney and His Angel

To Grandmother’s House

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Darryl B

Spotlight On Writers – Maliya Denise Wilmore

Spotlight On Writers – John Neff

A Bead of Ice

Sygnatariusze Listów do Gwiazd

Grandchild

Exhumation

Rebuked

The Reluctant Graduate

Betrayers of the Past

Highway

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A Cautionary Tale

When Darkness Swallows The Sun

Dream Happy

Crystal’s Cat

The Story of a Disabled Little Girl

The Dying Nurse

Hymn Of The Eternal Feast

To Grandmother’s House

Breakfast on the Beach

The Visit

Naughty Or Nice

The Christmas Figure is Unmoved

Spotlight On Writers – Darryl B

A Little Book About Trees – by Tim Burr

The Waiting

Never Know

Grandchild

Lips Between Lips