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A Rose by Any Other Name

Karina Longo·November 7, 2025

A Rose by Any Other Name written by: Karina Longo The sun leaked in flashes of orange...

English Poetry

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And So Did I

Sapto Mitra·November 6, 2025

And So Did I written by: Sapto Mitra He said that we were bound, And so did...

Poetry English

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My Silent Goodbye

Dibyangana·November 5, 2025

My Silent Goodbye written by: Dibyangana Life is an endless road—twisting, turning, unraveling in ways I never...

English Poetry

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Life

Ariti Jankie·November 5, 2025

Life written by: Ariti Jankie When the end came it was a blessing. He said. “She suffered...

English Poetry

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Drowned to Finally Breathe

Yukta Phoenix·November 3, 2025

Drowned to Finally Breathe written by: Yukta Phoenix You watch me like you own my being. A...

Poetry English

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Unwanted Gift

Abagail Summers·October 24, 2025

Unwanted Gift written by: Abagail Summers I want to open my eyes But the spirits will not...

Poetry English Halloween

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Revelation

Nisha Raviprasad·October 18, 2025

Revelation written by: Nisha Raviprasad Life is nothing but broken glass and crumpled paper, faded colors of...

English Poetry

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What If?

Marlon Perez·October 18, 2025

What If? written by: Marlon Perez I am just lying in my bed Thinking the what-ifs in...

Poetry English

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The Fool, poetry by Kendal Kraft at Spillwords.com

A Fool

Kendal Kraft·October 14, 2025

A Fool written by: Kendal Kraft One tear, or a cry of desperation from you and I,...

Poetry English

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Partially It’s (in) My Head

Alex Reiner·October 14, 2025

Partially It’s (in) My Head written by: Alex Reiner partially it’s my head my head is twisting...

English Poetry

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Every Rose Has A Thorn

Lindsay Soberano Wilson·October 8, 2025

Every Rose Has A Thorn written by: Lindsay Soberano Wilson Every rose has a thorn, and yet...

Poetry English

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Scientific Artistry

Lucia-Joy Haring·October 8, 2025

Scientific Artistry written by: Lucia-Joy Haring I wish I could look at my brain and show you...

English Poetry

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Blooms and Bleeding

Maliya Denise Wilmore·October 6, 2025

Blooms and Bleeding written by: Maliya Denise Wilmore I treat her with care, Love, Admiration, Gentleness. She...

Poetry English

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The Pain Within

Liam Flanagan·October 1, 2025

The Pain Within written by: Liam Flanagan You are My Pain You greet me first thing in...

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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