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A Tale of Two Cities

Sumaira A·August 5, 2024

A Tale of Two Cities written by: Sumaira - I stare out the window at the burnt Ficus leaves...

Literature English

·5 mins read

Defeated by The Polar Bear

Angela Creasy·August 24, 2022

Defeated by The Polar Bear written by: Angela Creasy “Mommy,” a little voice squeaked from the backseat....

Literature English

·1 min read

Breakthrough

Nope, Not Pam·August 1, 2022

Breakthrough written by: Nope, Not Pam @NopePam You built a barricade around your heart A wall, strong...

Poetry English

·1 min read

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

Broken Halo Blues

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Cast Off

Interviews

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Spotlight On Writers – Darryl B

Spotlight On Writers – Maliya Denise Wilmore

Creatures of Habit

Zombie

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

Tete-a-tete With Sara

The Light That Never Fades

My Children

I Touched My Father’s Heart

Family Matters and Other Affairs

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A Tale of Two Cities

Defeated by The Polar Bear

Breakthrough

Bonfire of Resolve

Mercury

Still Standing Tall

Cast Off

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

Every Day, at Five A.M.

Broken Halo Blues

The Christmas Stocking

A Small Girl’s Holiday Wish

Little Spruce Tree

Christmas Pudding

Zombie