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First Light

Gerry Stefanson·March 30, 2023

Passages First Light written by: Gerry Stefanson @gerry_stefanson Queue in line to gain a berth, trunk to...

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The Language of Archangels

Eric Danhoff·November 21, 2022

The language of Archangels written by: Eric Danhoff @troubled_sleep the language of archangels is complex it is...

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Home

Naresh Mehan·September 10, 2022

Home written by: Naresh Mehan Whatever you may have For an abode Keep a corner Ear marked...

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Rebirth

Laju Ereyitomi Oyewoli·July 25, 2022

Rebirth written by: Laju Ereyitomi Oyewoli It is I! Repeating the cycles of days In multiple ways...

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Songlines

Lisa Mary Armstrong·May 13, 2022

Songlines written by: Lisa Mary Armstrong @earlgrey79_lisa They dreamt rivers into existence Knowing that the moon would...

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Assignment

Robyn MacKinnon·January 23, 2022

Assignment written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat assignment before passage across the Rainbow nothing but machine NOTE...

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Syntropy

J.S. Mannino·September 18, 2021

Syntropy written by: Joseph Mannino In the distant rolling swell Where reality won’t breach A persistent tolling...

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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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