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Waiting

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni·March 22, 2023

Waiting written by: Barbara Anna Gaiardoni @BarbaraGaiardoni Waiting Attempting to adjust to being “normal” again. one petal...

English Poetry

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El Petalo Rojo

Nancy E. Campos·February 23, 2022

El Petalo Rojo written by: Nancy E. Campos @NancyECampos1 in collaboration with: Efrandy Font Aldama (El Feno) ...

Spanish Poetry

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I Wish It Rains On My Funeral

Shreya Sharma·September 15, 2021

I Wish It Rains On My Funeral written by: Shreya Sharma With my frail limbs clipped with...

English Poetry

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Turn Around

Levi J. Mericle·May 5, 2021

Turn Around written by: Levi J. Mericle His psychiatrist always told him, his hallucinations were due to...

Literature English

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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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