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A Polish Prayer for The Woods

Iris Taylor·January 3, 2023

A Polish Prayer for The Woods written by: Iris Taylor @irisjtaylor “I don’t like this place,” Eda...

Literature English

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Dishes Must Be Twelve

Kate Figurska·December 16, 2022

Dishes Must Be Twelve written by: Kate Figurska @FigurskaKate You might just choose a place to live,...

English Poetry Christmas

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Dilemmas Of The Heart

Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak·August 16, 2019

Dilemmas Of The Heart written by: Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak Each night I return to those green fields...

Poetry 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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Broken Halo Blues

Interview Q&A With Jim Bartlett

Cast Off

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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

Distracted Times

Pure

Czy Miłość Jest Karmieniem

Tempse

Ode to a Polish Plum Cake

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A Polish Prayer for The Woods

Dishes Must Be Twelve

Dilemmas Of The Heart

Bonfire of Resolve

Mercury

The Mirror Did Not Come as Glass

Still Standing Tall

Cast Off

Every Day, at Five A.M.

Broken Halo Blues

The Christmas Stocking

A Small Girl’s Holiday Wish

Little Spruce Tree

Christmas Pudding

Zombie