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Summer Fish

Carrie Magness Radna·May 2, 2025

Summer Fish written by: Carrie Magness Radna In the summertime, we are freshly caught fish, wrapped around...

English Poetry

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Autumn Dust

Justine Engelbrecht·January 16, 2025

Autumn Dust written by: Justine Engelbrecht Autumn dust falls from the amber tree, her gold gilt edges...

Poetry English

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Never Again

Gabriel T. Saah·July 23, 2024

Never Again written by: Gabriel T. Saah Day in, day out, My chest is squeezed against the...

English Poetry

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Holiday Inflatables Take to the Air

Ellen Foos·December 28, 2023

Holiday Inflatables Take to the Air written by: Ellen Foos The electric company warns of high winds,...

Poetry English

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The Full Moon in The Pool

Nancy Lazar·November 27, 2023

The Full Moon in The Pool written by: Nancy Lazar @Nanzarpoet I shall get in the pool...

English Poetry

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Our Unfinished Song

Aishwarya Chauhan·November 15, 2023

Our Unfinished Song written by: Aishwarya Chauhan Lest water fills in my ears One of the hundred...

Poetry English

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The Monster in The Mirror

C.T. Henderson·October 31, 2023

The Monster in The Mirror written by: C.T. Henderson In a small town there stood an old...

Literature English Halloween

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Swimming

Beth Ghiorso·October 6, 2023

Swimming written by: Beth Ghiorso When the knock came, Nora had nothing left to do. “Do you...

English Literature

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The Proliferation of Plastic

Kay Lesley Reeves·September 11, 2023

The Proliferation of Plastic written by: Kay Lesley Reeves I first noticed it in the hotel lounge....

Literature English

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Fallen

Phyllis Souza·June 5, 2023

Fallen written by: Phyllis Souza Wearing a green chasuble, Father John Heller, tall and slender, follows the...

Literature English

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Lines To Nowhere

Ivor Steven·June 2, 2023

Lines To Nowhere written by: Ivor Steven @ivors20 As my drapes fell open I saw a setting...

English Poetry

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Mirror of Conflict

Nancy Lou Henderson·January 26, 2023

Mirror of Conflict written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 Leaving the courthouse, Dale walked down the steps...

English Literature

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Backstroke

Amanda Hurley·September 4, 2022

Backstroke written by: Amanda Hurley @AmandaHurleyNet Harry dangles a hand in the water, it’s tepid to the...

Literature Featured Post English

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True Love

Harry Taylor·March 22, 2022

True Love written by: Harry Taylor True love forever blossoms And true love never dies It lingers...

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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