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Venus Rising

Tony Ashenden·January 6, 2025

Venus Rising written by: Tony Ashenden @AshendenTony We found him there in Bethlehem as the charts foretold...

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Millions of Misty Epitaphs

Nada M. Sobhi·November 23, 2024

[Millions of Misty Epitaphs] written by: Nada M. Sobhi Memories like guns, Splitting you to pieces With...

English Poetry

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War V

Jeff Flaig·October 4, 2024

War V written by: Jeff Flaig They lay open and bleeding Sinew and bone exposed to the...

English Poetry

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Winning Streak

Heath Brougher·October 2, 2024

Winning Streak written by: Heath Brougher I celebrate myself, observing a genuinely triumphant moment, unstained by belief or...

English Poetry

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Drowned In Preening Finery and Greenery

Walid Boureghda·June 26, 2024

Drowned In Preening Finery and Greenery written by: Walid Boureghda A pronghorn is standing up on the...

Poetry English

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The Orchid Keeper

Karen Southall Watts·October 5, 2023

The Orchid Keeper written by: Karen Southall Watts @askkaren He paid extra in the winter to keep...

English Poetry

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Good Ole Days

Tamara Yancosky (BBYCGN)·September 27, 2023

Good Ole Days written by: Tamara Yancosky Each generation has tragedies to face; drudging through countless battlefields...

Poetry English

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Hidden Essentials

Albert Russo·August 30, 2023

Hidden Essentials written by: Albert Russo @AlbertRusso1 fill that circle with the sketch of your elbow it...

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Shadows of New York

Francisco Bravo Cabrera·April 25, 2023

Shadows of New York written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera One day I sat and listened to the...

Christians Everywhere Sing Joyful

Kevin Taylor·December 25, 2022

Christians Everywhere Sing Joyful written by: Kevin Taylor @poetkevinjtayl1 Prayer and Glory! [a single voice, calling] Jesus!...

Poetry Christmas English

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Sestina 1121: “Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II”

Adam Johnson·December 9, 2022

Sestina 11121 “Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II” written by: Adam Johnson @Aristotle2010 Here now to rest is...

English Poetry

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Miss Maven and The Raven

Lee Dunn·October 12, 2022

Miss Maven and The Raven written by: Lee Dunn @66human Sweet Maven was handsome, and worth a King’s...

English Poetry

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The Date

Vasiliki Petroudi·September 29, 2022

The Date written by: Vasiliki Petroudi @VPetroudi Lilliputian Venus with the dour beauty your white lace dress...

English Poetry

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To The Cockroach

Joan McNerney·September 28, 2022

To THE Cockroach written by: Joan McNerney My last stay in New York City assured me of...

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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