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Tylia Flores·April 6, 2020

Notebook written by: Tylia Flores @stompingoncp1 staring down at my blank sheet on notebook paper, with my...

English Poetry

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A Future To Behold

Bruce Levine·February 19, 2020

A Future To Behold written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Light sits in a closet awaiting revelation And...

Poetry English

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A Tiny Story Of The Triple Flame

Svetlina Trifonova·February 4, 2020

A Tiny Story Of The Triple Flame written by: Svetlina Trifonova And thus, She slowly turned into...

English Poetry

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Bread of Misery

Edwin Olu Bestman·February 3, 2020

Bread of Misery written by: Edwin Olu Bestman While poverty enters the front door of her heart,...

English Poetry

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Tick Tock

Shaira Omar·January 27, 2020

Tick Tock written by: Shaira Omar Tick tock…tick tock… Life is counting down on your internal clock....

English Poetry

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Much More Than Rain Man

Alex Andy Phuong·January 24, 2020

Much More Than Rain Man written by: Alex Andy Phuong Rain Man won “Best Picture” Dustin Hoffman...

English Poetry

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Country Likes Hit

Marius Surleac·December 27, 2019

Country Likes Hit written by: Marius Surleac gramps calls the geese with a deluge of kernels amethyst...

English Poetry

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Dreamer’s Nightmare

Glen McKenzie·December 18, 2019

Dreamer’s Nightmare written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther a nightmare lived inside an illusion the horror of unfinished...

English Poetry

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Rambunctious Rhapsody

Haaris Ali Waqas·December 3, 2019

Rambunctious Rhapsody written by: Haaris Ali Waqas Set free my fervid gaze, Strain my passions from evil;...

English Poetry

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Awakening

Izabella T. Kostka·December 1, 2019

Awakening written by: Izabella T. Kostka It lights up every dawn like fog lights, restarts neurons disconnected...

Rita Remembers

John Grey·November 28, 2019

Rita Remembers written by: John Grey She says she saw Elvis perform at a county fair in...

English Poetry

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Vanity

JahArt Kushite·November 26, 2019

Vanity written by: JahArt Kushite trailing on rails of profanity chained in shackles of vanity myopic to...

English Poetry

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Conflict of Interest

Sharona Reeves·November 20, 2019

Conflict of Interest written by: Sharona Reeves Purple heart Veteran of war Tried and the true The...

English Poetry

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We Shall All Be Gone, One Day

George Gad Economou·November 19, 2019

We Shall All Be Gone, One Day written by: George Gad Economou At first, we were five;...

English Literature

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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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