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Lead Skies

Beth Tremaglio·February 17, 2017

NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: This is the 8th poem in this series and I appreciate everyone who takes...

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The Boat People

Aparna Reddy·September 27, 2016

The Boat People written by: Aparna Reddy @AR_Midnighthues the shores are unreachable the sea cannot sustain them...

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Double-Edged Sword

Anne G·September 9, 2015

Double-Edged Sword Commentary by Anne G The Syrian migrant situation has exploded, and Europe is besieged by the...

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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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