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Imogen & Toby

Steven Elvy·March 10, 2021

Imogen & Toby written by: Steven Elvy @steveelvy2 Imogen Lovett carefully parked her shiny yellow Clio between...

Literature English

·21 mins read

The Village Hall

Caroline Gauld·February 22, 2021

The Village Hall written by: Caroline Gauld Dramas, occasions and family functions Courtesy of Village Hall Productions...

Poetry English

·1 min read

For Daniel

Joseph Amendolare·February 19, 2021

For Daniel written by: Joseph Amendolare “So, prophecy is only brilliant memory; there will be a garden...

English Literature

·5 mins read

Girl on The Balcony

Mitchel Montagna·January 28, 2021

Girl on The Balcony written by: Mitchel Montagna Herman belonged to a group whose members claimed association...

English Literature Featured Post

·14 mins read

Magic Times

Theta Pavis·January 11, 2021

Magic Times written by: Theta Pavis @ThetaPavis When you dressed me as Cleopatra I won the costume...

Poetry English

·1 min read

North London Nativity

Sarra Culleno·December 18, 2020

North London Nativity written by: Sarra Culleno @sarra1978 Year 2 file into the assembly hall, for parents,...

Poetry Christmas English

·1 min read

Dear School

Jul·November 22, 2020

Dear School written by: Jul I know, I know … you weren’t supposed to end until late...

English Article

·4 mins read

OUT OF SCHOOL

Karen Clark·October 18, 2020

OUT OF SCHOOL written by: Karen Clark After having telephoned her mother from G Wing for the...

Literature English

·12 mins read

Epitaph For A Father

Mark Kodama·September 4, 2020

Epitaph For A Father written by: Mark Kodama One day, my eight-year-old son Nathan and I were fixing...

English Literature

·5 mins read

Eddie Went To School

Karen Rey·August 7, 2020

Eddie Went To School written by: Karen Rey eddie went to school with a broken heart because...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Summer Hangover

Aishwariya Laxmi·July 10, 2020

The Summer Hangover written by: Aishwariya Laxmi @aishwariya The school year ended Her life changed that summer...

English Poetry

·1 min read

The Son That Never Was

Ailsa Cawley·July 3, 2020

The Son That Never Was written by: Ailsa Cawley @AilsaCawleyPoetry2020 I was the son they wanted you...

Poetry English

·1 min read

A New Beginning

Bridie Murphy·July 3, 2020

A New Beginning written by: Bridie Murphy She opens the satchel one last time She mustn’t forget...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Full Count

David C Russell·June 25, 2020

Full Count written by: David C Russell Online news articles, the gossip, and talk from my customers...

Literature English Featured Post

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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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