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Figs

Christian Ward·May 3, 2021

Figs written by: Christian Ward The fallen figs on the path are shrunken cellos. I’m tempted to...

Poetry English

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Bear Dream

Shelly Norris·May 3, 2021

Bear Dream written by: Shelly Norris I did not see the foul archer who drew the unconscionable...

Poetry English

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On Easter Day

Spillwords·April 4, 2021

On Easter Day a poem by Oscar Wilde The silver trumpets rang across the Dome: The people...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Living On

Talat Aafreen·March 31, 2021

Living On written by: Talat Aafreen @talat_aafreen Death be not proud For forcing me away I leave...

Poetry English

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Infinite Shades of Grey..!!

Monika Ajay Kaul·March 3, 2021

Infinite Shades of Grey..!! written by: Monika Ajay Kaul @MKaul4 The serene Grey of the hills and...

English Poetry

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At The Sea-Side

Spillwords·January 17, 2021

At The Sea-Side a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson When I was down beside the sea A...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Abiding Minds

Mark Tulin·January 8, 2021

Abiding Minds written by: Mark Tulin @Crow_writer At the edge of the jetty, I rest on a...

Poetry English

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That Night

Tim Law·December 29, 2020

That Night written by: Tim Law You stared into the flickering flames and sighed contentedly. A blanket...

Just A Shell Story

Emalisa Rose·December 10, 2020

Just A Shell Story written by: Emalisa Rose bipartisan winds confiscate all we’d collected; our bouquet of...

English Poetry

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Another Dawn

Saketh Ram Josyabhatla·October 14, 2020

Another Dawn written by: Saketh Ram Josyabhatla I see water trickling down the hill All my reveries...

Poetry English

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Amalgamation

Akanksha Singh·October 12, 2020

Amalgamation written by: Akanksha Singh @ASiswriting I sit here waiting, since the dawn of time Hoping one...

Poetry English

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Finally Fishing

A.L. Paradiso·October 10, 2020

Finally Fishing written by: A.L. Paradiso “Should have done this sooner, right Paul?” Much sooner if I’m...

English Literature

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Full Hold

Brad Osborne·September 29, 2020

Full Hold written by: Brad Osborne Twenty-three old salts set sail that day And to a man...

English Featured Post Poetry

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The Man of Adria

S.S·September 19, 2020

The Man of Adria written by: S.S Midst the life’s continual tumults, I’ve sought, and found solace,...

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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