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The Seamstress

Artie Kuyper·May 22, 2021

The Seamstress written by: Artie Kuyper @ArtieLynnKuyper Eleanor waited for the chance to be stitched back together....

Literature English

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Sick Metaphors

Anna Canić·November 29, 2020

Polish English International Poetry

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Finding The Sun

Bayo Aderoju·September 28, 2020

Finding The Sun written by: Bayo Aderoju The skies, for aeons, was unkind. It denied me all;...

Poetry English

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ONCE AGAIN

Dilip Mohapatra·October 3, 2019

ONCE AGAIN written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo I am sure that I shall rise from my tremulous ashes...

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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A Little Book About Trees – by Tim Burr

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