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My Dead Piggy: A Tormented Boy

Professor JPJ·August 26, 2023

My Dead Piggy: A Tormented Boy written by: Professor JPJ Eons ago, right after the last dinosaur...

Literature English

·4 mins read

Rhythm’s Embrace

Mike Turner·August 24, 2023

Rhythm’s Embrace written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper Silence settles with the night Platinum stars mark pewter skies...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Becoming

Pacella Chukwuma-Eke·August 21, 2023

Becoming written by: Pacella Chukwuma-Eke @dancing_poet I this poem begins with a girl living inside a canvas...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Broke

Richard LeDue·August 20, 2023

Broke written by: Richard LeDue @LedueRichard A 9 AM beer doesn’t fix blacking out the night before,...

Drowning in Death

K.T. Clark·August 17, 2023

Drowning in Death written by: K.T. Clark Billowing smoky veil obscures Glimpses of last minute clarity, Pellucid...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Silence is a Friend of Mine

Diana Burns·August 11, 2023

Silence is a Friend of Mine written by: Diana Burns I wanted to scream and cry Crumple...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Flash of Madness

Phyllis Souza·August 9, 2023

Flash of Madness written by: Phyllis Souza I turn abruptly, hearing the words, “I hate you!” I...

Literature English

·1 min read

New Freedom

Anna Ferriero·August 8, 2023

New Freedom written by: Anna Ferriero New beaches sound like autumn deafening noise which awakens his gaze...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Silence is Golden

Ken Gosse·August 2, 2023

Silence is Golden written by: Ken Gosse His sonnets effervesced but none immured her heart and soul,...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Gone Missing

Carl "Papa" Palmer·July 26, 2023

Gone Missing written by: Carl “Papa” Palmer As the new day awaits its morning sun, the blank page...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Sea Worthy

Caro Henry·July 18, 2023

Sea Worthy written by: Caro Henry Souls adrift, lost in a vast expanse, hopes and dreams swallowed...

Poetry English

·1 min read

Prisoners

Alan David Gould·July 12, 2023

Prisoners written by: Alan David Gould Our comprehensive wisdom is gathered here. The hand on the arm...

Poetry English

·1 min read

The Waltz

Vaidehi Bhat·July 12, 2023

The Waltz written by: Vaidehi Bhat In the daze of the diamond chandeliers… The piano and amidst...

Poetry English

·1 min read

From a Cottage Window

Michael Graeme·July 11, 2023

From a Cottage Window written by: Michael Graeme As I settle to write this, the sun is...

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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