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A Caterpillar’s Wisdom

Olivia Todd·June 13, 2024

A Caterpillar’s Wisdom written by: Olivia Todd @StoryMinded97 I am a caterpillar long and free trundling along...

Poetry English

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Hourglass

Abagail Summers·May 4, 2024

Hourglass written by: Abagail Summers Time was running out, she knew. The sun beamed through the thick...

English Poetry Featured Post

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A Fairy Tale Birth

Arlene J Placer·February 9, 2024

A Fairy Tale Birth written by: Arlene J Placer She lived in a world of gold. Luxury...

Literature English

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Voyeur

Jose A Gomez·January 28, 2024

Voyeur written by: José A Gómez Al fondo del gran bosque, desnuda se encontraba, en un espacio...

Poetry Jose A Gomez Spanish

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The Living Doll

P.A. O'Neil·September 15, 2023

The Living Doll written by: P.A. O’Neil Sadie heard Mugsie coming long before she saw him. His gravelly...

English Literature

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Cat Scarf Advice

Joan Leotta·March 13, 2023

Cat Scarf Advice written by: Joan Leotta @joanleottawrite Under the awning, in the Arasta Bazaar in Istanbul,...

English Literature

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Let Us Play Chess

Simona Prilogan·March 2, 2023

Let Us Play Chess written by: Simona Prilogan Let us play chess, Blue often says While gathering...

English Poetry

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Memories of You

Cindy Georgakas·September 2, 2022

Memories of You written by: Cindy Georgakas Love falls softly in my lap as silkworms land in...

English Poetry

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The Red Rose

LadyLily·August 28, 2022

The Red Rose written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Breezes stroke her buds like a lover, blooms spring open...

Poetry English

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Mujer

Carmen Frech Oliveri·May 15, 2022

Mujer written by: Carmen Frech Oliveri Sostuve su mano sobre la arboleda, dedos pianistas recorren la piel....

Poetry Spanish

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The Town Crier

Roger Turner·March 24, 2022

The Town Crier written by: Roger Turner @titansdad In the year of our lord Sixteen Hundred Fifty...

Poetry English

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Expressions

Deesha Lathigara·February 23, 2022

Expressions written by: Deesha Lathigara Deep within the eyes of a dancer, irises and poems bloom On...

Poetry English

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Mirrored Reflection

Verona Jones·February 4, 2022

Mirrored Reflection written by: Verona Jones @VeronaJ57 Shimmering image slowly appears tracing ancient runes that glimmer. Inside a...

Poetry English

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Reverend Rupert’s Obsession

Verity Mason·October 2, 2021

Reverend Rupert’s Obsession written by: Verity Mason Reverend Rupert Dubois’ halo of blond hair shines golden with...

English Literature

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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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