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My Granddaddy’s Watch

Russell Colclough·May 11, 2022

My Granddaddy’s Watch written by: Russell Colclough My granddaddy gave me his special watch, the winder on...

English Literature

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Life’s Rains

Charlie Bottle·May 10, 2022

Life’s Rains written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle The dusky eastern sky was on fire, as dark satin...

English Poetry Featured Post

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John The Baptist

Paula Puolakka·May 3, 2022

John The Baptist (2022) written by: Paula Puolakka You told me that the pomegranate blossom only reminds...

Poetry English

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A Line in The Quicksilver?

Michael H. Brownstein·April 25, 2022

A Line in The Quicksilver? written by: Michael H. Brownstein He recognized her by the stain in...

Poetry English

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Easter Bells

Thaddeus Hutyra·April 17, 2022

Easter Bells written by: Thaddeus Hutyra @teddy9999 Easter arrived, holy day of Jesus Christ’s resurrection Cheerful festival...

English Poetry

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The Song We Forgot

Hiba Nasreen·April 8, 2022

The Song We Forgot written by: Hiba Nasreen The night is dark and the storm seems to...

English Poetry

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Love Song in The Kingdom of Ashes

John Sweet·April 6, 2022

Love Song in The Kingdom of Ashes written by: John Sweet sunlight and subtle hope and who...

Poetry English

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Meet You at the Crossroads

Troy Allen Houston·April 5, 2022

Meet You at the Crossroads written by: Troy Allen Houston If I was to die tonight, I...

Poetry English

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A Riddle Song

Spillwords·April 3, 2022

A Riddle Song a poem by: Walt Whitman THAT which eludes this verse and any verse, Unheard...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Under The Milky Way

Sean O'Leary·March 31, 2022

Under The Milky Way written by: Sean O’Leary @SeanOl777 I’m driving down Smith St, Collingwood. Not sure...

The Song

Anoucheka Gangabissoon·March 31, 2022

The Song written by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon One whiff, Only one, Of the fragrance of the white rose...

Poetry English

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CXV: Spring

Spillwords·March 20, 2022

CXV: Spring a poem by: Alfred Lord Tennyson Now fades the last long streak of snow, Now...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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A Fairy Song

Carl Parsons·March 17, 2022

A Fairy Song written by: Carl Parsons Those childhood days are gone from me across the wild...

Poetry English Carl Parsons

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Una Galassia Nella Mano

Francesco Abate·February 27, 2022

Una Galassia Nella Mano written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Marte domina in questa notte d’autunno e non...

Poetry International Italian

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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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