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Mistletoe Bride

Christina Ciufo·December 1, 2023

Mistletoe Bride written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo Pale snow, delicate and transparent, twirls, caresses, and shawls gelidness...

Haunted Holidays English Poetry

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Washington Irving’s Ghost

Christina Ciufo·October 26, 2023

Washington Irving’s Ghost written by: Christina Ciufo @ChristinaCiufo A specter appears – saturnine and phlegm, standing and...

Poetry Halloween English

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Shatter

Vickie Johnstone·June 30, 2023

Shatter written by: Vickie Johnstone @vickiejohnstone We are but the darkest glass, prisms turning, starkest shine, and...

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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Mistletoe Bride

Washington Irving’s Ghost

Shatter

To Grandmother’s House

The Visit

A Little Book About Trees – by Tim Burr

Mercury

Hymn Of The Eternal Feast

Naughty Or Nice

SHIMLA

Bonfire of Resolve

Box or an Urn

Past Due

Your Silence is The Biggest Crime in Gaza

His Yesterday Bride