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House of The Hag

Zach Ellenberger·December 6, 2020

House of The Hag written by: Zach Ellenberger @zak4prez911 When my father told me, we’d be moving...

Featured Post Haunted Holidays English Literature

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The Thinning of The Veil

Jan McCulloch·December 4, 2020

The Thinning of The Veil written by: Jan McCulloch Despite the passage of many years, they met...

Literature Haunted Holidays English

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At Crossroads

Gosha Kulisiewicz·November 13, 2020

Poetry Polish English International

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Spirit of The Corn

Richard Prime·October 30, 2020

Spirit of The Corn written by: Richard Prime Travelling home from a day at a client site,...

Featured Post 13 Days of Halloween English Literature Halloween

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A Haunted Breakfast With Nana

Carrie Magness Radna·October 29, 2020

A Haunted Breakfast With Nana written by: Carrie Magness Radna @cmrboxwoodstar1 The day before Halloween 2018, when...

English Literature Halloween

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The Vampire

Spillwords·October 25, 2020

The Vampire a poem by: Conrad Aiken She rose among us where we lay. She wept, we...

Literary Greats English Poetry

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From The Pen Within

Jill Sharon Kimmelman·October 9, 2020

From The Pen Within written by: Jill Sharon Kimmelman Write from your soul write because you don’t...

English Poetry

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The Spirit Is Gone

Jenise Cook·August 26, 2020

The Spirit Is Gone written by: Jenise Cook @jenisecook The Spirit Room has no spirit, lost in quiet...

English Poetry

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Rejuvenate

Glynn Sinclare·August 20, 2020

Rejuvenate written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Diminish our negative thoughts Let us rise high. Love covets love,...

Poetry English

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Nothing Is Absolute

Shoshana Vegh·July 25, 2020

Nothing Is Absolute written by: Shoshana Vegh Now, erase everything We make love on the paper You...

Poetry English

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One Hopeful Morning Up The River

David Barry Temple·June 29, 2020

One Hopeful Morning Up The River written by: David Barry Temple Someone made their own fun during...

Poetry English

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Sonnet

Allan Edward Tierney·June 24, 2020

Sonnet written by: Allan Edward Tierney Alone I oft think on that one called death When grey...

Poetry English

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Love Uninhibited

Bruce Rowe·June 19, 2020

Love Uninhibited written by: Bruce Rowe Our hearts laid open bare we love without a care Cast...

English Poetry

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Nature’s Spirit

John Baverstock·June 13, 2020

Nature’s Spirit written by: JOHN BAVERSTOCK A grey mist falls over the Glen, Covering the burial ground,...

Poetry English Featured Post

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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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