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Luck

R. Bremner·June 6, 2020

Luck written by: R. Bremner Luck is in the stars; visible when you need it, it pours...

English Poetry

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Starry Night

Jim Bates·May 26, 2020

Starry Night written by: Jim Bates I was five when my parents were killed in a car...

English Literature

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Blue Pines

Scott Thomas Outlar·May 25, 2020

Blue Pines written by: Scott Thomas Outlar @17Numa I consulted my stars during a dry spell in...

English Poetry

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A Poem For You

A.S. Charly·April 24, 2020

A Poem For You written by: A.S. Charly Without you, there would be no sunrise, the moon...

Poetry English

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A Clear Midnight

Spillwords·February 16, 2020

A Clear Midnight a poem by: Walt Whitman This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Destiny

Phlammes·January 28, 2020

Destiny written by: Phlammes Dotted in blunts of its innate ascriptions. the very reason for existence, carved...

English Poetry

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City Lights

Deon Buys·January 15, 2020

City Lights written by: Deon Buys I have seen more stars in the eyes of the broken...

Poetry English

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Winter of Love

JayM·January 9, 2020

Winter of Love written by: JayM @thejaytheme Strolling Thoughts, Worn Sands Of Time, Our Tune, A Fading...

Poetry English

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Mighty Skies

Sonali Majumdar·December 16, 2019

Mighty Skies written by: Sonali Majumdar From the depth of the mighty skies My heart sings with...

Poetry English

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…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Stars”)

Phyllis P. Colucci·November 24, 2019

…On Poetry and Fiction Just “One Word” Away (“Stars”) written by: Phyllis P. Colucci @FictionTarot One word becomes...

Editorial English Phyllis P. Colucci On Poetry and Fiction Featured Post

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Blue Spacious Skies

Randal A. Burd, Jr.·November 19, 2019

Blue Spacious Skies written by: Randal A. Burd, Jr. @COLONELRANDAL Blue spacious skies meet greener pastures’ hue,...

The Dog She Was

JPK·November 12, 2019

The Dog She Was written by: JPK She’s not the dog she was ten years ago, When...

Poetry English

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Contemplating Clouds

Charlie Bottle·October 12, 2019

Contemplating Clouds written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle I watch calm clouds, eiderdowns of the skies, borrow hues...

Poetry English

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The Definition of Love

Spillwords·October 6, 2019

The Definition of Love a poem by Andrew Marvell My love is of a birth as rare...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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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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