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Inner Peace

Liam Flanagan·June 7, 2021

Inner Peace written by: Liam Flanagan @LFlanaga Peace is such a hard thing to find Especially when...

Poetry English

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Unsung Rhymes

Nayan Kumar Ujala·June 2, 2021

Unsung Rhymes written by: Sallon Lepcha Life is like the grass on the other side In between...

Poetry English

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Duke

Doug Hawley·May 21, 2021

Duke written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm Duke Hanley was on one of his favorite hikes in Central...

Literature English

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Betrayal

Ger White·May 7, 2021

Betrayal written by: Ger White That knife in the gut by the smiling monk The stab in...

Poetry English

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I Felt The Pain of War Through My Ears

Prince U. D. Tardeh·May 3, 2021

I Felt The Pain of War Through My Ears written by: Prince U.D. Tardeh @TardehUriah I was...

Poetry English

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The Rape of A Doll

Muhammad Shanazar·April 27, 2021

The Rape of A Doll written by: Muhammad Shanazar Should I lament or should I mourn? Or...

Poetry English

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A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE II

GS. Subbu·April 4, 2021

A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE II The Reality of Aging and Caregiving written by: GS Subbu @gssubbu50 ‘I...

Editorial English

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In Your Heart

Peerzada Syed Dawif·March 10, 2021

In Your Heart written by: Peerzada Syed Dawif You can feel me there, My vibes dwell, deep...

English Poetry

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Society

David Gray-Hammond·February 23, 2021

Society written by: David Gray-Hammond @emgntdivergence Burning cold wrath envelopes the gaping maw of a society so...

Poetry English

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This is Not The Flag

George Tee Forpoh III·January 28, 2021

This is Not The Flag written by: George Tee Forpoh III This is not the 1959 flag...

Poetry English

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Don’t Rain Tears Mama Liberia

William Tubman·January 22, 2021

Don’t Rain Tears Mama Liberia written by: William Tubman Although we are being strangulated by our leader...

Poetry English

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Huelga

Robert Walton·January 16, 2021

Huelga written by: Robert Walton Jesús walked to King City On a dusty road East of town....

English Poetry

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Season of Revision

Mark Scheel·December 31, 2020

Season of Revision written by: Mark Scheel This is our year-end of unease, of colored lights on...

English Poetry

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Cravings

Azumee·November 21, 2020

Cravings written by: Azumee I miss the taste of wine, Cakes with cherries on top. I miss the...

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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