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Transformation

Samantha Beardon·December 3, 2018

Transformation written by: Samantha Beardon It is time. Time for my next transformation. I am prepared, well...

English Literature

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The Girl And The Snake

Ryan K·October 14, 2018

The Girl and The Snake written by: Ryan K In a moonlit forest of giant red trees,...

English Featured Post Literature

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Bloody Tears & Silver Skulls

James Dennis Casey IV·August 13, 2018

Bloody Tears & Silver Skulls written by: James Dennis Casey IV @LouisianaJames A prayer for the wild...

English Poetry

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MAGIC OF THE MIRAGE

Dilip Mohapatra·May 30, 2018

MAGIC OF THE MIRAGE written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo You post your profile photo in virtual space that...

English Poetry

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Anniversary

huntersjames·April 5, 2018

Anniversary written by: huntersjames @huntersjames Galapagos galloped in gallantly cleverly traded for oysters on the half shell...

English Poetry

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Monopoly

Austin Davis·January 21, 2018

Monopoly written by: Austin Davis @Austin_Davis17 Long before we shared the rent of an apartment or had...

Poetry English

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Foggy

Any1mark·August 26, 2017

Foggy written by: Any1mark @any1mark66 The misty morning beckons thin white haze blankets world Trees become ghosts...

Poetry English

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Watchman Of The Night

Allison Grayhurst·August 14, 2017

Watchman Of The Night written by: Allison Grayhurst @AGrayhurst From the horizon he emerges winged man sapphire...

English Poetry

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Silent

Sergio A. Ortiz·July 18, 2017

Silent written by: Sergio A. Ortiz @Saore A chorus of genuflections filtered through the kitchen ventilator and...

English Poetry

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Who Was She?

Dr Santosh Bakaya·July 6, 2017

Who Was She? written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya @santoshbakayamagazine I glimpsed her in the woods the other...

English Poetry

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A Full Circle

McColley·September 22, 2016

A Full Circle written by: McColley @McCo11ey Bridges rolling come and go fluid to the breath leading...

English

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The Blues Of Darkness

McColley·August 14, 2016

The Blues of Darkness written by: McColley @McCo11ey There’s a hush across this night this room is...

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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