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His Guy

Mike Kanner·June 13, 2019

His Guy written by: Mike Kanner @MDKanner My uncle walked into a bar. It was no big...

English Literature

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Sunday Dinner

Patricia Coughlin·April 21, 2019

Sunday Dinner written by: Patricia Coughlin Sunlight shone through the window early on Sunday morning, and Dillon...

Literature English

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LOST DREAMS

Ibrahim Idris·February 13, 2019

LOST DREAMS written by: Ibrahim “dreezy” Idris My uncle set his dreams At the age of 16...

Poetry English

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The Sermon On The Mount

Giovanni Fruncillo·July 5, 2017

The Sermon on the Mount written by: Giovanni Fruncillo My uncle Billy looked like George Harrison during...

English Poetry

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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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