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Bound For Australia

Linda Joyce Cooper·May 16, 2023

Bound For Australia written by: Linda Joyce Cooper Southampton Docks We did go Bound for Australia 2pm...

Poetry English

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Jack of Bodmin

Mark Skewes·May 4, 2023

Jack of Bodmin written by: Mark A.S. @namasteinoz St Margarets Hotel 61-63 Guilford St, London UK It...

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We Want Our Bodies Back

FC Malby·January 20, 2023

We Want Our Bodies Back written by: FC Malby @fcmalby In memory of David Carrick’s survivors (they...

Poetry English

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Why Do I Care?

Benedict Hurley·January 12, 2023

Why Do I Care? written by: Benedict Hurley @musoman11 Breaking news! Queen Elizabeth II has died The...

English Poetry

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Sestina 1121: “Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II”

Adam Johnson·December 9, 2022

Sestina 11121 “Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II” written by: Adam Johnson @Aristotle2010 Here now to rest is...

English Poetry

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This is My England

Chloe Gilholy·November 12, 2022

This is My England written by: Chloe Gilholy My little space of tranquility has shaken Beneath the...

Poetry English

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Camden

Courtenay Schembri Gray·October 1, 2022

Camden written by: Courtenay Schembri Gray @courtenaywrites Camden, I knew you when I was just a fish,...

English Poetry

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The Wine

Julian Mann·September 19, 2022

The Wine written by: Julian Mann Grass blooms by dew, the moon drapes off The calfskin secret...

Poetry English

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Amongst The Waves

Stephen Kingsnorth·September 19, 2022

Amongst The Waves written by: Stephen Kingsnorth I saw her in the Maundy aisle of steady stream,...

English Poetry

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Operation Unicorn

Robyn MacKinnon·September 18, 2022

Operation Unicorn written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat rewatching “The Crown” Operation Unicorn remember the Queen NOTE...

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God Save The King

Roger Turner·September 12, 2022

God Save The King written by: Roger Turner @titansdad The world is now in mourning For our...

English Poetry

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People’s Princess

Shawn Stoner·August 31, 2022

People’s Princess written by: Shawn Stoner @SStonerwriter A fairy tale wedding, a royal marriage. Whatever in love...

Poetry English

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Mutation (2021)

David R Mellor·August 1, 2022

Mutation (2021) written by: David R Mellor It was running round the House of Commons With no...

Poetry English

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Samhain Eve

Laurie L Byro·October 29, 2021

Samhain Eve written by: Laurie L Byro Snow-white birches bend low to the ground, begging to be...

English Poetry Halloween

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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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