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Bellum Ex Machina

Charlie Bottle·January 4, 2024

Bellum Ex Machina (War from The Machines) written by: Charlie Bottle @CharlieBottle In quiet solitude, I contemplate,...

English Poetry

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Be a Good Neighbour

David Olatubosun·December 7, 2023

Be a Good Neighbour written by: David Olatubosun @davidolatubosun there lived a solitary soul in the obscure...

English Poetry

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L’automne dans la Vallée

John Drudge·November 25, 2023

L’automne dans la Vallée written by: John Drudge She sat On the old stone Windowsill Of the...

Bells

Spillwords·July 23, 2023

Bells a poem by: Sara Teasdale AT six o’clock of an autumn dusk With the sky in...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Pain of Water

Paul Oranye Chukwunedum·July 20, 2023

The Pain of Water written by: Paul Oranye Chukwunedum @pauloranye The pain of water The sadness of...

Poetry English

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From a Cottage Window

Michael Graeme·July 11, 2023

From a Cottage Window written by: Michael Graeme As I settle to write this, the sun is...

The Stream

MiddleAgedNee·April 11, 2023

The Stream written by: MiddleAgedNee @AgedNee At no pace Just meandering Carving curving; I’ve travelled Rippling over,...

English Poetry

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I Love, I Hope, I Believe

Marius Alexandru·February 9, 2023

I Love, I Hope, I Believe written by: Marius Alexandru @alexmariusalex My dreams rest immersed in the...

English Poetry

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Jojo, Spirits of Cariboo Country

Rand Hill·November 28, 2022

Jojo, Spirits of Cariboo Country written by: Rand Hill Jojo is a bad woman. She woke in...

Literature English

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Rejected Success

RJ Tungsten·November 26, 2022

Rejected Success written by: RJ Tungsten without rejection there is no success there’s a difference in you,...

Poetry English

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Sketches at The End of an Era

G. Rod Hamilton·November 6, 2022

Sketches at The End of an Era written by: Rando Mithlo Chasing a ghost Are you chasing...

English Poetry Featured Post

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Unique Journey

J. Maciel Costa·August 31, 2022

Unique Journey written by: J. Maciel Costa I got lost to meet you did it without knowing...

Poetry English

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Ribble Valley

James Walmsley·August 20, 2022

Ribble Valley written by: James Walmsley On finer days I’ve walked this country pondered nature’s beauty intently....

English Featured Post Poetry

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Jill & The Mountain

Nancy Lou Henderson·April 22, 2022

Jill & The Mountain written by: Nancy Lou Henderson @nlhende49 Jill turned onto the dirt road that...

English Literature

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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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