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When Heroes Are Have-Nots

Away with Words·November 11, 2022

When Heroes Are Have-Nots written by: Away With Words @CreatrixPE it hurts in the heart when heroes...

Poetry English

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Squire

Roger Turner·July 19, 2021

Squire a recollection of war written by: Roger Turner @titansdad I’m twenty seven years old Not, old...

Poetry English

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The Donut Shop

Jim Bartlett·June 5, 2021

The Donut Shop written by: Jim Bartlett 2006 Jamal stops at the corner, frozen to the spot....

English Featured Post Literature

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1932

DC Diamondopolous·February 11, 2021

1932 written by: DC Diamondopolous Pa decided to join the Bonus Expeditionary Force. After dropping Ma and...

In Country: A Viet Nam Sequence

Louis Dorwaldt·August 8, 2020

In Country: A Viet Nam Sequence written by: Louis Dorwaldt An eternity of days Trekking and shivering...

Poetry English

·1 min read

I Have No Interest In Shooting Raccoons

Louis Dorwaldt·June 18, 2020

I Have No Interest In Shooting Raccoons written by: Louis Dorwaldt Walking in the woods I have...

English Poetry

·1 min read

Mad World

Mary Ramsey·May 10, 2020

Mad World written by: Mary Ramsey @pisforpearl Sara brushed a strand of her blonde hair from her...

Uncle George

Gary S. Crawford·March 10, 2020

Uncle George written by: Garry S. Crawford @crawsat October 1999 Here comes someone. Wonder who it is?...

The Treasure Pool

James Strauss·January 26, 2020

The Treasure Pool written by: James Strauss @JStraussAuthor The sun is perfect, as I stretch back on...

Literature English

·11 mins read

The Stranger Behind Me

Phyllis Souza·January 17, 2020

The Stranger Behind Me written by: Phyllis Souza Standing at the checkout stand, I was about to...

Literature English

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Confession at St. Mary’s

Jim Bartlett·December 24, 2019

Confession at St. Mary’s written by: Jim Bartlett Mickey rounded the end of the fence, stopping to...

Christmas Featured Post 12 Days of Christmas English Literature

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The Undertakers

Doug Donnan·May 9, 2019

The Undertakers ‘Hooray for Hollywood’ written by: Wrench and Doug Somewhere deep in the jungles of South...

Literature English

·11 mins read

Monkey Wrench

Doug Donnan·March 23, 2019

Monkey Wrench written by: Wrench and Doug Dedicated to Buzz 1970/Cambodia/Approximately 0500 hours It’s irrelevant to...

Literature English Featured Post

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The Conflict

Dawn DeBraal·March 16, 2019

The Conflict written by: Dawn DeBraal Sheriff Thomas Ditter turned a blind eye when he drove by...

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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