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Pumpkin Spice Vampire

Joshua E. Borgmann·October 27, 2024

Pumpkin Spice Vampire written by: Joshua E. Borgmann The many flavors of blood are all quite nice,...

English Poetry Halloween

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To Thrive in Joy or, To Die in Vain

Introverted Thoughts·July 10, 2024

To Thrive in Joy or, To Die in Vain written by: Deepthy Ajith (Introverted Thoughts) Far too...

English Poetry

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Autumn on the Beach

Ken Allan Dronsfield·June 3, 2024

Autumn on the Beach A Villanelle Poem written by: Ken Allan Dronsfield @KenKadfield Wild rambling roses of...

English Poetry

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Lace

Stephen Kingsnorth·October 31, 2023

Lace written by: Stephen Kingsnorth I see through lace, masks as they knock – that time of...

Poetry English Halloween

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Halloween, Villanelle

Eric Shelman·October 19, 2023

Halloween, Villanelle written by: Eric Shelman Spooky boos, and cadavers creepy cries apparitions cackle devilishly frightful screams,...

English Poetry Halloween

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Empty Pram

Steve Nickodemski·October 13, 2023

Empty Pram written by: Steve Nickodemski Hope all but lost as she pushes her empty pram. Useless...

Poetry English

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Superintelligence: The Superior Villanelle

Noah Berlatsky·March 6, 2023

Superintelligence: The Superior Villanelle written by: Noah Berlatsky @nberlat Human brains, if they contain information relevant to...

English Poetry

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A Summer’s Day at The Beach

Pauline Ludgate·October 6, 2022

A Summer’s Day at The Beach written by: Pauline Ludgate @Pauline_ludgate As the glistening waves ebb over...

English Poetry

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2nd Best Art

Laurie L Byro·July 16, 2021

2nd Best Art written by: Laurie L Byro (Truce Zeus: Pandora Speaks Out of the Box after...

English Poetry

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Efeu

Neelima Aravind·June 24, 2021

Efeu written by: Neelima Aravind One of those pandemic things – baking, gardening The English Ivy we...

English Poetry

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If I Leap

Makaila Aarin·December 11, 2020

If I Leap written by: Makaila Aarin @makaila_aarin A deep, roaring river rushes below me. Concrete bridge...

Poetry English

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Beauty and Death

Jeff Flaig·October 14, 2020

Beauty and Death written by: Jeff Flaig The deep reflection of a blue-green lake captures soft images...

English Poetry

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My Blood Was Safe

Matthew J. Lawler·February 22, 2018

My Blood Was Safe written by: Matthew J. Lawler You saved my life with love of truth...

English Poetry

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Freefalling

Linda Dobinson·November 3, 2016

Freefalling written by: Linda Dobinson @LindaDobinson27 The sky is cold, the wind is blue, yet all my...

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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