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WE GO TO WAR

Iliyas Ozigis·November 24, 2017

WE GO TO WAR written by: Iliyas Ozigis We go to war Is it a war of...

English Poetry

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Return to the Land of the Lotos-Eaters

Sean Jandle·November 21, 2017

Return to the Land of the Lotos-Eaters written by: Sean Jandle I have no words to say...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Take Me Down to The Ball Game

TM Arko·November 13, 2017

Take Me Down to The Ball Game written by: TM Arko Take me down to the ball...

English Poetry

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Sometimes A Dark Goddess

Karem Barratt·November 13, 2017

Sometimes a Dark Goddess written by: Karem Barratt @KaremIBarratt Sometimes a dark goddess raises in your heart,...

Poetry English

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Dear Terrorists (Enough is Enough)

Dirk Sandarupa·November 6, 2017

Dear Terrorists (Enough is Enough) written by: Dirk Sandarupa @ds4nd I wonder what the terrorists think when...

English Poetry

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REVOLT

Stanley Wilkin·October 19, 2017

REVOLT written by: Stanley Wilkin @catalhuyuk I. Maria looked out over the bleak city landscape, noting again...

Literature English

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The Burden of War

Hope Jones·October 12, 2017

The Burden of War written by: Hope Jones @Hope__Jones Iman looked out the window as her mother...

Literature English

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White Slumber

Devika Mathur·October 9, 2017

White Slumber written by: Devika Mathur @epdevikamathur From the louring chest of dark hypocrisy, among the cries...

English Poetry

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The Bunch Of Broom

Gbengar Emmarnuel Arcuute·October 7, 2017

The Bunch of Broom written by: Gbengar Emmarnuel Arcuute That child with a broomstick, Can never purify...

English Poetry

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Returning Home

Beth Tremaglio·September 30, 2017

Returning Home written by: Beth Tremaglio @TremaglioBeth “A bomb set off in another country will explode...

English Beth Tremaglio Poetry

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As It Was In The Beginning

Spillwords·September 10, 2017

As It Was In The Beginning a poem by George Sterling The royal word goes forth, and...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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Derechos Humanos

Belén Olavarría·August 26, 2017

Derechos Humanos written by: Belén Olavarría @shalatea El miedo es una posibilidad de ricos, no es un...

Poetry Spanish

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THE WARRIOR’S WIFE

Ayushman Jamwal·August 21, 2017

THE WARRIOR’S WIFE written by: Ayushman Jamwal @Jamwalthefirst He stumbles through the trees smearing them red, His...

English Poetry

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Shamans or World News 14.06.2017

Aurora Kastanias·July 22, 2017

Shamans or World News 14.06.2017 written by: Aurora Kastanias Much like the Mayans thousands of years before,...

Poetry English Featured Post

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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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