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Potential

Miruna Marin·October 6, 2023

Potential written by: Miruna Marin The bush of parsley is limp and yellow at the edges,...

Poetry English

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Rain Forest Balcony

Karima Hoisan·October 4, 2023

Rain Forest Balcony written & performed by: Karima Hoisan The booming bark of nearby howler monkeys, announce...

Poetry English

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I’m in Love With The Wind!

Elizabeth Vincent Koshy·October 4, 2023

I’m in Love With The Wind! written by: Dr. Elizabeth V. Koshy My blue-green waters are one...

Poetry English

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Melancholetta

Spillwords·October 1, 2023

Melancholetta a poem by: Lewis Carroll WITH saddest music all day long She soothed her secret sorrow:...

Literary Greats Poetry English

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The Curse of Kuldhara

Dilip Mohapatra·September 21, 2023

The Curse of Kuldhara written by: Dilip Mohapatra @dilipmo ‘Hey Pari, where are you? Still playing langdi?’ hollered...

English Literature

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Boxes

Vickie Johnstone·September 19, 2023

Boxes written by: Vickie Johnstone @vickiejohnstone The man with the can with the water says you need...

English Poetry

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I Continue to Sing

Fortune Maine·September 19, 2023

I Continue to Sing written by: Fortune Maine @fortunemaine_ My chest be burning and my lungs are...

Poetry English

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A Paumanok Picture

Spillwords·September 17, 2023

A Paumanok Picture a poem by: Walt Whitman TWO boats with nets lying off the sea-beach, quite...

Poetry English Literary Greats

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The Metaphor Of How We Metamorphosed Our Home With Prayers

Abubakar Auwal·September 14, 2023

The Metaphor Of How We Metamorphosed Our Home With Prayers written by: Abubakar Auwal this night/ i’m...

Poetry English

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Kings of The Water

Tim Barlow·September 10, 2023

Kings of The Water written by: Tim Barlow @TimLawLibrary The last days of June were warm and...

English Literature Featured Post

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Getting Clean

Susan Bocinec Terry·August 30, 2023

Getting Clean written by: Susan Bocinec Terry @sbwordmuse Soaking in an old round wash tub with my...

English Poetry

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Shalliwogs and The Water Sprite

Sue Marie St. Lee·August 12, 2023

Shalliwogs and The Water Sprite written by: Sue Marie St. Lee “Come on, let’s go to the...

English Literature

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Watery World

Lori Marchesin·August 6, 2023

Watery World written by: Lori Marchesin To be conscious of breathing to touch skin and bones to...

Poetry English

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y Happy Place, poetry by Jacqueline Mead at Spillwords.com

My Happy Place

Jacqueline Mead·July 29, 2023

My Happy Place written by: Jacqueline Mead @Jackiem158 Peace by the water. Canal, river or sea. Here,...

Poetry 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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