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The Happy Little Christmas Tree

Bob Lazzar-Atwood·December 21, 2024

The Happy Little Christmas Tree written by: Bob Lazzar-Atwood A happy little Christmas tree Stood proudly in...

English 12 Days of Christmas Poetry Christmas Featured Post

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The Monster Waited

Zach Zajac·October 26, 2024

The Monster Waited written by: Zach Zajac - Bedtime was more of a suggestion than a rule in the summer...

13 Days of Halloween English Literature Featured Post Halloween

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The Forgotten will Survive

Franci Eugenia Hoffman·October 19, 2024

The Forgotten Will Survive written by: Franci Eugenia Hoffman @FranceH45083335 daunted by rumors a grand old house,...

Poetry Halloween English

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Soul Retrieval

Lasara Firefox Allen·October 18, 2024

Soul Retrieval written by: Lasara Firefox Allen - To my bones the ancient stones spelled home. Arriving in the Scottish Highlands...

Literature English

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Musings of an Unborn Child

Sherin Abraham·October 8, 2024

Musings of an Unborn Child written by: Sherin Abraham My mother is weeping… She is becoming grave...

English Poetry

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(My) Night-Long Lament

Michelle Ayon Navajas·May 12, 2024

(My) Night-Long Lament written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas in the silence of the night, i secretly weep...

English Poetry

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Shore

Naleenee Mohan·April 16, 2024

Shore written by: Naleenee Mohan Shore whispered, “Dear Moon it’s time now for you to snooze, awake...

Poetry English

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Beggar of Love

Ishita Dutta·January 16, 2024

Beggar of Love written by: Ishita Dutta Now I get to know It’s too hard to lie...

Poetry English

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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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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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Africa Tribute

Maciej Pająk·June 9, 2023

Africa Tribute written by: Maciej Pająk (Matthew) Oh Africa – please let me in! I am the...

Poetry English

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Mountain Climbing the Walls

Erica Kirk·May 13, 2023

Mountain Climbing the Walls written by: Erica Kirk When I dream, I’m always on a plane that’s...

English Poetry

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There’s Been an Accident

Linda Chandanais·May 5, 2023

There’s Been an Accident written by: Linda Chandanais I hang up and call work, then make travel...

Literature English

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Sparkle

Shaun Mellish·November 27, 2022

Sparkle written by: Shaun Mellish @MellishShaun There’s no sparkle in my heart My eyes lie with crystal...

English Poetry

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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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