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Unclad…

Monica St Hillaire·May 22, 2020

Unclad… written by: Monica St Hillaire I wish to see you bare… It is not your flesh...

English Poetry

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Beauty

Jessikalynn1980·December 28, 2019

Beauty written by: Jessikalynn1980 @jessikalynn1980 What is Beauty When hidden by a mask? Why do we not...

Poetry English

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The Fire Within

Roger Turner·July 31, 2019

The Fire Within written by: Roger Turner @titansdad Barkeep….another Without ice A double whiskey It goes down...

English Poetry

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The War Within

Sharona Reeves·April 18, 2019

The War Within written by: Sharona Reeves Tainted soldier, a heart waged in war, a soldier with...

English Poetry

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The Skin I’m In

Christine E. Ray·September 24, 2018

The Skin I’m In written by: Christine E. Ray @Christabelle666 I am not easy in this skin...

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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