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I Am Her

Dawn Minott·June 27, 2022

I Am Her written by: Dawn Minott I didn’t know her Till she learned to love herself...

English Poetry

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Spark of Life

Sharon Frame Gay·June 19, 2022

Spark of Life written by: Sharon Frame Gay @sharonframegay I’m the kid who did dumb-ass things growing...

Time For The Truth

Patty Panni·June 17, 2022

Time For The Truth written by: Patty Panni I remember so clearly how the air felt that...

Literature English

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An Old Photograph

David Mascellani·June 11, 2022

An Old Photograph written by: David Mascellani You go to a secondhand book shop. You buy a...

Poetry English

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I Am Not A Man

Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris·June 4, 2022

I Am Not A Man written by: Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris I am not a man do not try...

English Poetry

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The Girl From Graisley Green

Ron Kempton·May 31, 2022

The Girl from Graisley Green written by: Ron Kempton Katie stepped onto the train, her destination? Wolverhampton. She...

Who Am I?

Shalini Yadav·May 28, 2022

Who Am I? written by: Dr. Shalini Yadav An open sky And round earth I’m. A tree’s...

Poetry English

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She’s The Kind of Woman Who…

Ingrid Bruck·May 22, 2022

She’s The Kind of Woman Who… written by: Ingrid Bruck @bruck_ingrid plays classical music and hymns organ...

Poetry English

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Mujer

Carmen Frech Oliveri·May 15, 2022

Mujer written by: Carmen Frech Oliveri Sostuve su mano sobre la arboleda, dedos pianistas recorren la piel....

Poetry Spanish

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Stand By Me

Jim Bartlett·May 8, 2022

Stand By Me written by: Jim Bartlett “Local Youth Shoots Three in Attempted Robbery.” It takes a...

Australian Woman

Susan Reynolds Crane·April 26, 2022

Australian Woman written by: Susan Reynolds Crane The tears stream down her cheeks, the pain she feels...

Literature English

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Pub Scene

Jenny Middleton·April 19, 2022

Pub Scene written by: Jenny Middleton The woman at the bar reveals a flying, beribboned heart tattooed...

Poetry English

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Refinishing

Amy J. Markstahler·April 3, 2022

Refinishing written by: Amy J. Markstahler @Ajmarkstahler I walk through my empty house, a house Liam and...

Literature English Featured Post

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The Sunflower Seed Woman

Robyn MacKinnon·April 3, 2022

The Sunflower Seed Woman written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat I witnessed something the sunflower seed woman I...

Robyn MacKinnon Poetry English Robyn Finds 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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