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Lucretia Lixandru·May 25, 2021

Shortcut written by: Lucreția Lixandru @lulusbadideas my hair is my power, that’s why I keep it short...

English Poetry

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Her Name Was Aprile

Elisa Barbaro·April 18, 2021

Her Name Was Aprile written by: Elisa Barbaro I – PAOLA It was the first day...

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The Backward Gender

Adrian David·March 8, 2021

The Backward Gender written by: Adrian David Women are second to men. It is unacceptable to imagine...

Poetry English

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Please Love Yourself

Aida·March 8, 2021

Please Love Yourself written by: Aida Did I get, what I wish for, I didn’t quit and...

Poetry English

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What Women Fear

Warren Alexander·November 9, 2020

What Women Fear written by: Warren Alexander The main reason why women hate the Three Stooges is...

Poetry English

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1920

DC Diamondopolous·November 3, 2020

1920 written by: DC Diamondopolous A ray of sun strikes the copper’s badge and bounces off, lighting...

English Featured Post Literature

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TO THE MALE CHAUVINIST

Izabella T. Kostka·November 1, 2020

Polish English International Italian Poetry

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Three Drunks

Martha Annice·October 5, 2020

Three Drunks written by: Martha Annice Jackson But I got the wisdom of 3 drunks running around...

Poetry English

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Monrovia

Edwin Olu Bestman·July 23, 2020

Monrovia written by: Edwin Olu Bestman The signboard reads ‘Welcome to Monrovia’ But you’re entering her premise...

Poetry English

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The Colours Of Her Dream

Ramyani Bhattacharya·January 2, 2020

The Colours of Her Dream written by: Ramyani Bhattacharya The glint of light in the broken glasses...

Literature English

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Protest

Gary Beck·November 23, 2019

Protest written by: Gary Beck Two young, middle-class, white women are on their way to a demonstration...

Literature English

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Suffragette

Alan Britt·November 8, 2019

Suffragette written by: Alan Britt Eyes the color of moss enter a harmonica like the feral wind...

English Poetry

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The Final Conquest

Iqra Aslam·October 16, 2019

The Final Conquest written by: Iqra Aslam Perched on my favorite rocking chair in the wooden porch...

Literature English

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Medusa’s Carnival of Skaz

Susan Marie Shuman·October 13, 2019

Medusa’s Carnival of Skaz written by: Susan Marie Shuman According to poststructuralist “libidinal” feminist writer, Helene Cixous,...

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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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