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Written Tales Our goal, help bring literature back to the forefront through poetry and short story.

The Yoke of Unknowing — Mark Christhilf’s Short Story - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every we...
12/26/2025

The Yoke of Unknowing — Mark Christhilf’s Short Story - Written Tales

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Alone in her living room, she watches birds gather at the feeder Emily left behind, memories rising and sinking as the house fills with the faint echoes of laughter, quarrels, and hospital drives.

Elaine — Gina Angelone’s Flash Fiction - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️ Writers: ...
12/26/2025

Elaine — Gina Angelone’s Flash Fiction - Written Tales

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At the sink, she pauses before her own reflection, fingertip searching for a stubborn crumb, the faint tremble in the glass revealing more than the dry cracker or song ever could.

My Father’s Map — JD Clapp’s Short Story - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️ Writers...
12/25/2025

My Father’s Map — JD Clapp’s Short Story - Written Tales

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Heat swells through the old building as a failing air conditioner drops, the startled cries below folding into a boy’s fragmentary memories of the father he barely had time to know.

The Body is a Weapon — Suzanna C. de Baca’s Poem - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️...
12/25/2025

The Body is a Weapon — Suzanna C. de Baca’s Poem - Written Tales

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Arrows made of flesh and names hurled like stones press against a body already bloodied, the speaker straining for one small space to live without being reduced to bone.

Evening’s Watch — Ann Garrett’s Poem - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️ Writers: sh...
12/24/2025

Evening’s Watch — Ann Garrett’s Poem - Written Tales

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Rain threads through the dim room as she watches a body poised between leaving and staying, the quiet stretching thin while she waits for the slightest shift toward life or away.

Meira and the Iron Stove — Alan Bern’s Short Fiction - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every wee...
12/24/2025

Meira and the Iron Stove — Alan Bern’s Short Fiction - Written Tales

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Coughing hard, she draws away from the stove’s hiss, her voice tightening as old summers surface, the war-torn memory pressing forward before she can decide whether to speak.

Post-Apocalyptic Market Day — Kenneth E. Baker’s Poem - Written Tales✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every wee...
12/23/2025

Post-Apocalyptic Market Day — Kenneth E. Baker’s Poem - Written Tales

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The cart moves slowly toward the slaughterhouse, wind urging us forward, the horse uneasy with each step as I settle on one cow and ask for hoof and bone for later.

A Father Learns From His Son’s Tattoos — Poem by W Roger Carlisle - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voi...
12/23/2025

A Father Learns From His Son’s Tattoos — Poem by W Roger Carlisle - Written Tales

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Tattoos flare across the son’s skin—peacock feathers, wings, mandalas—leaving the father sifting through confusion and unexpected tenderness as he faces the quiet breach widening between them.

Storm Surge — Poem by Beth Kanell - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️ Writers: share...
12/22/2025

Storm Surge — Poem by Beth Kanell - Written Tales

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Rain hammers through the night as she stands among flooded fields, feeling his absence rise like another storm, every memory sharp as the wind that swept his face from her world.

Polka-dots — Short Story by L. Keith - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️ Writers: sh...
12/22/2025

Polka-dots — Short Story by L. Keith - Written Tales

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Her favorite polka-dot pajama pants lose their easy brightness the night the phone rings, delivering news she thought she’d braced for but still knocks something loose inside her.

Out In The Cold — Short Story by Denise McCabe - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week.✍️ W...
12/21/2025

Out In The Cold — Short Story by Denise McCabe - Written Tales

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Home after another late night, she slips off her shoes, craving warmth and quiet, only to find Harvey seated at her kitchen table, his serious, drunken stare unsettling the room.

Forgive Me, Too — LindaAnn LoSchiavo’s Rondeau Poem - Written Tales ✨ Read more at Written Tales — new voices every week...
12/21/2025

Forgive Me, Too — LindaAnn LoSchiavo’s Rondeau Poem - Written Tales

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She looks back at the man she trusted too easily, the wedding she planned in faith, and the betrayal that left her sorting through the ruins of what she thought she knew.

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