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Two Worlds on the Same Planet — Kiri Winder’s Poem - Written Tales

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Two Worlds on the Same Planet — Kiri Winder’s Poem - Written Tales
Bare feet in sand, stones skipping blue water; later, a ticket booked, mountains ahead, and new friends await as the hunt for a new home begins.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Nanty Glo — Paul Smith’s Short Fiction - Written Tales

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Nanty Glo — Paul Smith’s Short Fiction - Written Tales
Near Nanty-Glo, a long drive wears patience thin as a wife counts the miles as time never seems to end.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Spiritus Loci — Thomas Phalen’s Non-Fiction Story - Written Tales

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Spiritus Loci — Thomas Phalen’s Non-Fiction Story - Written Tales
In 1972, a teenager sits among friends, speaking of Oregon woodland, shared land, and a future cabin with a piano and a desk, while Vietnam and the sixties hum nearby.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Green Mountain Seasons — Beth Kanell’s Poem - Written Tales

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Green Mountain Seasons — Beth Kanell’s Poem - Written Tales
Seed catalogues pile up, sprouts crowd a windowsill, knees grind in rocky dirt. By September, apples sweeten and the deer leave bitten vines, a pail waiting at dawn.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Companion Animal — Beth Kanell’s Poem - Written Tales

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Companion Animal — Beth Kanell’s Poem - Written Tales
A dog interrupts. One hand drops the other types. Tea cools. The kitchen holds worn recipes. Next month the dog leaves. Grief has a scent.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Perry’s Travels — Phil Temples’s Short Story - Written Tales

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Perry’s Travels — Phil Temples’s Short Story - Written Tales
Terri and Sam compare notes during their brief shift overlap, watching Perry arrive looking as if he’s been out all night, the two of them standing in the hallway comparing notes.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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A boy sleeps on the bench in the chicken coop, pulling a sheet over his face in the dark before rushing into the hot Fresno morning to pump cold water into his cupped hands.

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Invocation — Jane Lott’s Poem - Written Tales
A boy sleeps on the bench in the chicken coop, pulling a sheet over his face in the dark before rushing into the hot Fresno morning to pump cold water into his cupped hands.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Broken Head — Karen Pierce Gonzalez’s Short Fiction - Written Tales

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Broken Head — Karen Pierce Gonzalez’s Short Fiction - Written Tales
A stone head lies on the staircase beneath Jupiter’s statue while Ingrid studies the shadows for whoever might have knocked it loose, tugging her husband’s arm as they decide to leave.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Open Call — Written Tales Chapbook Vol. XVI
Poetry ~ Short Fiction ~ Flash Fiction ~ Creative Nonfiction

Rolling open call. 15 selections only. Closes when filled. Submit via the site.

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Chapbook Open Call | Poetry, Fiction & Nonfiction - Written Tales
Open chapbook call for poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction. Individual pieces only. Rolling acceptance closes after 15 selections.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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In the dark of a grave, he hits the coffin roof and calls out, everything around him turning to ash as a single flower opens its dying scent toward the sky.

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Life is a Grave — Jonathan Chibuike Ukah’s Poem - Written Tales
In the dark of a grave, he hits the coffin roof and calls out, everything around him turning to ash as a single flower opens its dying scent toward the sky.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Elira’s voice carries them through castle gates and across kingdoms, as they march forward, unaware of the Gorgon’s curse approaching.

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Serpents Song — Laurie B. Spellman’s Short Story - Written Tales
Elira’s voice carries them through castle gates and across kingdoms, as they march forward, unaware of the Gorgon’s curse approaching.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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Inside, yellow trays line the tables under idle ceiling fans while the cook turns burgers on the grill; outside, a couple pauses at the pawn shop window in the March cold.

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Coney Island — Stephen Barile’s Free Verse Poem - Written Tales
Inside, yellow trays line the tables under idle ceiling fans while the cook turns burgers on the grill; outside, a couple pauses at the pawn shop window in the March cold.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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The Perfect Beach — Kathy Whitham’s Poem - Written Tales

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The Perfect Beach — Kathy Whitham’s Poem - Written Tales
Rain gathers in the dead-end road while two kids settle into the puddle, mud on their legs and soaked drawers sagging as their mothers smoke and drink coffee in striped aluminum chairs.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Little Bits — Laura Turzo’s Short Story - Written Tales

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Little Bits — Laura Turzo’s Short Story - Written Tales
A carnival offers escape, but the prize is survival. Circular arguments fill the house. Towering school halls wait outside, unfamiliar and bright, with no map for the girl arriving late.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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She edges into a tight spot near the cafe, watching the rear-view camera while a horn blares behind her, the car angled halfway in place as she decides whether to keep backing up.

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Menopause Showdown — Laura Bergman’s Short Non-Fiction - Written Tales
She edges into a tight spot near the cafe, watching the rear-view camera while a horn blares behind her, the car angled halfway in place as she decides whether to keep backing up.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Spirals of smoke cover the night as he watches from his bedroom window, counting each twist before stepping outside days later to look for the fire he first thought came from a campsite.

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Spirals — Anisa Ahmed’s Short Story - Written Tales
Spirals of smoke cover the night as he watches from his bedroom window, counting each twist before stepping outside days later to look for the fire he first thought came from a campsite.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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She wakes to another early morning, asking if it’s time already, pushing through the hour before coffee, the room quiet except for her reaching toward the day she’s auctioning away.

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My Retirement Auction Catalogue — Evonne Gantz’s Short Non-Fiction - Written Tales
She wakes to another early morning, asking if it’s time already, pushing through the hour before coffee, the room quiet except for her reaching toward the day she’s auctioning away.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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He walks alone on the thorny road with an oak fallen across his path, hearing waves behind him and water raging close by where thunder once cracked through the mountains.

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If You Were Here — Jonathan Chibuike Ukah’s Poem - Written Tales
He walks alone on the thorny road with an oak fallen across his path, hearing waves behind him and water raging close by where thunder once cracked through the mountains.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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But I Am Not A Ghost — Paul Smith’s Short Fiction - Written Tales

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But I Am Not A Ghost — Paul Smith’s Short Fiction - Written Tales
He follows the route past Laramie and Gross Point to the street between the two cemeteries, the same path he once avoided, remembering the winter burial and the earth closing over the grave.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Rain strikes the shingles as she sits on the plywood floor, the sound carrying through the attic, flooding her with memories of her father climbing the creaking ladder for Christmas.

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My Bridesmaids Wear Pink — Tracie Adams’s Short Story - Written Tales
Rain strikes the shingles as she sits on the plywood floor, the sound carrying through the attic, flooding her with memories of her father climbing the creaking ladder for Christmas.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Firelight returns in memory: cigarettes passed back and forth, whiskey warming cold hands, breath rising with the smoke while the distance between them widens.

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Crumbs — Haley Hodge’s Poem - Written Tales
Firelight returns in memory: cigarettes passed back and forth, whiskey warming cold hands, breath rising with the smoke while the distance between them widens.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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A child lives through a recurring dream, slicing an orange meant to have thirteen sections, then drifts through the dark house while sleepwalking.

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Sleepwalking Through Sunless Summers — Keith Hoerner’s Story - Written Tales
A child lives through a recurring dream, slicing an orange meant to have thirteen sections, then drifts through the dark house while sleepwalking.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Written Tales Volume I centers on the theme of renewal. It consists of flash fiction and poetry from 36 writers around the globe. You will find poems and stories of hope, love, and life.

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Renewal - Written Tales
Renewal: the darkest hour is just before dawn. A Written Tales Chapbook…
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January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM