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The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer
“There are places in the earth that call to you when you’re that age, and you just have to stick your hands into the mud …
Be Prepared To Modify Your Plan. It Will Be Good For You. by Brenda Kilianski
“The truth is, after twenty-four years of marriage, six kids and two extramarital affairs, Marilyn had had enough. She decided… she’d run away.” – excerpt …
Walking the Parks by Seth Wright
“I’d gone to Pinkerton since I was born, but I never noticed the trees until that spring day, when my mind finally cleared of distractions …
The Metaworker Podcast | 021 Creating Anthologies, Part 2
Elena, Mel, and Cerid discuss publishing software, fostering communities, marketing plans, and their hopes for their publications. #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday …
Unknown Author by Paul Rabinowitz
I will always return the books you lend me because I know they are important and remember you told me you are a collector of …
Giant Steps by Neil Jefferies
Content warning: references to violence I met him at a gas station. He was pumping air into the tires on his Pontiac Sunfire and I …
Your Scent by Erin Jamieson
I trace your name in morning shadows, struggling to remember the warmth of your arm around my waist or if you took your coffee with …
Erik Satie and Me by Ken Been
you can’t measure dreamshow long they lastin your tonal bedis the story line actually a one poke in the ribs …
Busts by Jennifer Klein
The jars near the windowSometimes I mistake them for bustsLonging to belong to the real worldImagined people,Their stillness attracting dust …
Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh
the master’s facein the mirror of my freckles bird gypsummy eyes are stuck in the web of the sky the …
Podcast
The Metaworker Podcast | 021 Creating Anthologies, Part 2
Elena, Mel, and Cerid discuss publishing software, fostering communities, marketing plans, and their hopes for their publications. #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday …
The Metaworker Podcast | 020 Creating Anthologies, Part 1
In this podcast episode, Elena talks with Mel and Cerid about their upcoming anthology projects outside of The Metaworker. They discuss how the projects got …
The Metaworker Podcast | 019 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 2
In this two-part series, we celebrate our Pushcart Prize nominees. This episode features @coopd88, @FrankNjugi, and Linda Lacey. #TheMetaworker #PushcartPrize …
The Metaworker Podcast | 018 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 1
In this two-part series, we celebrate our Pushcart Prize nominees. This episode features Amita Basu, Daniel Brennan, and Marie-Louise McGuinness. #TheMetaworker #PushcartPrize …
Micro
Bananas by Jared Cole
“She couldn’t believe it. She looked down at her hands, examining them, turning them back to front and back again.” …
Suckers by Campbell Brown
My mouth tastes like chemicals, like how a Spirit Halloween smells. The cheap coffin packaging comes with a little powder you have to mix to …
It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend
Between the 7-Eleven and The Computer Surgeon, you can get a fine haircut. The door sticks, which is why there’s a grainy picture of Christopher …
After Dark, Memorial Park by Neil Ellis Orts
The woods are dark. The are so very dark and full of sounds. I can’t name all the sounds. I know cicadas, crickets, and tree …
Walking the Parks by Seth Wright
I stood on the hill gazing down at Pinkerton Park in Franklin, Tennessee, my camera aiming at each piece of …
Art Dept by Sean Bw Parker
Watercolour, acrylic, pencil and ink on canvas Artist’s note: Art Dept. was painted shortly before the [COVID-19] lockdown struck, in …
Unknown Author by Paul Rabinowitz
I will always return the books you lend me because I know they are important and remember you told me …
Interviews
Looking Back to Forge Forward: A Catchup Series by Lena Bramsen
“An interview compilation with some of The Metaworker’s first contributors, reflecting upon the past and updating us on their careers.” …
Profile: Jeremy Bock
Jeremy Bock is a West Virginia native and technologist currently expatting Bangkok with his wife and daughter. His novel, Caroline, …
Meet Melissa Reynolds!
Hey everyone! We told you that we have big plans for this publication and here’s one of them. We took …