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that slow DRAGGED END. by Devayani Anvekar
“the sky no more cerulean blue – soused in black ink, with it its moon and stars too. It is forever pit dark.” – excerpt …
2575 by Tess Hart
“The first set of numerals fell silently. They fell slowly and gently, tumbling like autumn leaves.” excerpt from “2575”, short fiction by Tess Hart #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask”
Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
Fugal Variations of a Marital Theme by Utkarsh Adhrit
“I raise the cup to her and grittily, proudly, intelligently say: ‘this right here is the metaphor for our marriage’.” – excerpt from Fugal Variations …
Other People by Marco Etheridge
[2,900 words] The golden light of daybreak slants over a lone man, a rough meadow, and the desiccated carcass of a mule. The meadow runs …
Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll
[122 words] When I was ten my mother fell in love with someone who was not my father. I never knew whoit was. It was …
The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer
[1,069 words] I am the doll maker for the children who dig in the forest. You can try to stop them digging, but they always …
Sharh on Sunan an-Nasa’i 736 by Reyzl Grace
—for E. R. Shaffer Reyzl Grace is a poet, translator, and fictionist with work nominated for the Pushcart Prize, listed …
Parteada por el Fuego / Twice Born by E. N. Díaz
Content warning: graphic birth Parteada por el Fuego El olor a basura chorreando días bajo el solembarra las paredes con …
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 …
Podcast
The Metaworker Podcast | 022 Creating Anthologies, Part 3
Elena, Mel, and Cerid discuss Mel’s launch of River and Stone and Cerid’s updates for Artificial Sweetener, as well as the thought and care that …
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 …
Micro
Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus
“I love the little pink soap in its shiny white wrapper that I place on the gleaming porcelain sink of …
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.” …
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 the park below: the wooden …
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 …
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 …
Grey Autumn by Katie Hughbanks
photograph, shot on Olympus T6 Tough Artist’s Note: Humans are inextricably linked to nature, regardless of how separate from the …
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 …
Speculative Fiction & Poetry
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.” …
The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter
“Like the Man, she appeared oblivious to the absence of walls. Standing in my usual spot observing the house, I …
Memories of Earth by Felix Anker
“There was no such thing as afternoon here; it was always nighttime. Every day it became murkier. Every day Kivotos-4 …
Not Done Yet by Nancy Noelke
The awe of still being here when odds ride shotgun on the sickle edgebut for one black ice spinoutone errant cell there, andone more friend …
“typoem” by Michael Betancourt
Artist’s note: I am a Cuban-American artist who is better known from my work with digital video and Glitch Art. These poems are something new …
“The Refusal” by Lock Howe
Lock Howe grew up in rural Tennessee in a conservative, Baptist area. Raised atheist and liberal, Lock struggled with feelings of isolation and confusion, themes …
“crickets, tell me that” by April Yu
the night has not stolen the taste and shape of my grass-drowned flesh. after all, your croaks already drink the …
“Little Gem Magnolia” by Paul Rabinowitz
I In an old cafe on Frenchmen Street in The Faubourg Marigny, a ceiling fan churns, throwing dust into the …
“Obliviol” by Jason A. Bartles
INTERIOR FAMILY HOME – EVENING ADULT, any conscious human, late 20s to mid-30s, watching television in a beautiful suburban home …