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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 …
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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 …

Art Dept by Sean Bw Parker

Art Dept (Watercolour, acrylic, pencil and ink on canvas) by Sean Bw Parker @seanbwparker #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
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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 …

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 …
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Shallow Water by Susan Laurencot

Content warning: themes of death Helen stood at the bank of a creek listening to Flaubert whisper: she wanted to die, but she also wanted …
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Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell

Content warning: subtle themes of assault You want the memory to serve you somehow, to mean something that you can make sense of and eventually …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.” …
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Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
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Microfiction by Ken Poyner

Microfiction by Ken Poyner #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.” …
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Profile: Jeremy Bock

Jeremy Bock is a West Virginia native and technologist currently expatting Bangkok with his wife and daughter. His novel, Caroline, …
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Meet Melissa Reynolds!

Hey everyone! We told you that we have big plans for this publication and here’s one of them. We took …
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