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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 …
Art Dept by Sean Bw Parker
Art Dept (Watercolour, acrylic, pencil and ink on canvas) by Sean Bw Parker @seanbwparker #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
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 …
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 …
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.” …
Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh
Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
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 …