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Dancing Like Mother by Nadim Silverman

/ childhood, dysfunctional, Fiction, Nadim Silverman, parents, self realization

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh

/ communication, hope, interpretation, Micro, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Poetry, religion

that slow DRAGGED END. by Devayani Anvekar

/ connections, contemplation, death, depression, Devayani Anvekar, hope, nature, Poetry, society

2575 by Tess Hart

/ Abstract, confusion, Fiction, numbers, perspective, society, Tess Hart

Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask”

/ art, Art, boys, Gregg Williard, illustrations, pencil drawings

Fugal Variations of a Marital Theme by Utkarsh Adhrit

/ communication, Fiction, marriage, misunderstandings, philosophy, relationships, Utkarsh Adhrit
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The Metaworker Podcast | 022 Creating Anthologies, Part 3

/ anthologies, cerid jones, design, melissa reynolds, Morgantown writers group, Podcast, publishing, SpecFic New Zealand, technology, writing community

Captive Monsters Sleeping by Michelle R. Brady

/ Beliefs, desert, Fiction, folktales, military, shapeshifting, soldiers, speculative fiction and poetry

2024 Pushcart Prize Nominations

/ Allister Nelson, announcements, awards, Carol E. Anderson, E. N. Díaz, Editorial, pushcart prize, Reyzl Grace, Shaun Anthony McMichael, Subarna Mohanty

December Rain by Subarna Mohanty

/ connections, Fiction, India, lgbtqia+, love, missed opportunities, pushcart prize, relationships, social expectations, Subarna Mohanty, Top Posts

7th Grade Sleepover by Caitlin O’Halloran

/ Caitlin O’Halloran, childhood, friends, fun, girls, gossip, nostalgia, Poetry, teenagers

Other People by Marco Etheridge

/ alone, connections, contemplation, Fiction, marco etheridge, overwhelmed, social expectations, society, thoughts

New Submissions Schedule and Call for Slush Readers

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, schedules, volunteers

Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll

/ affairs, childhood, family, Fiction, Micro, relationships, self realization, Sophia Carroll

Numbers by Kathryn D. Temple

/ cancer, girls, Kathryn D. Temple, medical procedures, Non-Fiction, pregnancy, trauma

The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer

/ children, fairy tales, Fiction, forest, horror, speculative fiction and poetry, Victoria Meyer

Be Prepared To Modify Your Plan. It Will Be Good For You. by Brenda Kilianski

/ aspirations, Brenda Kilianski, careers, family, Fiction, housewife, independence, lifestyle, mothers

Walking the Parks by Seth Wright

/ art, Art, coming of age, courage, discovery, landscapes, Miscellaneous, nature, Non-Fiction, photography, self-confidence, Seth Wright, social media
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The Metaworker Podcast | 021 Creating Anthologies, Part 2

/ anthologies, cerid jones, design, education, intergenerational, melissa reynolds, Morgantown writers group, Podcast, publishing, SpecFic New Zealand, writing community, writing craft

Art Dept by Sean Bw Parker

/ Abstract, acrylic, art, Art, covid-19, earthtones, ink, Sean Bw Parker, watercolor
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The Metaworker Podcast | 020 Creating Anthologies, Part 1

/ anthologies, cerid jones, editing process, editors, melissa reynolds, Morgantown writers group, Podcast, SpecFic New Zealand, writing community, writing craft

Suckers by Campbell Brown

/ Campbell Brown, coming of age, Halloween, horror, love, Non-Fiction, relationships, vampires

Dead Cake by Marlena Eva

/ food, love, Marlena Eva, Poetry, relationships

A History of Women by Julia S. Maron

/ coming of age, Fiction, Julia S. Maron, knowledge, life cycles, medicine, mothers, plants, second-person, witches, women, women writers

Sharh on Sunan an-Nasa’i 736 by Reyzl Grace

/ cats, love, mosque, nights, Poetry, pushcart prize, relationships, Reyzl Grace, Top Posts, visual poetry

Violet’s Breasts by Charlie Fish

/ Charlie Fish, critiques, Fiction, healthcare, medical procedures, politics

Unknown Author by Paul Rabinowitz

/ collections, community, Fiction, libraries, life cycles, love, Miscellaneous, paul rabinowitz, relationships, value

Parteada por el Fuego / Twice Born by E. N. Díaz

/ birth, E. N. Díaz, gritty, Latinx, Poetry, poetry, pushcart prize, spanish, speculative fiction and poetry, Top Posts, translated poetry, translations

Giant Steps by Neil Jefferies

/ coping mechanisms, Fiction, friends, grief, loneliness, loss, masculinity, Neil Jefferies, relationships

It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend

/ Angela Townsend, community, family, found family, hair, Non-Fiction, slice of life, support, women

Erik Satie and Me by Ken Been

/ absurdist, dreams, Ken Been, music, Poetry, puns, wordplay

Your Scent by Erin Jamieson

/ absence, Erin Jamieson, Fiction, love, memories, Micro

Shallow Water by Susan Laurencot

/ breakups, dogs, emotions, Fiction, impulsive, lgbtqia+, relationships, Susan Laurencot

Busts by Jennifer Klein

/ community, existentialism, Jennifer Klein, Poetry, self realization, travel, worldbuilding

Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell

/ Carolyn R. Russell, Fiction, healing, memories, mental health, Micro, muscle memory, progress, PTSD, trauma

Grey Autumn by Katie Hughbanks

/ art, Art, flowers, Katie Hughbanks, photography, underwater

Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus

/ Bonnie Brewer-Kraus, Fiction, Micro, people watching, secrets, workplace

Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens

/ family, Fiction, life, M. R. Lehman Wiens, parenthood, work life balance, writing, writing process

Bananas by Jared Cole

/ beginnings, character study, Fiction, Jared Cole, limits, Micro, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural, superpowers

this cereal is stale by Marie Magnetic

/ Abstract, acrylic, art, Art, Marie Magnetic, painting

The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley

/ family, Fiction, flowers, Jacqueline S. McCauley, relationships, tension, women writers

The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter

/ family, Fiction, growth, Jenn Haase Vetter, observations, relationships, self realization, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh

/ Abstract, contemplation, Micro, Mykyta Ryzhykh, nature, Poetry

A Secret Knowledge of How to Love by Kit Willett

/ connections, interpretation, Kit Willett, love, Poetry

Microfiction by Ken Poyner

/ absurdist, family, Fiction, ken poyner, marriage, Micro, society

Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael

/ addictions, family, healthcare, mentors, Poetry, pushcart prize, Shaun Anthony McMichael, Top Posts, trauma, youth

After Dark, Memorial Park by Neil Ellis Orts

/ atmosphere, city life, contemplation, flash fiction, nature, Neil Ellis Orts, Non-Fiction

Micro Poems by Chris Bullard

/ admiration, Chris Bullard, infatuation, irony, love, Micro, nature, necessities, persevere, Poetry

Summer Updates

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial

Memories of Earth by Felix Anker

/ earth, Felix Anker, Fiction, generations, outer space, reminisce, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry

spring cleaning by Lauren Kells

/ beginnings, heartbreak, lauren kells, Poetry, relationships, reprint, transitions

On the Shore by GJ Gillespie

/ art, Art, beach, collage, GJ Gillespie, horses, mixed media

Only a Witch by Steven Hage

/ Fiction, found, lost, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, spells, Steven Hage

Not Done Yet by Nancy Noelke

/ danger, friends, life cycles, mortality, Nancy Noelke, Poetry, visual poetry

My English Teacher by Bharti Bansal

/ Bharti Bansal, childhood, children, courage, education, India, Non-Fiction, self-confidence, teaching

Grasshopper Looks Up At His Therapist by Jocko Benoit

/ absurdist, animals, Jocko Benoit, mental health, metaphor, Poetry, satire, society
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The Metaworker Podcast | 019 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 2

/ Chris Cooper, Frank Njugi, Linda Lacey, Podcast, pushcart prize, writing craft

Creative Non-Fiction Micros by Kevin Browne

/ Bali, community, contemplation, Kevin Browne, lifestyle, Micro, Non-Fiction, slice of life
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The Metaworker Podcast | 018 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 1

/ Amita Basu, Daniel Brennan, Marie-Louise McGuinness, Podcast, pushcart prize, writing craft

Mars Sunglasses by James Reade Venable

/ Art, James Reade Venable, landscapes, outdoors, photography

Submissions Pause and New Slush Readers

/ announcements, Editorial, interns

Rubies by Carol E. Anderson

/ Carol E. Anderson, college life, fear, infatuation, lgbtqia+, love, Non-Fiction, pushcart prize, secrets, self realization, sexuality, Top Posts, yearning, youth

Microfiction by F.D. Jackson

/ caretaker, F.D. Jackson, Fiction, Micro, mothers, prisons, self realization, sex, transitions

Ashmedai and the Hairdresser by Allister Nelson

/ Allister Nelson, demons, Fiction, Jewish, pushcart prize, reprint, romance, spanish, speculative fiction and poetry, Top Posts

All You Should Remember by Perry L. Powell

/ adventures, discovery, epic, masculinity, Perry L. Powell, Poetry, quest, Self-awareness, self-image

The Recipe by Annie Borelli

/ Annie Borelli, cooking, family, Fiction, love, mafia, social expectations

Magic Tricks for the Homeless by Kevin Charles

/ Art, community, homeless, Kevin Charles, money, progress, society

A Knight in Shining Armor for a Dad by Maxine Flam

/ childhood, fathers, Maxine Flam, Poetry, relationships

“On the Plaza” by Clay Waters

/ Clay Waters, contemplation, history, life cycles, Poetry, society

“Cleotis, The Secret Portraitist” by T. G. Metcalf

/ death, Fiction, mortality, painting, prisons, secrets, T. G. Metcalf

“typoem” by Michael Betancourt

/ Abstract, experimental, interpretation, Michael Betancourt, Miscellaneous, Poetry, typography, visual poetry

“Skate Country” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ Fiction, growth, healing, melancholy, memories, muscle memory, persevere, reminisce, Robin Wyatt Dunn

“In the Mood” by Lucia Owen

/ happiness, life partners, love, Lucia Owen, mature love, Poetry, relationships, reprint, timeless

Micro Poetry by David Capps

/ connections, contemplation, David Capps, meditation, Micro, Poetry

“The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore

/ art, cerid jones, contemplation, cosmic, humanity, legacy, life, long form, longing, narrative poetry, Poetry, Taliesin Gore, time

Microfiction by Kathryn Gossow

/ Fiction, Kathryn Gossow, marriage, metaphor, Micro, nature, relationships

“Big, Blue Watery Eye” by Joe Ducato

/ adventures, best friends, Fiction, Joe Ducato, misfits, mystery, nature, outdoors, teenagers

“Porcelain Sheep” by Jamie Anthony Louis

/ dysfunctional, Fiction, Jamie Anthony Louis, mothers, relationships, sickness

Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński

/ Michał Zieliński, Micro, nature, Poetry, society

“25” by Eugen Spierer

/ childhood, Eugen Spierer, family, fathers, Poetry, social expectations, work life balance

“Last Nights, Dreaming” by Lucia Owen

/ death, life partners, love, Lucia Owen, melancholy, Poetry, relationships, wish

Slush Readers, Interns, and Pushcart Prize Nominations

/ Amita Basu, announcements, awards, Chris Cooper, Daniel Brennan, Editorial, Editorial, Frank Njugi, interns, Linda Lacy, Marie-Louise McGuinness, pushcart prize

“Our Thoughts Are With You” by Sean Monett

/ existentialism, Fiction, ghosts, inner self, Sean Monett, second-person, speculative fiction and poetry
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The Metaworker Podcast | 017 A Writer’s Life For Me: Catchup with Matthew Maichen, Part 2

/ careers, content warnings, literary magazines, matthew maichen, passion, Podcast, publishing, responsibility, trust, vulnerability, writing craft, writing process

“Astronaut Application” by Andrew Rodgers

/ Andrew Rodgers, city life, dystopian, Fiction, jobs, middle class, outer space, speculative fiction and poetry

The Beach by Daniel Brennan

/ Daniel Brennan, forgetting, lgbtqia+, melancholy, nature, ocean, Poetry, relationships, youth

“A Living Stone” by Jason Ruiter

/ contemplation, existentialism, Fiction, Jason Ruiter, life, relationships, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry
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The Metaworker Podcast | 016 A Writer’s Life For Me: Catchup with Matthew Maichen, Part 1

/ careers, community, financial resources, indie publishing, literary magazines, marketing, matthew maichen, Podcast, publishing, query letters, writing craft, writing process

Micro Poetry by Sam Alec

/ contemplation, feminism, lobotomy, Micro, Poetry, relationships, Sam Alec, social expectations, society, trauma, women

“Grave Lighting” by Max Zell

/ artificial, fantasy, Fiction, future, ghosts, Max Zell, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural

“What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper

/ bodies, evolution, family, life cycles, Lucio Cooper, metaphor, nature, Poetry

“Department for Adjusting to Tragic Circumstances” by Max Wheeler

/ empathy, Fiction, loneliness, Max Wheeler, psycological, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, work life balance

Thirst by Chris Cooper

/ addictions, cerid jones, Chris Cooper, eating disorders, Fiction, loneliness, self-image, social expectations, social media, trauma

“Folding Laundry” by Wendy Freborg

/ contemplation, death, friends, Poetry, slice of life, Wendy Freborg, women

“My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” by Phillip Temples

/ absurdist, apocalypse, communication, Fiction, language, mystery, Phillip Temples, science fiction, society, speculative fiction and poetry

“The Almost Real Thing” by Leland Neville

/ cowboys, death, dystopian, empathy, euthanasia, Fiction, government, jobs, Leland Neville, speculative fiction and poetry, workplace

“The Balloons Return” by David Henson

/ community, david henson, disturbance, fantasy, Fiction, Micro, phenomenon, speculative fiction and poetry
art by Cerid Jones

Desquamation by Frank Njugi

/ cerid jones, Frank Njugi, loneliness, nature, Poetry, poetry, Self-awareness, speculative fiction and poetry

Looking Back to Forge Forward: A Catchup Series by Lena Bramsen

/ advice, Amethyst Hope Hethcoat, book recommendations, Interview, jesse swire, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Lena Bramsen, on writing, ronnie clark, writer's block

“The Babies of Borad” by Alison Bullock

/ Alison Bullock, children, dystopian, Fiction, satire, science, speculative fiction and poetry

“What Did I Know” by Adam Conner

/ Adam Conner, childhood, fathers, Fiction, memories, Micro, objects, relationships

“Dinner or Parasite?” by David A. Goodrum

/ Art, close up, David A. Goodrum, food, photography

“The Remarkable Life of a Celebrity Mountain Lioness” by Tina Plottel

/ contemplation, life cycles, Poetry, social expectations, society, Tina Plottel, wisdom, women writers, youth

Retreat by Amita Basu

/ Amita Basu, city, contemplation, Fiction, India, painting, relationships, slice of life, women writers

“A Village” by Ken Poyner

/ absurdist, children, family, Fiction, ken poyner, marriage, Micro

“Powerless” by Storm Lomax

/ dysfunctional, family, fantasy, Fiction, loneliness, self defense, speculative fiction and poetry, Storm Lomax, superheroes

“Predictable Recklessness” by Ace Boggess

/ Ace Boggess, doctor, Fiction, medications, prisons, trauma

“Futile Wars” by Russell Willis

/ communication, connections, Micro, Poetry, relationships, russell willis, trauma

For Thea by Linda Lacy

/ death, dystopian, family, Fiction, Linda Lacy, mothers, parents, pregnancy, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, travel, women writers

“City of Gold” by B. C. Nance

/ advice, B.C. Nance, disaster, dystopian, environmentalism, Fiction, irony, society, speculative fiction and poetry, tourists, wish

“New Year’s Day” by Sharon Y. Sim

/ Fiction, Micro, refresh, relationships, Sharon Y. Sim, women writers

“Detour” by W. Barrett Munn

/ coffee, Existential, metaphor, morning, Poetry, W. Barrett Munn

Microfiction by Corey Bryan

/ art, contemplation, Corey Bryan, Fiction, micro, Micro, religion, society

“Clockwork” by Paul Rabinowitz

/ inspiration, Non-Fiction, Paul Rabinowtiz, waitress, wine, writers

“Murder in the Dark” by F. J. Bergmann

/ F. J. Bergmann, forest, horror, Poetry, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural, trauma, women writers

“Andropov’s Dance” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ children, contemplation, Fiction, movement, Robin Wyatt Dunn, teaching

“Beauty Defined” by Alexis Watson

/ Alexis Watson, cafe, character study, crush, Fiction, love, observations, self-confidence, women writers

“Game of Interludes” by Patricia Ann Bowen

/ adventures, crime, Fiction, love, Patricia Ann Bowen, romance, sexuality, travel, women writers, work life balance

Hello from Your New Editor-in-Chief

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, editors, elena lucia perez

Lives of Dust and Ashes by Marie-Louise McGuinness

/ community, death, grief, healing, history, Irish writers, Marie-Louise McGuinness, mental health, Non-Fiction, resilience, society, trauma
Image of Matthew Maichen, former editor-in-chief. He has short brown hair, a short beard and moustache, and is wearing a medium-blue button-down collared shirt, and black tie. He is smiling slightly with no teeth. The sun shines gently on him and background is green leaves.

Departure

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, editors, matthew maichen

“Hypnagogue” by F.J. Bergmann

/ baroque, FJ Bergmann, gothic, moon, night, Poetry, poetry, romantic, speculative fiction and poetry

“American Arcana: That Lone Harpy of Appalachia” by Kate Shannon

/ appalachia, Kate Shannon, monsters, Poetry, poetry, speculative fiction and poetry, women

“How to Unflap a Flapper” by Leslie Cairns

/ Fiction, leslie cairns, lgbtqia+, nostalgia, roaring 20s, women

“Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming

/ alcohol, brothers, family, Fiction, Hunting, nature, Sylvia Cumming, work life balance
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The Metaworker Podcast | 015 The Borderland Furies by Oisín Breen

/ birds, death, inspiration, interpretation, Irish writers, nature, oisin breen, philosophy, Podcast, Self-awareness, writing process

“Ennui” by Alexander Lazarus Wolff

/ alexander lazarus wolff, death, depression, ennui, isolation, Poetry, poetry, writing

“floating away; on a vessel long derelict” by Kate Shannon

/ horror, Kate Shannon, Poetry, poetry, sea, ships, speculative fiction and poetry, water
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The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh

/ appalachia, ballads, death, fairy tales, feminist, Ireland, Isabel O’Hara Walsh, language, misogyny, murder, music, Podcast, relationships, trauma, women writers

“The Missing Piece” by Jeremy Decker

/ communication, Fiction, fiction, jeremy decker, puzzles, relationships, separation, writers

“Emma Marries for the First Time at 54” by John Grey

/ family, John Grey, life cycles, love, marriage, Poetry, poetry, relationships

“Function” by DS Maolalai

/ DS Maolalai, love, plants, Poetry, poetry, relationships, summer

“Gearshift” by Patrick R. Wilson

/ action, cigars, family, Fiction, Patrick R. Wilson, reprint, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry

“In All the Weightless World” by Mark L. Anderson

/ expectations, fantasy, Fiction, ghosts, Mark L. Anderson, restaurants, speculative fiction and poetry, work life balance

“The Furrowing” by Julie Allyn Johnson

/ daughters, julie allyn johnson, lifestyle, mothers, Poetry, prose poem, regrets, relationships, society, women writers

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier

/ climate change, Doug Jacquier, family, Fiction, fiction, memory, mental illness, micro, Micro, nature

“Sorry Sir, I’m Not the Man You’re Looking For” by Stella Meadows

/ Canada, lgbtqia+, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, Stella Meadows, transgender

“Masquerade” by Kevin Hopson

/ dialogue, dragon, fantasy, Fiction, kevin hopson, shapeshifting, speculative fiction and poetry, urban

“Things We Live Inside” by Liza Olson

/ body image, dysmorphia, Fiction, lgbtqia+, liza olson, out-of-body, transgender, video games

Holiday Hiatus

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial

“Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne

/ children, disturbing, envy, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, loneliness, maggie nerz iribarne

“Older Brother” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ city, family, feminism, Fiction, flash fiction, middle class, poverty, Robin Wyatt Dunn, social expectations, writers

“crickets, tell me that” by April Yu

/ april yu, contemplation, Miscellaneous, nature, night, Poetry, poetry, prose poem

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich

/ death, demons, em dietrich, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, horror, lgbtqia+, speculative fiction and poetry

“Last Meal” by Jason Brightwell

/ death, earth, food, jason brightwell, mourning, Poetry, poetry

“The Refusal” by Lock Howe

/ autumn, lock howe, nature, Poetry, poetry, religion, speculative fiction and poetry, visual poetry

“Blowing Out Candles” by Daniel Romo

/ children, daniel romo, family, fathers, growing up, love, parents, Poetry, poetry, relationships

“Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge

/ childhood, death, dreams, Fiction, fiction, marco etheridge, mythology, surrealism

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord

/ death, e.b. cotenord, family, mourning, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, sisters, women

“Beautiful Grief” by Jason Brightwell

/ beauty in darkness, bitter, death, grief, jason brightwell, journey, mourning, Poetry, poetry

“Sacrifice” by Lock Howe

/ nature, Poetry, poetry, river, stars

“The Scream” by Nikola Sojka

/ First Generation, Nikola Sojka, Poetry, rebirth, women writers

“The Gift” by E.B. Cotenord

/ e.b. cotenord, gift, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, sex worker, Sexual abuse, women writers

“Tangled” by Gary Carr

/ comedy, Fiction, fiction, gary carr, home, horror, houses, lgbtqia+, speculative fiction and poetry

“On Visiting My Dear Friend” by Martina Reisz Newberry

/ aging, childhood, friends, martina reisz newberry, Poetry, poetry, relationships

“Heavy Boots on a Sunday Morning” by Lea Murray

/ children, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, lea murray, mothers, phones

“Dorset” by J.R. Barner

/ europe, family, fathers, history, J.R. Barner, loss, past, Poetry, poetry

“Fury from the Skies” by Erin Swann

/ fantasy, Fiction, fiction, fire, plants, science fiction, space, speculative fiction and poetry, survival

“Seeking” by Pearce Green

/ Abstract, aging, dreams, pearce green, Poetry, poetry, rain, surrealism, trees

“Ctrl+Z” by Deborah-Zenha Adams

/ 90s, computers, death, Deborah-Zenha Adams, friends, internet, nostalgia, Poetry, poetry, suicide

“The Message Sent Through The Stars” by Catherine Yeates

/ catherine yeates, Fiction, fiction, identity, magical realism, space, speculative fiction and poetry, stars, summer, texas

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ death, Fiction, fiction, history, ocean, religion, Robin Wyatt Dunn, water

“A Danish Summer Night Spent With My Ghost” by Adam Curt Custock

/ Adam Curt Custock, denmark, dogs, mental illness, night, nightmares, Poetry, poetry, summer, time

“Out of Body” by Liza Olson

/ death, family, Fiction, flash fiction, grief, lgbtqia+, liza olson, out-of-body, reprint, Spirituality, women writers

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry

/ ashley McCurry, family, Fiction, fiction, food, micro, Micro, relationships, romance, sexuality, women writers

Five Haikus by Joshua St. Clare

/ forest, haiku, Joshua St. Clare, Micro, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry

“What the Wind Brought” by Charles Haddox

/ angels, charles haddox, Fiction, fiction, Latinx, magic realism, speculative fiction and poetry

“Misplaced Affections” by Sinclaire Dickinson

/ bitter, dark humor, love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sinclaire dickson, women, women writers

“Winter Haikus” by Laura Zaino

/ Micro, Poetry, poetry

“For Them” by Paul Attmere

/ climate change, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, murder, paul attmere, relationships
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The Metaworker Podcast | 013 Ink Runs in Our Veins: Editor Chat Part 3

/ book recommendations, careers, community, dungeons and dragons, editors, literary magazines, plants, Podcast, publishing, writing process

Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes

/ artificial intelligence, conor barnes, Fiction, fiction, micro, Micro, science fiction, second-person, slice of life, speculative fiction and poetry

“Fallen Leaves” by Rhys Lee

/ depression, nature, Poetry, poetry, rhys lee

“The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas

/ christiana thomas, fairy tales, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, folktales, mythology, speculative fiction and poetry, storytelling

“The Last Atlantean” by David Henson

/ david henson, history, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry, reprint, water
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The Metaworker Podcast | 012 Ink Runs in Our Veins: Editor Chat Part 2

/ careers, community, dungeons and dragons, indie publishing, literary magazines, magical realism, Podcast, publishing, storytelling styles, writing, writing craft

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport

/ abuse, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, imagination, psychology, shelley davenport, trauma

“For Scale” by Daune O’Brien

/ body image, cancer, daune o'brien, death, family, healthcare, Poetry, poetry

“Dart Away” by Jamie Spenser

/ jamie spenser, music, poem, Poetry, poetry, writing

Microfictions by Ken Poyner

/ absurdist, envy, fate, Fiction, fiction, ghost, ken poyner, knowledge, micro, Micro

Profile: Jeremy Bock

/ book recommendations, donations, Editorial, Editorial, Interview, jeremy bock, melissa reynolds, on writing, science fiction, technology

“Layers” by Matthew Freeman

/ brain, Matthew Freeman, mental illness, Mind, pain, Poetry, poetry

“Susan” by Holly Day

/ family, fear, holly day, night, Poetry, poetry, sisters, sleep, violence, women, women writers
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The Metaworker Podcast | 011 Ink Runs in Our Veins: Editor Chat Part 1

/ community, diversity, editor, global, history, interns, literary magazines, Podcast, publishing, reading

“Arizona” by Zoë Blaylock

/ environmentalism, Poetry, poetry, women writers, zoe blaylock

“Seeds of Racism” by Dave Luker

/ butterflies, dave luker, farming, history, immigrants, migration, nature, Poetry, poetry, racism

“Fireworks” by T.K. Howell

/ childhood, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, fireworks, innocence, love, parenthood, T.K. Howell

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma

/ ancestors, books, family, history, jazmine aluma, Jewish, language, Latinx, mothers, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women

Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney

/ art, coming of age, Fiction, fiction, high school, jennifer novotney, love, micro, Micro, painting, relationships, time

“Swamy” by Ranjit Kulkarni

/ change, cooking, Fiction, fiction, food, indian, jobs, ranjit kulkarni, social media, south asian, technology

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley

/ Abstract, absurdist, cerid jones, dark, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, jon kemsley, satire

“Shovelling” by Frank William Finney

/ frank william finney, holes, perspective, Poetry, poetry, rewards, treasure, work

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp

/ death, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, laurel osterkamp, murder, photography, relationships, social media, women, women writers

“Another Life” by Helen Nancy Meneilly

/ baby, death, form, helen nancy meneilly, love, mothers, Poetry, poetry, trees, visual poetry, women writers

“Alligators to Ashes” by Margaret S Mandell

/ death, family, letters, love, Margaret S Mandell, marriage, memories, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, relationships, women writers

“A Case for Violins” by Frank William Finney

/ forgotten, frank william finney, language, music, Poetry, poetry, sound, words

“Fever Dream” by Rebecca M Ross

/ apocalypse, comedy, covid-19, death, Poetry, poetry, rebecca m ross, women writers

Four Haikus by Constance Mello

/ constance mello, haiku, love, micro, Micro, Poetry, poetry, relationships

“The Burial Begins Slow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ burial, canyon, death, Fiction, fiction, history, mountains, Robin Wyatt Dunn

“Text Me When You Get Home” by Helen Nancy Meneilly

/ darkness, death, helen nancy meneilly, horror, nature, night, nightmare, Poetry, poetry, women, women writers

“Inaccessible” by Connie Woodring

/ abuse, connie woodring, healing, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women writers, writing

“Lava” by Cameron Morse

/ cameron morse, cancer, covid-19, healthcare, hospitals, injury, Poetry, poetry

“The Arc” by Nath Oddson

/ American, Fiction, fiction, metaphor, nathan oddson, prisons, religion, slice of life, train, travel

“How to Use the Supermarket When You Are Losing Your Mind” by Rebecca M Ross

/ anxiety, grocery stores, mental illness, Poetry, poetry, rebecca m ross, women writers

“Retribution” by Ash Evan Lippert

/ anxiety, ash evan lippert, death, earth, horror, lgbtqia+, morning, Poetry, poetry

“What Lay Beneath” by Christine Yount Jones

/ abuse, christine yount jones, desert, family, fathers, mothers, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, relationships, sisters, women writers

“I’ve Barely Been to College” by Kailey Tucker

/ college, kailey tucker, lgbtqia+, love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women, women writers

“Dog Joy” by Judy Guilliams-Tapia

/ dogs, elderly, family, happiness, judy guilliams-tapia, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, women writers

“Close to the Fire” by Bill Kitcher

/ apocalypse, bill kitcher, death, Fiction, fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, suburbs, survival

“Plastic Hearts” by Chella Courington

/ chella courington, childhood, Fiction, lgbtqia+, superheroes, toys, women, women writers

“Getting Somewhere” by Cameron Morse

/ cameron morse, family, morning, Poetry, poetry, sleep, winter

“Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare

/ bugs, cockroach, Fiction, fiction, magical realism, patrick m hare, religion, satire, science, speculative fiction and poetry

Nominations and Internships

/ cerid jones, Editorial, Editorial, international, kim malinowski, matthew maichen, poetry, rhysling award, science fiction

“A Winter Prayer for Color” by Ash Evan Lippert

/ ash evan lippert, cold, color, fire, lgbtqia+, Poetry, poetry, sadness, winter

“Hoops” by Stephen Kingsnorth

/ basketball, boys, childhood, Poetry, poetry, sports, stephen kingsnorth

“Rare” by Joanne Howard

/ dogs, Fiction, fiction, joanne howard, love, night, relationships, stars, women, women writers

“Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen

/ covid-19, death, elderly, Fiction, fiction, judith beth cohen, micro, Micro, old, women writers
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The Metaworker Podcast | 010 Boy, Deer, Chair by Sam Asher

/ Abstract, addiction, Audio, clarion, diverse writers, emotional maturity, imposter syndrome, inherited trauma, pantser, Podcast, sobriety, surrealism, symbolism, writing process

“The Calling” by Christina Eagen

/ christina eagen, inspiration, motivation, nature, Poetry, poetry, self-motivation, women writers

“Undisturbed” by Russell Willis

/ form, mystery, ocean, Poetry, poetry, quiet, russell willis, secrets, visual poetry

“Indistinguishable” by Kenton K. Yee

/ comedy, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, kenton k. yee, physics, reprint, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry

“Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill

/ clive aaron gill, family, Fiction, fiction, gossip, marriage, micro, Micro, relationships, village

“Meditation in an Office Tower” by Dale Cottingham

/ architecture, city, civilizations, dale cottingham, office, philosophy, Poetry, poetry, society, work, work life balance

“Trenches, Rats, and Watercolors” by Geoff Watkinson

/ art, Geoff Watkinson, history, military, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, reprint, war

“The Art of Remembering Your History” by Christian Ward

/ bodies, christian ward, family, generations, genetics, history, Poetry, poetry

“Loch Ness Monster in the Rain at Night” by David Henson

/ cryptids, david henson, fantasy, monsters, nature, night, Poetry, poetry, rain, reprint, speculative fiction and poetry, water

“Suburban Complaint #1988—Skunked” by Peter Dabbene

/ comedy, dogs, family, nature, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, peter dabbene, smell, suburbs

“Scrutiny” by Tim Frank

/ death, Fiction, fiction, ghost, grief, loss, love, relationships, tim frank

“So Many Ways to Live” by Victoria Woolf Bailey

/ death, fate, life, lifestyle, Poetry, poetry, universe, victoria woolf bailey, women writers

“In the Willow Garden” by Isabel O’Hara Walsh

/ appalachia, death, Fiction, fiction, folk, isabel o'hara walsh, love, murder, music, relationships, women, women writers

“Mussel” by Christian Ward

/ christian ward, metaphor, mussels, nature, ocean, pastoral, Poetry, poetry

“In the Kingdom of Songora” by Linda McMullen

/ adventures, dark, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Linda McMullen, relationships, romance, travel, women writers

“Drowned Man Lives Again” by John Grey

/ anxiety, death, drowning, John Grey, life, Poetry, poetry, water

“Abracadabra” by Christina Marable

/ childhood, christina marable, family, Fiction, flash fiction, grandparents, love, magic, relationships, women writers

“Interrogative Sestina” by Mark J. Mitchell

/ angels, glass, houses, mark j. mitchell, Poetry, poetry, prisons, women
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The Metaworker Podcast | 009 Ruins by Mary Paulson

/ Audio, beauty, community, depression, Editing, Mary Paulson, Podcast, poetry, publishing, self-confidence, societal standards, trauma, women, writing

“Passing Through” by Dale Cottingham

/ American, dale cottingham, history, Indigenous, nature, past, Poetry, relationships, trauma

“Out of the Picture” by Lou H. Second

/ allegory, anger, art, God, Lou H. Second, Poetry, poetry

Microfiction by Megha Nayar

/ dogs, family, Fiction, fiction, love, megha nayar, micro, Micro, relationships, women writers, work

“Cherry” by Stephen Kingsnorth

/ cherry bakewell, food, morality, parable, Poetry, poetry, stephen kingsnorth

“An American Experience” by Dale Cottingham

/ American, civilizations, dale cottingham, nature, Poetry, poetry, social media, society, television

“The prison is like a Victorian asylum” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ asylum, covid-19, mountains, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, prisons, Robin Wyatt Dunn, trapped

“In My Space” by Anthony Ward

/ anthony ward, daydream, meditation, philosophy, Poetry, poetry, prose poem, thoughts

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor

/ death, family, Fiction, fiction, ghost, history, kelly claytor, life, love, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, women, women writers

“Before” by Margaret Krusinga

/ animals, death, dogs, form, grief, love, Margaret Krusinga, pets, Poetry, poetry, visual poetry, women writers

“All my Ex-Employees are Crazy” by Joel Robert Ferguson

/ christmas, jobs, joel robert ferguson, office, party, Poetry, poetry, work

“Maybe Next Time, Pat” by Mike McLaughlin

/ childhood, Fiction, fiction, history, innocence, interpreting stories, past, war

“Abruptly-” by Shalini Singh

/ beauty, death, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry, shalini singh, water

“The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum

/ creativity, dan yokum, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, imagination, speculative fiction and poetry, women

“Summit Negotiations” by Stephen Kingsnorth

/ comedy, food, Poetry, poetry, reprint, romance, sexuality, stephen kingsnorth

“Messages from Colorado” by Cameron Morse

/ American, cameron morse, cancer, genre blending, haiku, mothers, Poetry, poetry, prose poem, religion

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau

/ American, city, Cynicism, dreams, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, loss, streets, timothy resau

“Rows” by Stephen Kingsnorth

/ Black Humor, cemetery, death, grief, Poetry, poetry, stephen kingsnorth

“Red Sun Red Moon” by Dan Yokum

/ childhood, dan yokum, death, disaster, Fiction, fiction, flood, rain, water

“Remember Miss Dorothy” by Christopher Matthew Thomas

/ alzheimer's, childhood, christopher matthew thomas, Fiction, fiction, memory, old, school, snow, woman

“A Literal Littoral” by Charles J. March III

/ beach, charles march, ocean, Poetry, poetry, puns, rocks
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The Metaworker Podcast | 008 Rangoli Man by Mina Rozario

/ Audio, culture, diwali, fairy tales, India, magic realism, Mina Rozario, Podcast, relationships

“Lookalike” by Cameron Morse

/ cameron morse, cancer, death, family, fathers, hospitals, love, Poetry, poetry

“The Living Room Express” by Jared Cappel

/ abuse, childhood, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, Jared Cappel, relationships, sons

“Tethered” by Sarette Danae

/ Abstract, love, Micro, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sarette danae, women writers

“The Wish” by Paul Rabinowitz

/ loss, love, paul rabinowitz, Poetry, poetry, relationships, wish, writing

“One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm

/ artificial intelligence, elderly, Fiction, fiction, lydia storm, science fiction, women, women writers

“Brutal Roux” by Elyse Jancosko

/ anxiety, cooking, Elyse Jancosko, food, Poetry, poetry, women writers, work

“Bird Calls over Puget Sound” by Sarette Danae

/ birds, flying, micro, nature, Poetry, sarette danae, Washington, women writers

“Coffee with David Lynch” by Thomas Morgan

/ coffee, comedy, Fiction, fiction, relationships, reprint, television, thomas morgan

“Still in the City” by DS Maolalai

/ adventures, cities, civilizations, DS Maolalai, nature, Poetry, poetry

“Running on Empty” by Melissent Zumwalt

/ family, melissent zumwalt, military, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, poverty, wealth, women writers
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The Metaworker Podcast | 007 Minotaurs by Lane Talbot

/ action, advice, Audio, fathers, Indigenous, James Bond, lane talbot, motorcycles, Podcast, relationships, Thrillers, Washington, writing craft

“Tenderness” by Mary Paulson

/ death, dreams, love, Mary Paulsen, Poetry, poetry, violence, women writers

“To an Armoire” by Goddfrey Sue Hammit

/ abandoned, family, furniture, Goddfrey Sue Hammit, home, Poetry, poetry, roads

“Fanfare” by DS Maolalai

/ cold, dogs, DS Maolalai, family, grief, home, Poetry, poetry, relationships

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley

/ drama, family, Fiction, fiction, Matthew Brinkley, ocean, relationships, sea

Call for Micro Pieces!

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, micro

“Two Gates For Ghostly Dreams” by Dawn Bratton

/ dawn bratton, heaven, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, religion, space, Sunshine, women writers

“Searching for the Cottingley Fairies” by Kim Malinowski

/ awards, fairy tales, fantasy, history, photography, Poetry, poetry, rhysling award, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers

“Ruins” by Mary Paulson

/ bed, Poetry, poetry, reality, self-image, smoke, women, women writers

“Picnic” by Matt Dennison

/ abuse, dark, family, food, matt dennison, mothers, Poetry, relationships

“String Man” by Hadley James Hoyles

/ darkness, death, hadley-james hoyles, horror, mourning, night, Poetry

“The Sands of Time” by Rebecca Johnson

/ love, memories, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sickness, time, women writers

“No Dreamin’ at the Double Tree” by Suzanne S. Rancourt

/ dreams, hope, hotel, Poetry, poetry, suzanne s. rancourt, trees, women writers

“A Season’s Breath” by Turi Ekirapa

/ gardens, nature, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, seasons, Turi Ekirapa, women writers

“Avril” by Hadley-James Hoyles

/ death, grief, hadley-james hoyles, love, morning, Poetry, relationships

“High Queen” by Zachary Toombs

/ Abstract, art, Art, modern, queen, surrealism, women, zachary toombs

“Hope is a Blue Jay” by Rebecca Johnson

/ birds, hope, nature, Poetry, poetry, rebecca johnson, sky, snow, weather, women writers

“Departure” by Richard Helmling

/ apocalypse, family, Fiction, fiction, Richard Helmling, survival

“Pennies for Pilgrims” by Julie Allyn Johnson

/ covid-19, julie allyn johnson, meditation, nature, Peace, Poetry, women writers

“Wildflowers” by Matt McGuirk

/ Fiction, flowers, matt mcguirk, nature, outsider, suburbs

“The Dunes” by John Grey

/ beach, freedom, John Grey, ocean, Poetry, relaxation, sand

“sky shocked night” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ destiny, fate, humanity, night, Poetry, revolution, Robin Wyatt Dunn
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The Metaworker Podcast | 006 Meditations on Water by Stella Meadows

/ Audio, childhood, fantasy, identity, lgbtqia+, nonfiction, Podcast, science fiction, self-acceptance, Stella Meadows, transgender
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The Metaworker Podcast | 005 Kurt by Veronicca Lupinacci

/ Audio, beauty in darkness, care-taking, character study, love, nonfiction, nostalgia, Podcast, poetry, revision, veronica lupinacci
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The Metaworker Podcast | 004 The Poetry of Kate Shannon

/ Audio, bone, death, inspiration, interpretation, Kate Shannon, Podcast, poetry, time
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The Metaworker Podcast | 003 Little Gem Magnolia by Paul Rabinowitz

/ art, Audio, fiction, film, new orleans, paul rabinowitz, Podcast, poetry, prose, setting
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The Metaworker Podcast | 002 The Dog in You by Omar Hussain

/ Audio, decisions, dogs, interpreting stories, morality, omar hussain, Podcast

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi

/ childhood, family, immigrants, john l. stanizzi, Non-Fiction, parents, water
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The Metaworker Podcast | 001 The Dinner Party by Alexa Hailey

/ Alexa Hailey, Audio, comedy, magic realism, Originality, Podcast

“African Stamps” by Brecht De Poortere

/ africa, brecht de poortere, drama, family, Fiction, memories

“Waiting” by Christine Webster-Hansen

/ christine webster-hansen, elderly, family, loneliness, mothers, old, Poetry, women writers

“On Half-Inch Heroes” by Ben Umayam

/ asian, ben umayam, lgbtqia+, man, Non-Fiction, penis, reprint, sexuality

“North Jersey” by John O’Brien

/ cars, cities, jersey, john o'brien, Poetry, snow, suburbs

“Boy, Deer, Chair” by Sam Asher

/ Abstract, addict, clarion, fantasy, Fiction, sam asher, speculative fiction and poetry, surrealism

A Bittersweet Goodbye

/ Darin Milanesio, editor, Editorial, goodbye

“The Surgeon” by Cameron Morse

/ cameron morse, cancer, death, Facebook, fathers, hospitals, Poetry, sickness

“Waking Up in California” by Jennifer Novotney

/ California, elderly, family, jennifer novotney, mothers, Poetry, women writers

“A Future Leviathan’s Prodigious Sister” by Mina Rozario

/ family, feminist, Fiction, history, Mina Rozario, music, women, women writers

“Jupiter’s Raindrops” by John O’Brien

/ abuse, John O’Brien, Poetry, relationships, sexuality, space, stream of consciousness, time

“Turning Back, Going Forward” by E Martin Pederson

/ climate change, E Martin Pederson, earth, neighbors, Poetry, pollution, suburbs

“Physics and the Corridor Removed” by James B. Nicola

/ high school, James B. Nicola, lgbtqia+, physics, Poetry, prose poem, suicide, teenagers

“The System of Considerations” by Keko Prijatelj

/ bugs, croatia, dark, international, Keko Prijatelj, light, night, Poetry, reprint

“Rangoli Man” by Mina Rozario

/ diwali, fantasy, Fiction, India, love, Mina Rozario, romance, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers

“Perfusion” by Cameron Morse

/ bodies, cameron morse, cancer, death, drugs, Mind, Poetry, skin

“The Body Electric in Several Takes” by Edison Jennings

/ Edison Jennings, fame, gossip, infamy, Poetry, privacy, wealth

“The Road to Cavalry” by Arthur L Wood

/ Arthur L Wood, church, execution, history, Poetry, war

“Dead Man’s Party” by Laura Becker

/ Abstract, Art, bones, death, Laura Becker, party, surrealism

“The Mosquito and the Bell Jar” by Carol Motta

/ Carol Motta, crashing, death, history, Poetry, sky, war, women writers

“We have Always Lived in the Castle” by Tara Campbell

/ American, colonialism, countries, imperialism, Poetry, Tara Campbell, war, women writers

“The Shape of the Laugh in Your Throat” by Edie Meade

/ covid-19, Edie Meade, family, mothers, Non-Fiction, relationships, sexuality, women, women writers

“Diadem for the End of the World” by Randi Sanders

/ apocalypse, death, destiny, end, Poetry, Randi Sanders, science fiction, women writers

“Antidote” by Kate Copeland

/ breakups, cooking, home, Kate Copeland, Poetry, women, women writers

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen

/ cold, darkness, Irish writers, life, night, oisin breen, philosophy, Poetry

“Cardinal Sin” by Jennifer Fox

/ birds, Fiction, Jennifer Fox, mental illness, murder, taxidermy, thriller, women writers

“Strangers in a Strange Lawyer’s Home” by Jason McGlone

/ houses, isolation, Jason McGlone, money, Poetry, wealth

“A Report on the Afterlife” by Michael Mintrom

/ death, Michael Mintrom, Poetry, travel, war

“All the Water in the World” by Kate Copeland

/ breakups, Kate Copeland, Poetry, rain, water, women writers

“The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst

/ apocalypse, Carl Fuerst, dark, death, Fiction, grief, loss, religion, science fiction, war

“The Veil” by Oisin Breen

/ grief, Irish writers, ocean, oisin breen, Poetry, ships

“On Being Home” by Isaiah R. Hicks

/ home, Isaiah R. Hicks, long form, on writing, Poetry, silence, writers

“An Account of Our Precipice” by Jason McGlone

/ cheating, comedy, drama, family, Jason McGlone, marriage, men, Poetry, women

“The Waltz of War and Peace” by Edmund Evanson

/ Edmund Evanson, epic, mythology, Peace, philosophy, Poetry, war

“A Wounded Sky” by Andrew Johnston

/ Andrew Johnston, collective, environmentalism, experimental, Fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry

“Tchotchkes” by Don Noel

/ comedy, Don Noel, drama, family, Fiction, secrets, travel

“Neighbor” by Darrell Petska

/ comedy, Darrell Petska, houses, neighbors, Poetry, satire, suburbs, work

“We Built a Fine Madness House” by Lorna D. Keach

/ comedy, Fiction, home, horror, houses, Lorna D. Keach, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers

“Penny of Ithaca” by P.L. Watts

/ fantasy, Fiction, Greek myths, history, mythology, P.L. Watts, romance, women, women writers

“Nightlife Spots in Little Rock That No One Knows About” by Jeff Harvey

/ arkansas, dating, Fiction, jeff harvey, lgbtqia+, little rock, travel

“A Very Full Closet” by Anonymous

/ choices, consequences, doorways, Fiction, home, houses, slice of life

“Meditations on Water (Ode to Escambia)” by Stella Meadows

/ coming of age, gender, lgbtqia+, Non-Fiction, sexuality, Stella Meadows, thoughts, water, women, women writers

“More” by Tom Barlow

/ garbage, history, home, life, objects, Poetry, tom barlow

“thick crusts of midnight in the late Ordovician, a wilderness of morning elsewhere” by Kate Shannon

/ Kate Shannon, mountains, nature, night, ocean, Poetry, sky, women writers

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf

/ Catherine Zickgraf, coming of age, family, Fiction, religion, water, women, women writers

“Sold Sign” by Kate Koch

/ home, houses, kate koch, neighbors, plants, Poetry, women writers

Paradise is a Feeling by Stella Meadows

/ Non-Fiction, Stella Meadows

“Through Other Eyes” by Marco Etheridge

/ beauty, blindness, connections, earth, Fiction, marco etheridge, slice of life

“Recreate” by Shannon Cuthbert

/ dreams, ghost, horses, nature, Poetry, shannon cuthbert, women writers

“Transformations” by David Henson

/ abuse, david henson, family, fantasy, Fiction, mothers, speculative fiction and poetry, trauma, trees, women

“A Steppe Doctor” by Sergei Linkov

/ doctor, Fiction, healing, healthcare, hospitals, sergei linkov, trauma

“ghazal for aguas del sur” by Kate Shannon

/ children, death, Kate Shannon, monsters, mothers, ocean, Poetry, women writers

“Minotaurs” by Lane Talbot

/ action, crime, dark, Fiction, lane talbot, pollution, thriller

“LaMarcus Thompson’s Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway” by John H. Johnson

/ darkness, history, john h. johnson, Poetry, religion, sexuality, summer

“Dinnertime” by Ulyses Razo

/ anxiety, books, cars, cooking, home, Latinx, Poetry, time, ulyses razo
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“Little Gem Magnolia” by Paul Rabinowitz

/ city, experimental, Fiction, love, Miscellaneous, paul rabinowitz, photography, Poetry, romance, women

“Slate Cleaned on the Bluff” by D. R. James

/ confusion, contemplation, d.r. james, grief, ocean, Poetry

“now in the park july no–” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ Abstract, apocalypse, covid-19, deterioration, Poetry, Robin Wyatt Dunn, surrealism

“Bamboo” by Mary Donaldson-Evans

/ Fiction, gardens, home, houses, mary donaldson evans, plants, privacy, women writers

“Red Summer” by Chariklia Martalas

/ chariklia martalas, childhood, Poetry, religion, Sunshine, women writers

2021 announcements!

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, matthew maichen

“Untitled” by Simon Perchik

/ cemetery, death, gardens, grief, Poetry, Simon Perchik

“Gardens” by Andrew DeBella

/ andrew debella, earth, home, nature, plants, Poetry

“At the Art Opening” by John Grey

/ art, depression, disturbing, John Grey, painting, Poetry

“Skins” by Carson Pytell

/ blood, bodies, carson pytell, dark, disturbing, life, Poetry, skin

“Pour toi, mon amour” by Tasnia Nahla

/ bangladesh, city, love, ocean, Poetry, tasnia nahla, women writers

“Thin Places” by Steven Croft

/ death, military, mountains, Poetry, steven croft, survival, war

“Gone” by BH James

/ BH James, death, dreams, empty, Fiction, flash fiction, ghost, loss, missing, morning, speculative fiction and poetry

“Upon Being Published” by Ulyses Razo

/ cars, Latinx, on writing, Poetry, publishing, ulyses razo, writers

“Pop” by Benjamin Schmitt

/ alcohol, benjamin schmitt, Metaworker original, music, Poetry, superheroes, wine

“Other Wars” by Greg Farnum

/ American, Fiction, greg farnum, Metaworker original, military, war

“Take it Off” by Evan Rodenhausen

/ bodies, dysfunctional, evan rodenhausen, Fiction, flash fiction, horror, mirror, out-of-body, skin, speculative fiction and poetry

“Glass” by Chariklia Martalas

/ chariklia martalas, death, fire, freedom, Poetry, prisons, Spirituality, women writers

“Ode to a Speck” by Thomas Piekarski

/ dust, light, loneliness, love, Metaworker original, Poetry, room, shadows, thomas piekarski

“Field Trip” by John Grey

/ childhood, John Grey, loneliness, Metaworker original, nature, Poetry, school

“Zoom In-Out-In and Cry” by Hibah Shakhez

/ earth, maps, Metaworker original, nature, Poetry, women writers

“Bones” by Japhy Mitchell

/ history, japhy mitchell, Metaworker original, on writing, Poetry, religion

“Foe” by Matthew Chamberlin

/ city, Halloween, horror, Matthew Chamberlin, night, nightmares, Poetry, shadows

“The Dog in You” by Omar Hussain

/ dogs, experimental, Fiction, mothers, omar hussain, past, responsibility

“Kurt” by Veronica Lupinacci

/ man, old, Poetry, road trips, south, veronica lupinacci, women writers

“The Magi” by Cameron Morse

/ anxiety, cameron morse, childhood, home, Metaworker original, Peace, Poetry, tension

“Volitions of Desire” by Oisin Breen

/ beauty, clocks, flowers, gardens, hiding, horror, Poetry, trees

“The Dinner Party” by Alexa Hailey

/ comedy, Fiction, food, magic realism, neighbors, party, social cues, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers

“Carry Tiger to Mountain” by Morton Milder

/ Fiction, morton milder, mountains, philosophy, taoism

“My Nature” by Gregory C. Wilder Jr.

/ addict, bottom, performance, Poetry, poetry, raw

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez

/ fate, Hibah Shabkhez, horror, Metaworker original, nightmare, Poetry, trees, women writers

“Self Portrait as Woman with Scarf” by Paul Rabinowitz

/ Non-Fiction, past, paul rabinowitz, photography, Poetry, prose poem, relationships, self-image, women

“Rural Grown” by James Croal Jackson

/ childhood, city, growing up, james croal jackson, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, rural

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston

/ Andrew Johnston, Beliefs, daydream, dreams, fantasy, Fiction, flash fiction, sky

“Nigh” by Scott Mitchel May

/ apocalypse, death, end, ennui, Fiction, Nuclear, science fiction, scott mitchel may, survival

A few updates!

/ announcements, Editorial

“Moving Among the Changes” by Tim Suermondt

/ change, cooking, covid-19, Metaworker original, night, Poetry, relationships, relaxation

“Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin

/ anxiety, houses, Matthew Chamberlin, neighbors, Poetry, tension

“1984” by DC Diamondopolous

/ AIDS, courage, DC Diamondopolous, drag, Fiction, gender, gender role, healthcare, history, lgbtqia+, Metaworker original, pride, sickness, women writers

“These fragments I have shored against my ruins” by Jie Wang

/ dystopian, Fiction, flash fiction, jie wang, love, Metaworker original, science fiction, women writers

“Tempest of the Bold” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ courage, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, sailing, storm

“Mourning” by Oisin Breen

/ birds, grief, Irish writers, Metaworker original, mothers, nature, oisin breen, Poetry, poetry

“A Bride” by Michael Howard

/ brides, church, dreams, expectations, family, Fiction, love, Metaworker original, Michael Howard

Meet Melissa Reynolds!

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Interview, interviews, melissa reynolds, staff writing

“Flatline” by Mark Hammerschick

/ death, hospitals, mark hammerschick, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, surfing

Our Fifth Birthday!

/ announcements, birthday, Editorial, Editorial, time

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei

/ anxiety, bodies, dora mezei, Fiction, horror, magic realism, Metaworker original, office, religion, stratos moustakas, women writers

“Forty Degree Echo” by James Croal Jackson

/ astrology, doorways, energy, fortune teller, james croal jackson, Metaworker original, missed opportunities, Poetry, poetry, winter

“As We Know It” by Marco Etheridge

/ covid-19, daydream, death, family, Fiction, history, marco etheridge, Metaworker original, nature, people watching, second-person

“Birth Cave” by Terry Tierney

/ darkness, Metaworker original, nature, painting, parable, Poetry, poetry, Spirituality, terry tierney, wolves

“Dopo Mezzonatte” by Marina Kazakova

/ belgium, expectations, feminism, feminist, italy, marina kazakova, masculinity, Metaworker original, objects, performance, Poetry, poetry, poultry, Russia, women writers

“Plywood World” by Fabrice Poussin

/ depression, empty, Fabrice Poussin, houses, Metaworker original, night, Poetry, poetry, walking alone

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr

/ alcohol, Fiction, fiction, fire, Metaworker original, steve carr

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow

/ cars, Fiction, fiction, jennifer swallow, Metaworker original, mountains, snow, survival, thriller

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge

/ Ancient, art, eyes, history, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, robert beveridge, ruins

“Ghost Machine” by Terry Tierney

/ ghost, memories, memory, Metaworker original, photography, Poetry, poetry, terry tierney

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski

/ ashes, death, fire, kim malinowski, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, war, women, women writers

“Coffee Cup, Empty” by DAH

/ coffee, contemplation, DAH, people watching, Poetry, poetry

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai

/ art, DS Maolalai, life, love, Metaworker original, nature, painting, Poetry, poetry, sky

“The Hunt” by Seth Jani

/ dreams, Hunting, Metaworker original, nature, Poetry, poetry, Seth Jani

“Loud Secrets” by Fabrice Poussin

/ Fabrice Poussin, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, secrets

“Typical Spring Love Song” by Connie Woodring

/ connie woodring, form, love, Metaworker original, music, Poetry, poetry, spring, youth

“Edges” By Kim Malinowski

/ Beliefs, earth, kim malinowski, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, religion, trust, women writers

“The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday

/ bugs, childhood, coming of age, Fiction, fiction, Isaac Aday, Metaworker original, train, travel, violence

“The Slow Plunge” by Seth Jani

/ cold, Metaworker original, poem, Poetry, poetry, Seth Jani, winter

“Locked Together” by C.D. Panell

/ birds, cd parnell, friends, love, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry

“Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin

/ fantasy, Fiction, fiction, forest, hannah melin, love, Metaworker original, nature, river, supernatural, women writers

“Poem En Route to Oblivion” by Michael Harmon

/ college, Metaworker original, michael harmon, Poetry, poetry

“The Next One Who Dies Had Better Be Living” by John Grey

/ cemetery, death, John Grey, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton

/ Adam Kelly Morton, alcohol, bars, clouds, Fiction, fiction, Metaworker original

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds

/ fantasy, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, melissa reynolds, Metaworker original, mothers, nature, trees, women writers

“Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May

/ cake, comedy, Fiction, fiction, Metaworker original, office, scott mitchel may

“Say Goodbye to Hollywood” by Henry Crawford

/ comedy, Henry Crawford, hollywood, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky

/ dreams, Fiction, fiction, Metaworker original, Michael Grotsky, party, sex

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ barrow, darkness, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, night, Robin Wyatt Dunn, stone

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy

/ coming of age, cooking, dreams, Fiction, fiction, food, San Francisco, slice of life, taco, William Torphy

“West” by James Goss

/ cattle, doberman, dogs, irene, James Goss, Poetry, poetry, train

“The Primrose Path” by TC Anderson

/ agony, Devil, heaven, Poetry, poetry, TC Anderson

“Nightchild” by Paul Negri

/ Fiction, girl, horror, Nightchild, Paul Negri, race, racism, werewolf

“The 50-State Rustbelt Gulag Blues” by Brett Stout

/ art, Art, Brett Stout, manipulation, photography

“Roots” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

/ birds, flying, hyacinth, Poetry, poetry, roots, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi, village, wings

“King Yertle” by Mickey J. Corrigan

/ Mickey J. Corrigan, money, Poetry, poetry, politics, president

“The Green Instruction Manual” by Dr. Amit Shankar Saha

/ amit shankar saha, birds, nature, Poetry, poetry, vermillion

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor

/ apocalypse, children, climate change, dark, emily ruth taylor, Fiction, fiction, pollution, powers, rain, religion, school, speculative fiction and poetry, superheroes, superpowers, women writers

“A Cut Shaving” by Joe Albanese

/ blood, Joe Albanese, Poetry, poetry, red, shaving

“Pink” by Izzy Martens

/ alcohol, creepy, disturbing, drunk, Fiction, fiction, girls, Izzy Martens, night, party, rape, women, women writers

“Riding the Rails with Marx and Engels” by Brett Stout

/ Abstract, art, Art, Brett Stout, engels, manipulation, marx, photography, rails

“Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly

/ arizona, crime, dialogue, Ethan Farrelly, Fiction, fiction, pulp, rattlesnakes, survival, western

“The Juicer” by Cameron Morse

/ arctic, cameron morse, dark, parenthood, Poetry, poetry, vegetable juice

“Advice for Young Lovers” by Thom Young

/ advice, love, old, Poetry, poetry, romance, thom young, youth

“Outsider Art” by Joe Bishop

/ art, fingers, gritty, guitar, joe bishop, music, outsider, Poetry, poetry, rock

“Presence” by Matt Dennison

/ American, childhood, friends, KKK, klan, matt dennison, Poetry, poetry, racism, religion, school, south

“The Outcast Dead” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ cemetery, death, ghost, Halloween, haunting, horror, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Poetry

“Barbed Wires” by Ria Banerjee

/ connections, love, Poetry, poetry, prisons, relationships, ria banerjee, separation, women writers

“Maui” by Cameron Morse

/ drowning, groceries, grocery stores, Hawaii, Maui, Poetry, relationships, suffocating

“Longing/Desire” by Dr. Koshy AV

/ desire, Dr. Koshy AV, longing, Poetry, poetry, round hole, square peg

“Two Mothers and a Mulberry Tree” by John Noland

/ cicadas, creative nonfiction, doves, john noland, mothers, nature, Non-Fiction

“Garfield Books” by Jeremy Szuder

/ books, cats, children, comic, comic books, garfield, parents, Poetry, poetry, sons

“Grace” by Jeff Burt

/ birds, family, freedom, grace, homes, immigrants, jeff burt, Latinx, Poetry, poetry

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell

/ abuse, fire, firemen, gossip, Kaileen Campbell, neighbors, Poetry, poetry, secrets, women writers

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV

/ belonging, black, connections, Dr. Koshy AV, dreams, fairy tales, favorite things, imagination, measurements, perceptions, Poetry, poetry

“Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg

/ bars, bikers, dance-off, deep end, Fiction, fiction, richard risemberg, social cues, spectrum

“Blessing” by Jeff Burt

/ blessing, blindness, dreams, eyelids, jeff burt, light, love, Poetry, poetry, vision

“Romulus” by Charles Rafferty

/ brothers, Charles Rafferty, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, mythology, Remus, Rome, sibling rivalry, survival, wolves

“The Night the Billado Block Burned Down” by Elizabeth Gauffreau

/ burning, Elizabeth Gauffreau, Fiction, fiction, fire, slice of life, women writers

“Trouble Every Day VI” by Glen Armstrong

/ abuse, blood, Glen Armstrong, kick, Poetry, poetry, violence

“South of the Nipple” by Paul Negri

/ bed, bodies, couple, farce, Fiction, fiction, hotel, Paul Negiri, sex

“Stripped” by James la Vigne

/ art, death, dementia, elderly, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, James la Vigne, last wishes, painting, relationships, siblings

“It was Slow” by Kaileen Campbell

/ cancer, death, grandparents, Kaileen Campbell, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Reclamation” by Mallika Bhaumik

/ connections, distance, earth, love, Mallika Bhaumik, Poetry, poetry, rebirth, time, women writers

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee

/ ark, civilizations, Edward Lee, life cycles, Noah, Noah's Ark, Poetry, poetry, politics, religion

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ American, earth, facades, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Robin Wyatt Dunn, texas, work life balance

“Folded Sky” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik

/ clouds, facades, loss, nights, Poetry, poetry, Sayan Aich Bhowmik

“What Do Birds Do When Bombs Go Off” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

/ birds, communicate, death, Poetry, poetry, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

“some other nights” by Mallika Bhaumik

/ cities, darkness, loneliness, longing, Mallika Malik, melancholy, memories, nights, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker

/ bugs, dance, experimental, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, life cycles, nature, Rebekah Ricksecker, reprint, women writers

“Bodily” by Gale Acuff

/ bodies, bored, childhood, christianity, death, eternal life, Gale Acuff, Poetry, poetry, religion, suicide, sunday school

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ FBI, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, love, relationships, revenge, Robin Wyatt Dunn, romance, terrorism, terrorists, thriller

“Forgotten Man” by Ann Christine Tabaka

/ ann christine tabaka, attic, death, dust, family, loneliness, man, memories, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“The Clairvoyant” by DS Maolalai

/ cancer, DS Maolalai, fridge, groceries, gym, healthy living, lethargy, placebo, Poetry, poetry, psychology, well being, workouts

“Tungsten Bulbs” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik

/ electricity, family, houses, light, melancholy, photography, Poetry, poetry, regrets, Sayan Aich Bhowmik

“Traumatic Pneumothorax” by Melanie Gaughran

/ anatomy, Art, bodies, lovesick, lungs, Melanie Gaughran, Poetry, poetry, sickness, surgery, trauma, women writers

We’re back and on Patreon.

/ contributors, donations, Editorial, patreon, writers

“Seasons of Earth” by Manisha Manhas

/ butterflies, dreams, earth, imagination, Manisha Manhas, nature, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“On Light on Shadow” by L.L. Madrid

/ air force, baby, depression, Fiction, L.L. Madrid, military, mothers, photography, women writers

“Death of Whydah Sibyl” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ death, fantasy, haunting, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Poetry, poetry, sailors, suicide

Ruben Reflects on the Difference Between Dreams and Reality While Working the Day Shift” by Chuck Von Nordheim

/ chuck von nordheim, daydream, employment, Poetry, poetry, southern california

The Missing Brutal Honesty in the Final Walk-Through with the Soon-To-Be-Ex-Tenant by Erika Murdey

/ apartments, cats, dogs, Erika Murdey, Fiction, fiction, rent, women writers

“Cupholder: A Road Buddy Romance” by Chuck Von Nordheim

/ alcohol, chuck von nordheim, crashing, driving, Poetry, poetry, road rage

“Canescent” by Jagari Mukherjee

/ aging, beauty, daughters, fathers, gray, hair, Poetry, poetry, self-image, self-love, silver, women writers

“Obliviol” by Jason A. Bartles

/ Black Humor, Cynicism, forgetting, Jason Bartles, Miscellaneous, Oblivion, Regretful, satire, Screenplay

On Watermelon Street by John Short

/ cats, dysfunctional, Fiction, John Short, kittens, relationships, summer, temporary

“A Russian Romance” by Nikita Parik

/ Calcutta, India, maps, Moskva, Nikita Parik, Poetry, poetry, revolution, Russia, St. Basil, women writers

“Synthlipsis Greggii” by Hart L’Ecuyer

/ flowers, Hart L'Ecuyer, Poetry, politics, society, surrealism

“Concurs” by Sanjeev Sethi

/ connections, film, memories, Poetry, poetry, Sanjeev Sethi, sharing, unbirthday

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ Canada, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Greece, Greek myths, Hunting, Leda, road trips, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Rome, tourists, travel, Zeus

“Almost Rimbaud” by Mary Shanley

/ Almost Rimbaud, Ancient, contemplating, essence, Mary Shanley, Poetry, poetry, Unconscious, women writers

“Auscultation” by Sanjeev Sethi

/ apiary, birds, communication, connections, cosmos, ghetto, halcyon, Poetry, poetry, Sanjeev Sethi

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo

/ Abhilipsa Sahoo, beginnings, birth, civilizations, contemplation, destiny, disappointments, hopes, love, plans, Poetry, poetry, rebirth

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

/ ashes, cemetery, death, Fiction, flash fiction, haunting, Robin Wyatt Dunn, vampires, winter

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin

/ autism, Benjamin Austin, Fiction, fiction, groupthink, introvert, mob justice, pizza, social cues, spectrum

“Game [ON]” by Henry Crawford

/ adventures, computers, Henry Crawford, parentheses, Poetry, poetry, video games

“Dark Side Whispers” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ beach, fantasies, idealism, Ken Allan Dronsfield, moon, passion, Poetry, poetry, stairway

“7820 miles” by Snata Bose

/ eden, loss, love, miles, missing, Poetry, poetry, romance, Snata Bose, women writers

Excerpt from Zahra the Shadow Flame

/ Adam Comics, comic books, Comic Con, excerpts, exclusives, fantasy, grapic novels, Kali Baker-Johnson, Middle East, Miscellaneous, muslims, Rakan Sindi, SDCC, sneak peeks, speculative fiction and poetry, superheroes, Zahra, Zahra the Shadow Flame

Author Interview: Kali Baker-Johnson and Rakan Sindi

/ Adam Comics, comic books, Comic Con, fantasy, grapic novels, Interview, interviews, Kali Baker-Johnson, Middle East, muslims, Rakan Sindi, sneak peeks, speculative fiction and poetry, superheroes, Zahra, Zahra the Shadow Flame

“Stewed and Strained” by RK Taylor

/ Abstract, Beliefs, Existential, Mentality, Mind, Nihilism, Poetry, poetry, RK Taylor

“Why I Should Probably Quit” DS Maolalai

/ art, DS Maolalai, love, motivation, on writing, Poetry, poetry, writer's block

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose

/ brides, Damien Rice, flowers, gardens, love, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, nostalgia, rain, religion, Snata Bose, women writers

“A New Kind Of Love” by Sanbud Tehrani

/ beat, love, millennial, new, Poetry, poetry, Sanbud Tehrani

“Monograph” by Gary Glauber

/ Gary Glauber, memories, muscle memory, music, past, Poetry, poetry, reminisce

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

/ adventures, alcohol, daughters, family, Fiction, fiction, Kristy Goodwin, mental illness, mothers, relationships, women writers

“I Hid to Never Emerge” by Suvojit Banerjee

/ fathers, growing up, jaded, persecution, Poetry, poetry, sons, Suvojit Banerjee, war

“Teeter-Totter” by Sanjeev Sethi

/ love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, Sanjeev Sethi, uncertainty

“Exit” by Anupama Kadwad

/ Anupama Kadwad, death, hospitals, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Red Wine for Winter” by DS Maolalai

/ DS Maolalai, evening, people watching, Poetry, poetry, snow, thoughts, wine, winter

“Modern Sunsets” by M. A. Istvan Jr.

/ childhood, distance, M. A. Istvan Jr., memories, Poetry, poetry, PTSD, trauma, war

“Pledge” by Sheikha A.

/ home, Poetry, poetry, royalty, Sheikha A., society, women writers

“This is not a Democracy!” by Sanbud Tehrani

/ blackout poetry, democracy, government, opinion, Poetry, poetry, Sanbud Tehrani

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand

/ Anne Strand, astronomy, Big Bang, college, college life, Fiction, flash fiction, outer space, physics, relationships, space, universe, women writers

“Cold Frame” by Sanjeev Sethi

/ cactus, communication, green thumb, love, nurture, plants, Poetry, poetry, relationships, Sanjeev Sethi

“Sea Moon” by Sheikha A.

/ change, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry, roads, Sheikha A., women writers

“How to Draw a Circle” by Damian Campana

/ brothers, circles, Damian Campana, dreams, imagination, Poetry, poetry, reality, siblings

“untitled” by Darin Milanesio

/ Big Bang, chords, cosmic, Darin Milanesio, divine, Editorial, God, life, music, Poetry, poetry

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

/ bitter, Charles Rafferty, exes, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Micro, relationships, ships

“Thoughts of Steak Tartare” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ burdens, contrast, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Peace, Poetry, poetry, questions

A poem from Simon Perchik

/ consequences, crumbs, meal, memories, mouth, pieces, Poetry, poetry, Simon Perchik

Excerpt From “We Three Kings” by D.M. Rice

/ avant-garde, D.M. Rice, Fiction, Miscellaneous, non binary writers, Poetry, poetry, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, stream of consciousness

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

/ cars, danger, Fiction, fiction, horror, Michael T Smith, murder mystery, serial killer, storm, thriller

“Writing the Believable” by Alex Clare

/ advice, Alex Clare, author interview, crime, detective, Editorial, exclusives, he's gone, Impress Books, Miscellaneous, mystery, on writing, She's Fallen, transgender, women writers

“Occupy the Present” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ black hole, excerpt, Ken Allan Dronsfield, missed opportunities, Poetry, poetry, present, thoughts

“Stag” by Megan Denese Mealor

/ bars, grit, jukebox, Megan Denese Mealor, memories, pain, past, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Four Teacups” by Irtika Kazi

/ cat-and-mouse, drown, Irtika Kazi, Poetry, poetry, relationships, subtext, tea, tension, women writers

“The Clues Within an Adirondack Glade: Son to Father” by Greg Lucas

/ eternity, fathers, forest, Greg Lucas, lessons, life, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sons, trees

“The Laptop of God” by KG Newman

/ computers, God, KG Newman, laptop, Poetry, poetry, religion, search history, searching

“To Know Life, To Fight Unarmed” by Sarah Kersey

/ disillusioned, fight, life, parents, Poetry, poetry, reality, Sarah Kersey, tough, women writers

“Half-Dream” by Ann Christine Tabaka

/ ann christine tabaka, daydream, out-of-body, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Night” by Chestina Craig

/ bravery, Chestina Craig, night, Poetry, poetry, self defense, walking alone, women, women writers

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe

/ breakups, cupcakes, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, heartbreak, icing, love, Melissa Bobe, women writers

Mother Rips my Roots by Jasmine King

/ branches, earth, Jasmine King, mothers, nature, Poetry, poetry, roots, scars, storm, strength, survival, trees, women writers

“He Stared Down the Barrel of a Gun and He Saw Me” by Stephanie Luka

/ death, guns, Poetry, poetry, relationships, revenge, Stephanie Luka, violate, women writers

“Skin” by Chestina Craig

/ bodies, cancer, Chestina Craig, cure, family, fruits, Poetry, poetry, skin, women, women writers

“Hatching” by Lena Silver

/ birds, creative nonfiction, family, Lena Silver, misfits, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, old soul, people watching, rebirth, song, women writers

“The Plum Tree” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ death, inner self, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Peace, Plum, Poetry, poetry, Self-awareness, Spirituality

“War Paint” by Linda Imbler

/ battle, eyeliner, Linda Imbler, makeup, mascara, paint, Poetry, poetry, war, women, women writers

“Water Angel 2” by Stephen Mead

/ angels, Art, black and white, digital art, montage, Stephen Mead, water, wings

“Old Photos” by Pat St. Pierre

/ cigarettes, mothers, past, Pat St. Pierre, photography, Poetry, poetry, smoke

“Lexical Proverbs Newly Discovered” by Yuan Changming

/ meanings, Poetry, poetry, wordplay, words, Yuan Changming

“Soft Dismount” by Matt Gillick

/ aspirations, careers, flash fiction, gymnast, gymnastics, Matt Gillick, Poetry, poetry

“Eight Hour Sunder” by Edward Hemstreet

/ broken, Edward Hemstreet, end, Poetry, poetry

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka

/ ann christine tabaka, dreams, loss, lost, overwhelmed, Poetry, poetry, struggle, women writers

“On Halloween” by Matthew Maichen

/ alternate dimensions, costumes, Editorial, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, matthew maichen, pumpkins, skeletons

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti

/ comfortable, fantasy, Fiction, flash fiction, forest, home, nature, neighbors, Ray Cicetti, relaxation

I Am Scared of the Night by Indunil Madhusankha

/ darkness, Halloween, horror, Indunil Madhusankha, nature, night, Poetry, poetry, quiet, reprint, silence

“Beware of the Quiet” by Ann Christine Tabaka

/ ann christine tabaka, illusions, Poetry, poetry, quiet, reality, silence, truth. perceptions, women writers

“Oh, What the Hell” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ attitude, Ken Allan Dronsfield, mishaps, Murphy's Law, Poetry, poetry, positivity

“The Confession of the Watcher at the Bell” by K.A. Liedel

/ breaking rules, cancer, Fiction, fiction, K.A. Liedel, science fiction, time travel, trap

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley

/ Becky Shirley, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, loss, mothers, pregnancy, relationships, women writers

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal

/ countries, divisions, fairytale, fantasy, feud, Fiction, kingdoms, Matthew McAyeal, parable, politics, religion, reprint, war

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

/ Amber West, Fiction, fiction, fitting in, imposter syndrome, magic realism, puzzles, women writers

“Daymare” by Ann Christine Tabaka

/ ann christine tabaka, dreams, lost, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Tunnels, Caves, Helmets” by Edd Rose

/ caves, doorways, Edd Rose, Hayao Miyazaki, Jiufen, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, outdoors, Sky Burials, Spirited Away, Taiwan, travel, tunnels, underground

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen

/ atomic bomb, Fiction, fiction, Hiroshima, Japan, Natalie Einselen, Nuclear, Period, Urakami, women writers

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte

/ city, Fiction, flash fiction, grandparents, imposter syndrome, Kelsey Parrotte, travel, women writers

“Shakespeare in the Dark” by Peter Streitz

/ dark, homeless, Peter Streitz, Poetry, poetry, San Francisco, shakespeare, tweeker

“You and I” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

/ heartbreak, love, ocean, oxygen, Poetry, poetry, sea, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom

/ eternal youth, Fiction, fiction, Kristoffer Newsom, mortality, science fiction, twist

“No Room in the Rubble” by Khalid Abu Dawas

/ love, Poetry, poetry, protest, revolution, room

“Moments of Suffocating Dullness Interspersed with Violent and Near-suicidal Flashes of Excitement” by Edd Rose

/ Edd Rose, excitement, matsuo basho, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, ocean, on writing, sea, stream of consciousness, uncharted waters, vegetable juice

June Hiatus – A Message from the Editor in Chief

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, hiatus, matthew maichen

“To an Alzheimer’s Child” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

/ alzheimer's, autumn, Fiction, forgetting, memories, Miscellaneous, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

“Dead Self thoughts reincarnated in words” by Stela Xega

/ faith, heart, mirror, Poetry, poetry, self-love, sky, Stela Xega, women writers

“Attic Kitty” by Anna Keeler

/ Anna Keeler, attic, cats, family, Poetry, poetry, women writers

Interview with Gerardeen Santiago of Aionios Books

/ Aionios Books, Aionios Cats, Carlsbad, editor, Gerardeen Santiago, indie publishing, Interview, interview, publishing, self publishing, women writers

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier

/ cemetery, death, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, immortal, Jenna Crosier, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural, women writers

“I Spit Dust” by Darin Milanesio

/ conspiracy theories, Darin Milanesio, deterioration, Editorial, history, Poetry, poetry, society, work

“The Couple Almost” by John Grey

/ celebration, connections, dance, John Grey, Poetry, poetry

“a blason from the crossfaded” by Connor Chapman

/ Connor Chapman, crush, love, Poetry, poetry, rain, shoes, wish

“To the Best” by Anna Keeler

/ Anna Keeler, birds, empty, Poetry, poetry, promises, relationships, separation, women writers

“Rocks” by Elena L. Perez

/ best friends, collections, Editorial, elena lucia perez, expectations, family, Fiction, lists, rocks, women writers

“Belittle” by Kelsey Parrotte

/ depression, Fiction, introvert, Kelsey Parrotte, second-person, small, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers

“Twilight’s Crescendo” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ Ken Allan Dronsfield, nature, Poetry, poetry, storm, twilight

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski

/ family, God, introvert, Jesus, Lauren Brodowski, love, lying, Poetry, poetry, quiet, religion, shy, women writers

“TRUTH #4: The Face Behind the Mirror” by Matthew Maichen

/ companion, death, Editorial, imagination, loss, matthew maichen, Non-Fiction, pain, reality, sadness, strength

“Ventricle” by Amber West

/ Amber West, empty, Fiction, healing, heart, loss, searching, women writers

“If I Were to Outlive You” by Ellen Webre

/ ellen webre, fitting in, found, lost, moon, nature, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Verb Tenses” by Meli Ewing

/ death, family, friend, loss, meli ewing, Non-Fiction, verb tenses, women writers

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue

/ deformity, different, doctor, Editorial, Fiction, fitting in, invisible, marina shugrue, scars, stare, women writers

“Masquerade” by Laurie Frisbey

/ hide, Laurie Frisbey, mask, Poetry, poetry, relationships, reveal, women writers

“Stretch” by Sandra White

/ breath, brothers, family, Fiction, meditation, moon, Sandra White, women writers

“Judy and Modern Medicine” by John Grey

/ doctor, infatuation, John Grey, medicine, Poetry, poetry

“Hypertension” by Maya Castleman

/ cities, family, heart, history, Maya Castleman, Poetry, poetry, progress, society, veins, women writers

“Word Supreme” by Clint Keller

/ Clint Keller, love, Poetry, poetry, words

“The Pissing Contest” by Laurie Frisbey

/ Daffodils, dreams, Laurie Frisbey, Pissing, Poetry, poetry, Sunshine, women writers, wreck

“The Living Dead” by John Short

/ battle, bugs, death, drugs, Fiction, fiction, Halloween, hallucinations, horror, John Short, landlords, war

“Traffic Kids” by Farah Billa

/ Bengali, California, family, Los Angeles, Poetry, poetry, reprint, Traffic, women writers

“Water” by Gabby Catalano

/ death, Gabby Catalano, love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women writers

“Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor

/ cooking, family, farming, home, Micro, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, wheat, women writers

Excerpt from Hypervision Episode 1

/ comedy, excerpt, exclusives, film, Miscellaneous, Screenplay

Writer Interview: Steven Jay, Creator of Hypervision

/ action, comedy, fantasy, film, hypervision, Interview, interview, Screenplay, screenwriting

“On South Providence Road, 11:34 PM” by Tonya Eberhard

/ cars, dark, driving, Poetry, poetry, streetlights, Tonya Eberhard, Traffic, women writers

“Get Up Get Down Get Outro” by Taylor Han

/ Audio, happiness, music, Poetry, poetry, recording, taylor han, youtube

Upcoming Changes

/ Editorial

“Shadows” by Hanoch Guy

/ cold, death, hanock guy, Poetry, poetry, rural, shadows, twilight

“Vienna Night 3: Brazilian Exchange Students” by Jesse Swire

/ dance, jesse swire, language, Poetry, poetry, Portuguese, psychedelic, spanish

“The Soul is Water” by Sudeep Adhikari

/ love, Poetry, poetry, sudeep adhikari, universe

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios

/ experimenting, family, Fiction, fiction, gay, infatuation, lgbtqia+, love, women writers

“Sunday School” by Natalie Crick

/ church, God, natalie crick, Poetry, poetry, religion, sexuality, sunday school, women writers

“Rowena’s Poetry” by John Grey

/ Australian, John Grey, Poetry, poetry

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan

/ experimental, faith, Fiction, fiction, God, Kafka, Michael Paul Hogan, Nietzsche, philosophy, psychiatry, religion, Sartre

“A Passage” by Irsa Ruçi

/ Albanian, childhood, dreams, family, grandparents, Irsa Ruci, morning, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“Interview with a Children’s Book Author” by Ben Nardolilli

/ Ben Nardolilli, desire, fate, Poetry, poetry, success

“Confessionals” by Chestina Craig

/ burning, Chestina Craig, family, fire, Poetry, poetry, witches, women writers

“Omen Sketches” by Rachelle Pinnow

/ omens, Poetry, poetry, Rachelle Pinnow, streets, symbols, text, women writers

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos

/ change, Fiction, fiction, life, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Miscellaneous, Tadeu Bijos

Happy Birthday to The Metaworker!

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, literary magazine, online magazine

“Twilight’s Drift” By Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ Ken Allan Dronsfield, nature, Peace, Poetry, poetry, sky, twilight

“Casualties, or I can’t f*#!ing understand this Ikea Diagram” by Dani Neiley

/ Dani Neiley, distance, Fiction, fiction, objects, relationships, women writers

“Crazy at the Viper” by Ben Nardolilli

/ Ben Nardolilli, choices, courage, music, Poetry, poetry

Interview with Alex Clare

/ Alex Clare, Interview, interview, thriller, women writers

“Girl” by Chestina Craig

/ Chestina Craig, confidence, gender role, girl, identity, Poetry, poetry, walking alone, women, women writers

Excerpt from “He’s Gone”

/ Alex Clare, colleagues, detective, Fiction, fiction, Miscellaneous, missing child, police, thriller, woman, women writers

“An Abstract Vision of Paradise” by Scott Thomas Outlar

/ balance, beginnings, cosmic, evolution, fruition, Miscellaneous, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, paradise, perspective, Scott Tomas Outlar

“Diamondsuit” by Rachelle Pinnow

/ butterflies, Poetry, poetry, Rachelle Pinnow, reprint, women writers

“Fireworks and Supernovas” by Jack Madeira

/ fireworks, Jake Madeira, light, parents, Poetry, poetry, stars

Our New Editor!

/ announcements, Dani Neiley, Editorial, literary magazine, online magazine, staff writing, women writers

“This is not a Political Poem” by Addison Namnoum

/ Addison Namnoum, dance, death, family, love, Poetry, poetry, tears

“Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre

/ Adam St. Pierre, Fiction, fiction, hiding, snow

“Conversations with Carbon” by Chestina Craig

/ ashes, Chestina Craig, fire, loss, mothers, Poetry, poetry, women writers

“On Fainting in Tube Stations” by Carter Vance

/ Carter Vance, love, memory, Poetry, poetry, time

“Eclipsed” by Matt Rouse

/ blood, driveway, evening, forgot, matt rouse, Poetry, poetry

“Shimmers of Time” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

/ horizon, Ken Allan Dronsfield, love, memories, moon, Poetry, poetry, sand

“Bathsheba Beckons” by Fred Owens

/ books, California, farm, Fiction, fiction, Fred Owens, lonely, popcorn, potatoes

“La Ciudad” by Ellen Zhang

/ Ellen Zhang, eyes, insomnia, la ciudad, night, Poetry, poetry, shadows, wandering, women writers

“Insomuch, I can see” by Jordan Wirth

/ bars, cricket, darkness, empty, hope, Jordan Wirth, Poetry, poetry, refugee

“Seep” by Elizabeth Tyrell

/ change, elizabeth tyrell, inspiration, Poetry, poetry, women writers

And…We’re Back!

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, literary magazine, online magazine

“Clocks” by Matt Rouse

/ anxiety, clocks, matt rouse, numbers, Poetry, poetry, time

Interview With Michael Schmitt

/ Image, Interview, interview, March, michael schmitt, poetry, Ruthless Hippies, San Diego

Interview with Your Editors

/ announcements, author interview, Darin Milanesio, Editorial, Editorial, elena lucia perez, Interview, interview, literary magazine, marina shugrue, matthew maichen, staff writing, women writers

Author Interview: Jean Barker

/ author interview, comic book author, comic books, comics, grapic novels, Interview, jean barker, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers
https://www.goodreads.com/series/71275-children-of-the-gods

Author Interview: Jessica Therrien

/ children of the gods series, Interview, interview, jessica therrien, March, women writers, YA

The Good Break – An Update from the Editor in Chief

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Image, literary magazine

“Every Night” by Ellen Webre

/ ellen webre, horror, night, Poetry, poetry, shadows, thriller, women writers

“On Writing” by Marina Shugrue

/ childhood, Editorial, marina shugrue, nonfiction, on writing, women writers

“It is Tuesday, November 3rd & I am Alive by Whatever Means Necessary” by Torrin Greathouse

/ city, Image, Poetry, poetry, storm, survival, torrin greathouse
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubikwit/

“A Dream About a Sky That is a Sea” by Meli Ewing

/ dreams, fantasy, fiction, Image, magic, meli ewing, Miscellaneous, ocean, women writers

“The Lunch Bucket Game” by Ronnie Clark

/ Audio, audio fiction, Miscellaneous, mystery, noir, ronnie clark, thriller
(flickr.com/ktylerconk)

“Write” by Elena Lucia Perez

/ advice, Editorial, elena lucia perez, Fiction, fiction, hybrid lit, on writing, women writers
source: (flickr.com/mallol)

“A Question Considered in a Pedal Car” by Ellen Webre

/ cars, childhood, ellen webre, growing up, Poetry, poetry, women writers, youth
https://flic.kr/p/mXb3kr

“Blossom” by torrin greathouse

/ beauty, flowers, love, Poetry, poetry, torrin greathouse

Beating a Dead Horse (Or Good Prose Writing) by Matthew Maichen

/ advice, brevity, clarity, Editorial, Editorial, on writing, rant, staff writing

“The Woman Who Makes My Salad” By LilyAnne Rice

/ identity, immigrants, nametag, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, poverty, salad, women writers
(flickr.com/javiolano/)

“Two Kisses” by Tadeu Bijos

/ dating, Frank Gehry, girls, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, romance, Tadeu Bijos
(flickr.com/nanagyei))

Hump Day Update from the Editor in Chief

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, matthew maichen, Nicole Mormann
(flickr.com/wiertz/)

Five Short Poems by Michael Cantin

/ doubt, glue sticks, micro, Micro, oubliette, Poetry, poetry, reframe
(flickr.com/froderik)

“How to become a Professional Writer (And Get Paid Too)” by Nicole Mormann

/ careers, Editorial, Editorial, Nicole Mormann, on writing, staff writing, women writers
(flickr.com/swolfe)

“4 AM Girl” By Matthew Maichen

/ Editorial, Fiction, ghost, girl, haunted, night, psychic, walk, women
(Flickr.com/pbogs)

“Kinds of Tears” by Zoe Zhang

/ grief, Miscellaneous, sadness, tears, women writers, Zoe Zhang

“Steps” By Elena Lucia Perez

/ breakups, dreams, Editorial, elena lucia perez, growth, Miscellaneous, self-image, staff writing, women writers
flickr.com/jimdollar

“Symphorophilia, or Crash: 1898” by Michael Cantin

/ damsel, Poetry, poetry, train, villain, western
Credit: (www.flickr.com/jw1697)

“Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos

/ comedy, dating, dogs, Fiction, fiction, Miscellaneous, Tadeu Bijos
Credit: (www.flickr.com/muffmuff/)

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre

/ ellen webre, feminist, Fiction, fiction, girl, Miscellaneous, poetry, women, women writers
Credit: (www.Flickr.com/medaugh/)

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue

/ ballet, Editorial, Fiction, fiction, horror, insomnia, marina shugrue, nightmares, sleep paralysis, thriller, women writers
A deck of playing cards laid out in random order (Flickr: incurable_hippie)

“Bandile” by Darin Milanesio

/ africa, Darin Milanesio, Editorial, Fiction, fiction, fireworks, magic, river

“Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat

/ Amethyst Hope Hethcoat, catfish, dating, Fiction, fiction, love, online, women writers

“The Last Time I Spoke to Penelope” by Matthew Maichen

/ Editorial, fantasy, feminist, Fiction, fiction, lesbian, lgbtqia+, matthew maichen, mythology

The Cycle of Writing by Nicole Mormann

/ Editorial, Editorial, habits, Nicole Mormann, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, on writing, staff writing, women writers
(Photo: Flickr/Jon Bunting)

“Daymare” by Wil Deas

/ confusion, escapism, nightmare, nightmares, Poetry, poetry, wil deas

On Art – An Update from the Editor in Chief

/ announcements, art, Editorial, Editorial, matthew maichen

“They” and “The Mountain Where our Bones Showed Through” by Jesse Swire

/ bones, gender, genderqueer, jesse swire, love, mountains, Poetry, poetry, romance, trans

“Lethargic Colonist in Church’s Chicken” by Ellen Webre

/ church, colonialism, ellen webre, honey, Poetry, poetry, women writers

Maichen Nation Here

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, matthew maichen, staff writing

We’re Doing What Scares the Sh*t Out of Us and We Love It

/ announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Nicole Mormann, staff writing, women writers