Archives Sign up for our monthly newsletter to send these posts directly to your inbox! SearchSearch The Metaworker Podcast | 024 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 2 May 23, 2025 / Allister Nelson, Carol E. Anderson, Podcast, pushcart prize, Reyzl Grace, writing craft Lunch At Café 86 by Michael Smith May 19, 2025 / absurdist, attitude, customer service, dark humor, Fiction, Michael Smith, opposites, restaurants Candy by Friederike Gralle May 16, 2025 / Friederike Gralle, heartbreak, innocence, love, Poetry, relationships The Metaworker Podcast | 023 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 1 May 9, 2025 / E.N. Diaz, Podcast, pushcart prize, Shaun Anthony McMichael, Subarna Mohanty, writing craft Anatomy of a Memory by Anthony Ikeh May 5, 2025 / Anthony Ikeh, destruction, family, fire, grief, Poetry Daylight under the Geofence by Robin Wyatt Dunn May 2, 2025 / books, dystopian, farming, Fiction, government, Robin Wyatt Dunn, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry Mother and Child by Julie Mota Kondi April 28, 2025 / art, Art, family, Julie Mota Kondi, pen and ink, society We don’t send pigeons anymore by Lou Second April 25, 2025 / communication, couple, longing, Lou Second, Poetry, separation Brownie Points by Jennifer Peaslee April 21, 2025 / baking, bipolar disorder, Fiction, friends, Jennifer Peaslee Morning by Anthony ILacqua April 18, 2025 / Anthony ILacqua, Fiction, Micro, people watching, travel Anathematikon, Part III by Lukas Jackson April 14, 2025 / beginnings, endings, evolution, life cycles, Lukas Jackson, Poetry, visual poetry Exit Stage Left by Bob Gielow April 11, 2025 / Bob Gielow, death, decisions, experimental, family, Fiction, hybrid lit, Miscellaneous I’m easier to manage in bitesize chunks by Zoë Davis April 7, 2025 / abuse, heartbreak, metaphor, plants, Poetry, relationships, Zoe Davis Triptych by Tim Love April 4, 2025 / art, Fiction, memory, Miscellaneous, mortality, mythology, relationships, Tim Love Shapeshifting by Leda Muscatello March 31, 2025 / friends, growth, introspection, Leda Muscatello, opposites, Poetry, self-confidence, social expectations Darkness and Wit, Delusion and Hope: Writing and Art from Parchman Unit 29, a book review by Amita Basu March 28, 2025 / Amita Basu, book review, community, creativity, Interview, men, Non-Fiction, persevere, prisons, reform, resilience, Vox Press Micro Fiction by Matthew Chamberlin March 24, 2025 / baby, beginnings, birds, children, existentialism, Fiction, innocence, Matthew Chamberlin, Micro, new, pathways, reinvent Spring Updates March 21, 2025 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial The Needle Man by Clint Sabom March 17, 2025 / anxiety, Clint Sabom, escape, experimental, Fiction, Miscellaneous, politics, satire, terror Desiccation Daze by Marla Dial Moore March 10, 2025 / climate change, conservation, death, desert, environment, extinction, Marla Dial Moore, nature, Poetry, visual poetry, water Field on Butternut by Max Newman March 3, 2025 / adolescence, adventures, humanity, imagination, Max Newman, nature, Poetry The Memory House by Maddison Scott February 24, 2025 / care-taking, dementia, Fiction, life cycles, Maddison Scott, memories, parents, relationships Seeing the Eclipse at Sheetz by Eleanor Levine February 17, 2025 / eclipse, Eleanor Levine, lgbtqia+, phenomenon, Poetry, relationships, slice of life Micro Poetry by David A. 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Goodrum, family, home, Micro, nature, Poetry February Submissions Update February 5, 2025 / announcements, Editorial Dadless by Elise Glassman February 3, 2025 / children, dysfunctional, Elise Glassman, family, fathers, growing up, Non-Fiction, Poetry, relationships, religion Unbound by Maudie Bryant January 27, 2025 / fantasy, Fiction, magic, Maudie Bryant, metaphor, self realization, speculative fiction and poetry, transformation, wordplay Dancing Like Mother by Nadim Silverman January 20, 2025 / childhood, dysfunctional, Fiction, Nadim Silverman, parents, self realization Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh January 13, 2025 / communication, hope, interpretation, Micro, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Poetry, religion that slow DRAGGED END. by Devayani Anvekar January 6, 2025 / connections, contemplation, death, depression, Devayani Anvekar, hope, nature, Poetry, society 2575 by Tess Hart December 30, 2024 / Abstract, confusion, Fiction, numbers, perspective, society, Tess Hart Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask” December 23, 2024 / art, Art, boys, Gregg Williard, illustrations, pencil drawings Fugal Variations of a Marital Theme by Utkarsh Adhrit December 16, 2024 / communication, Fiction, marriage, misunderstandings, philosophy, relationships, Utkarsh Adhrit The Metaworker Podcast | 022 Creating Anthologies, Part 3 December 13, 2024 / anthologies, cerid jones, design, melissa reynolds, Morgantown writers group, Podcast, publishing, SpecFic New Zealand, technology, writing community Captive Monsters Sleeping by Michelle R. Brady December 9, 2024 / Beliefs, desert, Fiction, folktales, military, shapeshifting, soldiers, speculative fiction and poetry 2024 Pushcart Prize Nominations December 6, 2024 / 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 December 2, 2024 / connections, Fiction, India, lgbtqia+, love, missed opportunities, pushcart prize, relationships, social expectations, Subarna Mohanty, Top Posts 7th Grade Sleepover by Caitlin O’Halloran November 25, 2024 / Caitlin O’Halloran, childhood, friends, fun, girls, gossip, nostalgia, Poetry, teenagers Other People by Marco Etheridge November 18, 2024 / alone, connections, contemplation, Fiction, marco etheridge, overwhelmed, social expectations, society, thoughts New Submissions Schedule and Call for Slush Readers November 15, 2024 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, schedules, volunteers Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll November 11, 2024 / affairs, childhood, family, Fiction, Micro, relationships, self realization, Sophia Carroll Numbers by Kathryn D. Temple November 4, 2024 / cancer, girls, Kathryn D. Temple, medical procedures, Non-Fiction, pregnancy, survivor, trauma The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer October 28, 2024 / 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 October 21, 2024 / aspirations, Brenda Kilianski, careers, family, Fiction, housewife, independence, lifestyle, mothers Walking the Parks by Seth Wright October 14, 2024 / art, Art, coming of age, courage, discovery, landscapes, Miscellaneous, nature, Non-Fiction, photography, self-confidence, Seth Wright, social media The Metaworker Podcast | 021 Creating Anthologies, Part 2 October 11, 2024 / 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 October 7, 2024 / Abstract, acrylic, art, Art, covid-19, earthtones, ink, Sean Bw Parker, watercolor The Metaworker Podcast | 020 Creating Anthologies, Part 1 October 4, 2024 / anthologies, cerid jones, editing process, editors, melissa reynolds, Morgantown writers group, Podcast, SpecFic New Zealand, writing community, writing craft Suckers by Campbell Brown September 30, 2024 / Campbell Brown, coming of age, Halloween, horror, love, Non-Fiction, relationships, vampires Dead Cake by Marlena Eva September 27, 2024 / food, love, Marlena Eva, Poetry, relationships A History of Women by Julia S. Maron September 23, 2024 / coming of age, Fiction, Julia S. Maron, knowledge, life cycles, medicine, mothers, plants, resilience, second-person, witches, women, women writers Sharh on Sunan an-Nasa’i 736 by Reyzl Grace September 20, 2024 / cats, love, mosque, nights, Poetry, pushcart prize, relationships, Reyzl Grace, Top Posts, visual poetry Violet’s Breasts by Charlie Fish September 16, 2024 / Charlie Fish, critiques, Fiction, healthcare, medical procedures, politics Unknown Author by Paul Rabinowitz September 13, 2024 / collections, community, Fiction, libraries, life cycles, love, Miscellaneous, paul rabinowitz, relationships, value Parteada por el Fuego / Twice Born by E. N. Díaz September 9, 2024 / 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 September 6, 2024 / coping mechanisms, Fiction, friends, grief, loneliness, loss, masculinity, Neil Jefferies, relationships It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend September 2, 2024 / Angela Townsend, community, family, found family, hair, Non-Fiction, slice of life, support, women Erik Satie and Me by Ken Been August 30, 2024 / absurdist, dreams, Ken Been, music, Poetry, puns, wordplay Your Scent by Erin Jamieson August 26, 2024 / absence, Erin Jamieson, Fiction, love, memories, Micro Shallow Water by Susan Laurencot August 23, 2024 / breakups, dogs, emotions, Fiction, impulsive, lgbtqia+, relationships, Susan Laurencot Busts by Jennifer Klein August 19, 2024 / community, existentialism, Jennifer Klein, Poetry, self realization, travel, worldbuilding Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell August 16, 2024 / Carolyn R. Russell, Fiction, healing, memories, mental health, Micro, muscle memory, progress, PTSD, survivor, trauma Grey Autumn by Katie Hughbanks August 12, 2024 / art, Art, flowers, Katie Hughbanks, photography, underwater Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus August 9, 2024 / Bonnie Brewer-Kraus, Fiction, Micro, people watching, secrets, workplace Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens August 5, 2024 / family, Fiction, life, M.R. Lehman Wiens, parenthood, work life balance, writing, writing process Bananas by Jared Cole August 2, 2024 / beginnings, character study, Fiction, Jared Cole, limits, Micro, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural, superpowers this cereal is stale by Marie Magnetic July 29, 2024 / Abstract, acrylic, art, Art, Marie Magnetic, painting The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley July 26, 2024 / family, Fiction, flowers, Jacqueline S. McCauley, relationships, tension, women writers The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter July 22, 2024 / family, Fiction, growth, Jenn Haase Vetter, observations, relationships, self realization, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh July 19, 2024 / Abstract, contemplation, Micro, Mykyta Ryzhykh, nature, Poetry A Secret Knowledge of How to Love by Kit Willett July 15, 2024 / connections, interpretation, Kit Willett, love, Poetry Microfiction by Ken Poyner July 12, 2024 / absurdist, family, Fiction, ken poyner, marriage, Micro, society Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael July 8, 2024 / addictions, family, healthcare, mentors, Poetry, pushcart prize, resilience, Shaun Anthony McMichael, Top Posts, trauma, youth After Dark, Memorial Park by Neil Ellis Orts July 5, 2024 / atmosphere, city life, contemplation, flash fiction, nature, Neil Ellis Orts, Non-Fiction Micro Poems by Chris Bullard July 1, 2024 / admiration, Chris Bullard, infatuation, irony, love, Micro, nature, necessities, persevere, Poetry Summer Updates June 28, 2024 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial Memories of Earth by Felix Anker June 24, 2024 / earth, Felix Anker, Fiction, generations, outer space, reminisce, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry spring cleaning by Lauren Kells June 17, 2024 / beginnings, heartbreak, lauren kells, Poetry, relationships, reprint, transitions On the Shore by GJ Gillespie June 10, 2024 / art, Art, beach, collage, GJ Gillespie, horses, mixed media Only a Witch by Steven Hage June 3, 2024 / Fiction, found, lost, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, spells, Steven Hage Not Done Yet by Nancy Noelke May 27, 2024 / danger, friends, life cycles, mortality, Nancy Noelke, Poetry, visual poetry My English Teacher by Bharti Bansal May 20, 2024 / Bharti Bansal, childhood, children, courage, education, India, Non-Fiction, self-confidence, teaching Grasshopper Looks Up At His Therapist by Jocko Benoit May 13, 2024 / absurdist, animals, Jocko Benoit, mental health, metaphor, Poetry, satire, society The Metaworker Podcast | 019 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 2 May 8, 2024 / Chris Cooper, Frank Njugi, Linda Lacey, Podcast, pushcart prize, writing craft Creative Non-Fiction Micros by Kevin Browne May 6, 2024 / Bali, community, contemplation, Kevin Browne, lifestyle, Micro, Non-Fiction, slice of life The Metaworker Podcast | 018 Pushcart Prize Nominees, Part 1 May 1, 2024 / Amita Basu, Daniel Brennan, Marie-Louise McGuinness, Podcast, pushcart prize, writing craft Mars Sunglasses by James Reade Venable April 29, 2024 / Art, James Reade Venable, landscapes, outdoors, photography Submissions Pause and New Slush Readers April 26, 2024 / announcements, Editorial, interns Rubies by Carol E. Anderson April 22, 2024 / 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 April 15, 2024 / caretaker, F.D. Jackson, Fiction, Micro, mothers, prisons, self realization, sex, transitions Ashmedai and the Hairdresser by Allister Nelson April 8, 2024 / Allister Nelson, demons, Fiction, Jewish, pushcart prize, reprint, romance, spanish, speculative fiction and poetry, Top Posts All You Should Remember by Perry L. Powell April 1, 2024 / adventures, discovery, epic, masculinity, Perry L. Powell, Poetry, quest, Self-awareness, self-image The Recipe by Annie Borelli March 25, 2024 / Annie Borelli, cooking, family, Fiction, love, mafia, social expectations Magic Tricks for the Homeless by Kevin Charles March 18, 2024 / Art, community, homeless, Kevin Charles, money, progress, society A Knight in Shining Armor for a Dad by Maxine Flam March 11, 2024 / childhood, fathers, Maxine Flam, Poetry, relationships “On the Plaza” by Clay Waters March 4, 2024 / Clay Waters, contemplation, history, life cycles, Poetry, society “Cleotis, The Secret Portraitist” by T. G. Metcalf February 26, 2024 / death, Fiction, mortality, painting, prisons, secrets, T. G. Metcalf “typoem” by Michael Betancourt February 19, 2024 / Abstract, experimental, interpretation, Michael Betancourt, Miscellaneous, Poetry, typography, visual poetry “Skate Country” by Robin Wyatt Dunn February 12, 2024 / Fiction, growth, healing, melancholy, memories, muscle memory, persevere, reminisce, Robin Wyatt Dunn “In the Mood” by Lucia Owen February 5, 2024 / happiness, life partners, love, Lucia Owen, mature love, Poetry, relationships, reprint, timeless Micro Poetry by David Capps January 29, 2024 / connections, contemplation, David Capps, meditation, Micro, Poetry “The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore January 22, 2024 / art, cerid jones, contemplation, cosmic, humanity, legacy, life, long form, longing, narrative poetry, Poetry, Taliesin Gore, time Microfiction by Kathryn Gossow January 15, 2024 / Fiction, Kathryn Gossow, marriage, metaphor, Micro, nature, relationships “Big, Blue Watery Eye” by Joe Ducato January 8, 2024 / adventures, best friends, Fiction, Joe Ducato, misfits, mystery, nature, outdoors, teenagers “Porcelain Sheep” by Jamie Anthony Louis January 1, 2024 / dysfunctional, Fiction, Jamie Anthony Louis, mothers, relationships, sickness Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński December 25, 2023 / Michał Zieliński, Micro, nature, Poetry, society “25” by Eugen Spierer December 18, 2023 / childhood, Eugen Spierer, family, fathers, Poetry, social expectations, work life balance “Last Nights, Dreaming” by Lucia Owen December 11, 2023 / death, life partners, love, Lucia Owen, melancholy, Poetry, relationships, wish Slush Readers, Interns, and Pushcart Prize Nominations December 8, 2023 / 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 December 4, 2023 / existentialism, Fiction, ghosts, inner self, Sean Monett, second-person, speculative fiction and poetry The Metaworker Podcast | 017 A Writer’s Life For Me: Catchup with Matthew Maichen, Part 2 December 1, 2023 / careers, content warnings, literary magazines, matthew maichen, passion, Podcast, publishing, responsibility, trust, vulnerability, writing craft, writing process “Astronaut Application” by Andrew Rodgers November 27, 2023 / Andrew Rodgers, city life, dystopian, Fiction, jobs, middle class, outer space, speculative fiction and poetry The Beach by Daniel Brennan November 20, 2023 / Daniel Brennan, forgetting, lgbtqia+, melancholy, nature, ocean, Poetry, pushcart prize, relationships, youth “A Living Stone” by Jason Ruiter November 13, 2023 / contemplation, existentialism, Fiction, Jason Ruiter, life, relationships, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry The Metaworker Podcast | 016 A Writer’s Life For Me: Catchup with Matthew Maichen, Part 1 November 8, 2023 / careers, community, financial resources, indie publishing, literary magazines, marketing, matthew maichen, Podcast, publishing, query letters, writing craft, writing process Micro Poetry by Sam Alec November 6, 2023 / contemplation, feminism, lobotomy, Micro, Poetry, relationships, Sam Alec, social expectations, society, trauma, women “Grave Lighting” by Max Zell October 30, 2023 / artificial, fantasy, Fiction, future, ghosts, Max Zell, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural “What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper October 23, 2023 / bodies, evolution, family, life cycles, Lucio Cooper, metaphor, nature, Poetry “Department for Adjusting to Tragic Circumstances” by Max Wheeler October 16, 2023 / empathy, Fiction, loneliness, Max Wheeler, psycological, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, work life balance Thirst by Chris Cooper October 9, 2023 / addictions, cerid jones, Chris Cooper, eating disorders, Fiction, loneliness, pushcart prize, self-image, social expectations, social media, trauma “Folding Laundry” by Wendy Freborg October 2, 2023 / contemplation, death, friends, Poetry, slice of life, Wendy Freborg, women “My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” by Phillip Temples September 25, 2023 / absurdist, apocalypse, communication, Fiction, language, mystery, Phillip Temples, science fiction, society, speculative fiction and poetry “The Almost Real Thing” by Leland Neville September 20, 2023 / cowboys, death, dystopian, empathy, euthanasia, Fiction, government, jobs, Leland Neville, speculative fiction and poetry, workplace “The Balloons Return” by David Henson September 11, 2023 / community, david henson, disturbance, fantasy, Fiction, Micro, phenomenon, speculative fiction and poetry Desquamation by Frank Njugi September 4, 2023 / cerid jones, Frank Njugi, loneliness, nature, Poetry, poetry, pushcart prize, Self-awareness, speculative fiction and poetry Looking Back to Forge Forward: A Catchup Series by Lena Bramsen August 30, 2023 / 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 August 28, 2023 / Alison Bullock, children, dystopian, Fiction, satire, science, speculative fiction and poetry “What Did I Know” by Adam Conner August 21, 2023 / Adam Conner, childhood, fathers, Fiction, memories, Micro, objects, relationships “Dinner or Parasite?” by David A. Goodrum August 14, 2023 / Art, close up, David A. Goodrum, food, photography “The Remarkable Life of a Celebrity Mountain Lioness” by Tina Plottel August 7, 2023 / contemplation, life cycles, Poetry, social expectations, society, Tina Plottel, wisdom, women writers, youth Retreat by Amita Basu July 31, 2023 / Amita Basu, city, contemplation, Fiction, India, painting, pushcart prize, relationships, slice of life, women writers “A Village” by Ken Poyner July 24, 2023 / absurdist, children, family, Fiction, ken poyner, marriage, Micro “Powerless” by Storm Lomax July 17, 2023 / dysfunctional, family, fantasy, Fiction, loneliness, self defense, speculative fiction and poetry, Storm Lomax, superheroes “Predictable Recklessness” by Ace Boggess July 10, 2023 / Ace Boggess, doctor, Fiction, medications, prisons, trauma “Futile Wars” by Russell Willis July 3, 2023 / communication, connections, Micro, Poetry, relationships, russell willis, trauma For Thea by Linda Lacy June 26, 2023 / death, dystopian, family, Fiction, Linda Lacy, mothers, parents, pregnancy, pushcart prize, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, travel, women writers “City of Gold” by B. C. Nance June 19, 2023 / advice, B.C. Nance, disaster, dystopian, environmentalism, Fiction, irony, society, speculative fiction and poetry, tourists, wish “New Year’s Day” by Sharon Y. Sim June 12, 2023 / Fiction, Micro, refresh, relationships, Sharon Y. Sim, women writers “Detour” by W. Barrett Munn June 5, 2023 / coffee, Existential, metaphor, morning, Poetry, W. Barrett Munn Microfiction by Corey Bryan May 29, 2023 / art, contemplation, Corey Bryan, Fiction, micro, Micro, religion, society “Clockwork” by Paul Rabinowitz May 22, 2023 / inspiration, Non-Fiction, Paul Rabinowtiz, waitress, wine, writers “Murder in the Dark” by F. J. Bergmann May 15, 2023 / F. J. Bergmann, forest, horror, Poetry, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural, trauma, women writers “Andropov’s Dance” by Robin Wyatt Dunn May 8, 2023 / children, contemplation, Fiction, movement, Robin Wyatt Dunn, teaching “Beauty Defined” by Alexis Watson May 1, 2023 / Alexis Watson, cafe, character study, crush, Fiction, love, observations, self-confidence, women writers “Game of Interludes” by Patricia Ann Bowen April 24, 2023 / adventures, crime, Fiction, love, Patricia Ann Bowen, romance, sexuality, travel, women writers, work life balance Hello from Your New Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2023 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, editors, elena lucia perez Lives of Dust and Ashes by Marie-Louise McGuinness April 17, 2023 / community, death, grief, healing, history, Irish writers, Marie-Louise McGuinness, mental health, Non-Fiction, pushcart prize, resilience, society, trauma Departure April 14, 2023 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, editors, matthew maichen “Hypnagogue” by F.J. Bergmann April 10, 2023 / baroque, FJ Bergmann, gothic, moon, night, Poetry, poetry, romantic, speculative fiction and poetry “American Arcana: That Lone Harpy of Appalachia” by Kate Shannon April 3, 2023 / appalachia, Kate Shannon, monsters, Poetry, poetry, speculative fiction and poetry, women “How to Unflap a Flapper” by Leslie Cairns March 27, 2023 / Fiction, leslie cairns, lgbtqia+, nostalgia, roaring 20s, women “Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming March 20, 2023 / alcohol, brothers, family, Fiction, Hunting, nature, Sylvia Cumming, work life balance The Metaworker Podcast | 015 The Borderland Furies by Oisín Breen March 13, 2023 / birds, death, inspiration, interpretation, Irish writers, nature, oisin breen, philosophy, Podcast, Self-awareness, writing process “Ennui” by Alexander Lazarus Wolff March 6, 2023 / alexander lazarus wolff, death, depression, ennui, isolation, Poetry, poetry, writing “floating away; on a vessel long derelict” by Kate Shannon February 27, 2023 / horror, Kate Shannon, Poetry, poetry, sea, ships, speculative fiction and poetry, water The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh February 24, 2023 / 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 February 20, 2023 / communication, Fiction, fiction, jeremy decker, puzzles, relationships, separation, writers “Emma Marries for the First Time at 54” by John Grey February 13, 2023 / family, John Grey, life cycles, love, marriage, Poetry, poetry, relationships “Function” by DS Maolalai February 6, 2023 / DS Maolalai, love, plants, Poetry, poetry, relationships, summer “Gearshift” by Patrick R. Wilson January 30, 2023 / action, cigars, family, Fiction, Patrick R. Wilson, reprint, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry “In All the Weightless World” by Mark L. Anderson January 27, 2023 / expectations, fantasy, Fiction, ghosts, Mark L. Anderson, restaurants, speculative fiction and poetry, work life balance “The Furrowing” by Julie Allyn Johnson January 23, 2023 / daughters, julie allyn johnson, lifestyle, mothers, Poetry, prose poem, regrets, relationships, society, women writers Microfiction by Doug Jacquier January 21, 2023 / 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 January 16, 2023 / Canada, lgbtqia+, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, Stella Meadows, transgender “Masquerade” by Kevin Hopson January 13, 2023 / dialogue, dragon, fantasy, Fiction, kevin hopson, shapeshifting, speculative fiction and poetry, urban “Things We Live Inside” by Liza Olson January 9, 2023 / body image, dysmorphia, Fiction, lgbtqia+, liza olson, out-of-body, transgender, video games Holiday Hiatus December 19, 2022 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial “Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne December 16, 2022 / children, disturbing, envy, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, loneliness, maggie nerz iribarne “Older Brother” by Robin Wyatt Dunn December 12, 2022 / city, family, feminism, Fiction, flash fiction, middle class, poverty, Robin Wyatt Dunn, social expectations, writers “crickets, tell me that” by April Yu December 9, 2022 / april yu, contemplation, Miscellaneous, nature, night, Poetry, poetry, prose poem “Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich December 5, 2022 / death, demons, em dietrich, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, horror, lgbtqia+, speculative fiction and poetry “Last Meal” by Jason Brightwell December 3, 2022 / death, earth, food, jason brightwell, mourning, Poetry, poetry “The Refusal” by Lock Howe November 28, 2022 / autumn, lock howe, nature, Poetry, poetry, religion, speculative fiction and poetry, visual poetry “Blowing Out Candles” by Daniel Romo November 25, 2022 / children, daniel romo, family, fathers, growing up, love, parents, Poetry, poetry, relationships “Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge November 21, 2022 / childhood, death, dreams, Fiction, fiction, marco etheridge, mythology, surrealism “The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord November 18, 2022 / death, e.b. cotenord, family, mourning, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, sisters, women “Beautiful Grief” by Jason Brightwell November 14, 2022 / beauty in darkness, bitter, death, grief, jason brightwell, journey, mourning, Poetry, poetry “Sacrifice” by Lock Howe November 11, 2022 / nature, Poetry, poetry, river, stars “The Scream” by Nikola Sojka October 21, 2022 / First Generation, Nikola Sojka, Poetry, rebirth, women writers “The Gift” by E.B. Cotenord October 17, 2022 / e.b. cotenord, gift, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, sex worker, Sexual abuse, women writers “Tangled” by Gary Carr October 14, 2022 / comedy, Fiction, fiction, gary carr, home, horror, houses, lgbtqia+, speculative fiction and poetry “On Visiting My Dear Friend” by Martina Reisz Newberry October 10, 2022 / aging, childhood, friends, martina reisz newberry, Poetry, poetry, relationships “Heavy Boots on a Sunday Morning” by Lea Murray October 7, 2022 / children, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, lea murray, mothers, phones “Dorset” by J.R. Barner October 3, 2022 / europe, family, fathers, history, J.R. Barner, loss, past, Poetry, poetry “Fury from the Skies” by Erin Swann September 30, 2022 / fantasy, Fiction, fiction, fire, plants, science fiction, space, speculative fiction and poetry, survival “Seeking” by Pearce Green September 26, 2022 / Abstract, aging, dreams, pearce green, Poetry, poetry, rain, surrealism, trees “Ctrl+Z” by Deborah-Zenha Adams September 23, 2022 / 90s, computers, death, Deborah-Zenha Adams, friends, internet, nostalgia, Poetry, poetry, suicide “The Message Sent Through The Stars” by Catherine Yeates September 19, 2022 / catherine yeates, Fiction, fiction, identity, magical realism, space, speculative fiction and poetry, stars, summer, texas “Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn September 16, 2022 / death, Fiction, fiction, history, ocean, religion, Robin Wyatt Dunn, water “A Danish Summer Night Spent With My Ghost” by Adam Curt Custock September 12, 2022 / Adam Curt Custock, denmark, dogs, mental illness, night, nightmares, Poetry, poetry, summer, time “Out of Body” by Liza Olson September 9, 2022 / death, family, Fiction, flash fiction, grief, lgbtqia+, liza olson, out-of-body, reprint, Spirituality, women writers Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry September 5, 2022 / ashley McCurry, family, Fiction, fiction, food, micro, Micro, relationships, romance, sexuality, women writers Five Haikus by Joshua St. Clare September 2, 2022 / forest, haiku, Joshua St. Clare, Micro, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry “What the Wind Brought” by Charles Haddox August 29, 2022 / angels, charles haddox, Fiction, fiction, Latinx, magic realism, speculative fiction and poetry “Misplaced Affections” by Sinclaire Dickinson August 26, 2022 / bitter, dark humor, love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sinclaire dickson, women, women writers “Winter Haikus” by Laura Zaino August 22, 2022 / Micro, Poetry, poetry “For Them” by Paul Attmere August 19, 2022 / climate change, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, murder, paul attmere, relationships The Metaworker Podcast | 013 Ink Runs in Our Veins: Editor Chat Part 3 August 17, 2022 / book recommendations, careers, community, dungeons and dragons, editors, literary magazines, plants, Podcast, publishing, writing process Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes August 15, 2022 / artificial intelligence, conor barnes, Fiction, fiction, micro, Micro, science fiction, second-person, slice of life, speculative fiction and poetry “Fallen Leaves” by Rhys Lee August 12, 2022 / depression, nature, Poetry, poetry, rhys lee “The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas August 8, 2022 / christiana thomas, fairy tales, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, folktales, mythology, speculative fiction and poetry, storytelling “The Last Atlantean” by David Henson August 5, 2022 / david henson, history, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry, reprint, water The Metaworker Podcast | 012 Ink Runs in Our Veins: Editor Chat Part 2 August 3, 2022 / 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 August 1, 2022 / abuse, family, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, imagination, psychology, shelley davenport, trauma “For Scale” by Daune O’Brien July 29, 2022 / body image, cancer, daune o'brien, death, family, healthcare, Poetry, poetry “Dart Away” by Jamie Spenser July 25, 2022 / jamie spenser, music, poem, Poetry, poetry, writing Microfictions by Ken Poyner July 22, 2022 / absurdist, envy, fate, Fiction, fiction, ghost, ken poyner, knowledge, micro, Micro Profile: Jeremy Bock July 20, 2022 / book recommendations, donations, Editorial, Editorial, Interview, jeremy bock, melissa reynolds, on writing, science fiction, technology “Layers” by Matthew Freeman July 18, 2022 / brain, Matthew Freeman, mental illness, Mind, pain, Poetry, poetry “Susan” by Holly Day July 15, 2022 / family, fear, holly day, night, Poetry, poetry, sisters, sleep, violence, women, women writers The Metaworker Podcast | 011 Ink Runs in Our Veins: Editor Chat Part 1 July 13, 2022 / community, diversity, editor, global, history, interns, literary magazines, Podcast, publishing, reading “Arizona” by Zoë Blaylock July 11, 2022 / environmentalism, Poetry, poetry, women writers, zoe blaylock “Seeds of Racism” by Dave Luker July 8, 2022 / butterflies, dave luker, farming, history, immigrants, migration, nature, Poetry, poetry, racism “Fireworks” by T.K. Howell July 4, 2022 / childhood, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, fireworks, innocence, love, parenthood, T.K. Howell “Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma July 1, 2022 / ancestors, books, family, history, jazmine aluma, Jewish, language, Latinx, mothers, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney June 27, 2022 / art, coming of age, Fiction, fiction, high school, jennifer novotney, love, micro, Micro, painting, relationships, time “Swamy” by Ranjit Kulkarni June 24, 2022 / change, cooking, Fiction, fiction, food, indian, jobs, ranjit kulkarni, social media, south asian, technology “A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley June 20, 2022 / Abstract, absurdist, cerid jones, dark, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, jon kemsley, satire “Shovelling” by Frank William Finney June 17, 2022 / frank william finney, holes, perspective, Poetry, poetry, rewards, treasure, work “That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp June 13, 2022 / death, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, laurel osterkamp, murder, photography, relationships, social media, women, women writers “Another Life” by Helen Nancy Meneilly June 10, 2022 / baby, death, form, helen nancy meneilly, love, mothers, Poetry, poetry, trees, visual poetry, women writers “Alligators to Ashes” by Margaret S Mandell June 6, 2022 / death, family, letters, love, Margaret S Mandell, marriage, memories, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, relationships, women writers “A Case for Violins” by Frank William Finney June 3, 2022 / forgotten, frank william finney, language, music, Poetry, poetry, sound, words “Fever Dream” by Rebecca M Ross May 30, 2022 / apocalypse, comedy, covid-19, death, Poetry, poetry, rebecca m ross, women writers Four Haikus by Constance Mello May 27, 2022 / constance mello, haiku, love, micro, Micro, Poetry, poetry, relationships “The Burial Begins Slow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn May 23, 2022 / burial, canyon, death, Fiction, fiction, history, mountains, Robin Wyatt Dunn “Text Me When You Get Home” by Helen Nancy Meneilly May 20, 2022 / darkness, death, helen nancy meneilly, horror, nature, night, nightmare, Poetry, poetry, women, women writers “Inaccessible” by Connie Woodring May 16, 2022 / abuse, connie woodring, healing, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women writers, writing “Lava” by Cameron Morse May 13, 2022 / cameron morse, cancer, covid-19, healthcare, hospitals, injury, Poetry, poetry “The Arc” by Nath Oddson May 9, 2022 / 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 May 6, 2022 / anxiety, grocery stores, mental illness, Poetry, poetry, rebecca m ross, women writers “Retribution” by Ash Evan Lippert May 2, 2022 / anxiety, ash evan lippert, death, earth, horror, lgbtqia+, morning, Poetry, poetry “What Lay Beneath” by Christine Yount Jones April 29, 2022 / abuse, christine yount jones, desert, family, fathers, mothers, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, relationships, sisters, women writers “I’ve Barely Been to College” by Kailey Tucker April 25, 2022 / college, kailey tucker, lgbtqia+, love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women, women writers “Dog Joy” by Judy Guilliams-Tapia April 22, 2022 / dogs, elderly, family, happiness, judy guilliams-tapia, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, women writers “Close to the Fire” by Bill Kitcher April 18, 2022 / apocalypse, bill kitcher, death, Fiction, fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, suburbs, survival “Plastic Hearts” by Chella Courington April 15, 2022 / chella courington, childhood, Fiction, lgbtqia+, superheroes, toys, women, women writers “Getting Somewhere” by Cameron Morse April 11, 2022 / cameron morse, family, morning, Poetry, poetry, sleep, winter “Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare April 8, 2022 / bugs, cockroach, Fiction, fiction, magical realism, patrick m hare, religion, satire, science, speculative fiction and poetry Nominations and Internships April 6, 2022 / cerid jones, Editorial, Editorial, international, kim malinowski, poetry, rhysling award, science fiction “A Winter Prayer for Color” by Ash Evan Lippert April 4, 2022 / ash evan lippert, cold, color, fire, lgbtqia+, Poetry, poetry, sadness, winter “Hoops” by Stephen Kingsnorth April 1, 2022 / basketball, boys, childhood, Poetry, poetry, sports, stephen kingsnorth “Rare” by Joanne Howard March 28, 2022 / dogs, Fiction, fiction, joanne howard, love, night, relationships, stars, women, women writers “Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen March 25, 2022 / covid-19, death, elderly, Fiction, fiction, judith beth cohen, micro, Micro, old, women writers, yoga The Metaworker Podcast | 010 Boy, Deer, Chair by Sam Asher March 23, 2022 / Abstract, addiction, Audio, clarion, diverse writers, emotional maturity, imposter syndrome, inherited trauma, pantser, Podcast, sobriety, surrealism, symbolism, writing process “The Calling” by Christina Eagen March 21, 2022 / christina eagen, inspiration, motivation, nature, Poetry, poetry, self-motivation, women writers “Undisturbed” by Russell Willis March 18, 2022 / form, mystery, ocean, Poetry, poetry, quiet, russell willis, secrets, visual poetry “Indistinguishable” by Kenton K. Yee March 14, 2022 / comedy, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, kenton k. yee, physics, reprint, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry “Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill March 11, 2022 / clive aaron gill, family, Fiction, fiction, gossip, marriage, micro, Micro, relationships, village “Meditation in an Office Tower” by Dale Cottingham March 4, 2022 / architecture, city, civilizations, dale cottingham, office, philosophy, Poetry, poetry, society, work, work life balance “Trenches, Rats, and Watercolors” by Geoff Watkinson February 28, 2022 / art, Geoff Watkinson, history, military, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, reprint, war “The Art of Remembering Your History” by Christian Ward February 25, 2022 / bodies, christian ward, family, generations, genetics, history, Poetry, poetry “Loch Ness Monster in the Rain at Night” by David Henson February 21, 2022 / cryptids, david henson, fantasy, monsters, nature, night, Poetry, poetry, rain, reprint, speculative fiction and poetry, water “Suburban Complaint #1988—Skunked” by Peter Dabbene February 18, 2022 / comedy, dogs, family, nature, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, peter dabbene, smell, suburbs “Scrutiny” by Tim Frank February 14, 2022 / death, Fiction, fiction, ghost, grief, loss, love, relationships, tim frank “So Many Ways to Live” by Victoria Woolf Bailey February 11, 2022 / death, fate, life, lifestyle, Poetry, poetry, universe, victoria woolf bailey, women writers “In the Willow Garden” by Isabel O’Hara Walsh February 7, 2022 / appalachia, death, Fiction, fiction, folk, isabel o'hara walsh, love, murder, music, relationships, women, women writers “Mussel” by Christian Ward February 4, 2022 / christian ward, metaphor, mussels, nature, ocean, pastoral, Poetry, poetry “In the Kingdom of Songora” by Linda McMullen January 31, 2022 / adventures, dark, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Linda McMullen, relationships, romance, travel, women writers “Drowned Man Lives Again” by John Grey January 28, 2022 / anxiety, death, drowning, John Grey, life, Poetry, poetry, water “Abracadabra” by Christina Marable January 24, 2022 / childhood, christina marable, family, Fiction, flash fiction, grandparents, love, magic, relationships, women writers “Interrogative Sestina” by Mark J. Mitchell January 21, 2022 / angels, glass, houses, mark j. mitchell, Poetry, poetry, prisons, women The Metaworker Podcast | 009 Ruins by Mary Paulson January 19, 2022 / Audio, beauty, community, depression, Editing, Mary Paulson, Podcast, poetry, publishing, self-confidence, societal standards, trauma, women, writing “Passing Through” by Dale Cottingham January 17, 2022 / American, dale cottingham, history, Indigenous, nature, past, Poetry, relationships, trauma “Out of the Picture” by Lou H. Second January 14, 2022 / allegory, anger, art, God, Lou H. Second, Poetry, poetry Microfiction by Megha Nayar January 10, 2022 / dogs, family, Fiction, fiction, love, megha nayar, micro, Micro, relationships, women writers, work “Cherry” by Stephen Kingsnorth January 7, 2022 / cherry bakewell, food, morality, parable, Poetry, poetry, stephen kingsnorth “An American Experience” by Dale Cottingham January 3, 2022 / American, civilizations, dale cottingham, nature, Poetry, poetry, social media, society, television “The prison is like a Victorian asylum” by Robin Wyatt Dunn December 31, 2021 / asylum, covid-19, mountains, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, prisons, Robin Wyatt Dunn, trapped “In My Space” by Anthony Ward December 27, 2021 / anthony ward, daydream, meditation, philosophy, Poetry, poetry, prose poem, thoughts “In Between” by Kelly Claytor December 24, 2021 / death, family, Fiction, fiction, ghost, history, kelly claytor, life, love, relationships, speculative fiction and poetry, women, women writers “Before” by Margaret Krusinga December 20, 2021 / 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 December 17, 2021 / christmas, jobs, joel robert ferguson, office, party, Poetry, poetry, work “Maybe Next Time, Pat” by Mike McLaughlin December 13, 2021 / childhood, Fiction, fiction, history, innocence, interpreting stories, past, war “Abruptly-” by Shalini Singh December 10, 2021 / beauty, death, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry, shalini singh, water “The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum December 6, 2021 / creativity, dan yokum, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, imagination, speculative fiction and poetry, women “Summit Negotiations” by Stephen Kingsnorth December 3, 2021 / comedy, food, Poetry, poetry, reprint, romance, sexuality, stephen kingsnorth “Messages from Colorado” by Cameron Morse November 29, 2021 / American, cameron morse, cancer, genre blending, haiku, mothers, Poetry, poetry, prose poem, religion “Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau November 26, 2021 / American, city, Cynicism, dreams, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, loss, streets, timothy resau “Rows” by Stephen Kingsnorth November 22, 2021 / Black Humor, cemetery, death, grief, Poetry, poetry, stephen kingsnorth “Red Sun Red Moon” by Dan Yokum November 19, 2021 / childhood, dan yokum, death, disaster, Fiction, fiction, flood, rain, water “Remember Miss Dorothy” by Christopher Matthew Thomas November 15, 2021 / alzheimer's, childhood, christopher matthew thomas, Fiction, fiction, memory, old, school, snow, woman “A Literal Littoral” by Charles J. March III November 12, 2021 / beach, charles march, ocean, Poetry, poetry, puns, rocks The Metaworker Podcast | 008 Rangoli Man by Mina Rozario November 10, 2021 / Audio, culture, diwali, fairy tales, India, magic realism, Mina Rozario, Podcast, relationships “Lookalike” by Cameron Morse November 8, 2021 / cameron morse, cancer, death, family, fathers, hospitals, love, Poetry, poetry “The Living Room Express” by Jared Cappel November 5, 2021 / abuse, childhood, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, Jared Cappel, relationships, sons “Tethered” by Sarette Danae November 1, 2021 / Abstract, love, Micro, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sarette danae, women writers “The Wish” by Paul Rabinowitz October 29, 2021 / loss, love, paul rabinowitz, Poetry, poetry, relationships, wish, writing “One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm October 25, 2021 / artificial intelligence, elderly, Fiction, fiction, lydia storm, science fiction, women, women writers “Brutal Roux” by Elyse Jancosko October 22, 2021 / anxiety, cooking, Elyse Jancosko, food, Poetry, poetry, women writers, work “Bird Calls over Puget Sound” by Sarette Danae October 18, 2021 / birds, flying, micro, nature, Poetry, sarette danae, Washington, women writers “Coffee with David Lynch” by Thomas Morgan October 15, 2021 / coffee, comedy, Fiction, fiction, relationships, reprint, television, thomas morgan “Still in the City” by DS Maolalai October 11, 2021 / adventures, cities, civilizations, DS Maolalai, nature, Poetry, poetry “Running on Empty” by Melissent Zumwalt October 8, 2021 / family, melissent zumwalt, military, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, poverty, wealth, women writers The Metaworker Podcast | 007 Minotaurs by Lane Talbot October 6, 2021 / action, advice, Audio, fathers, Indigenous, James Bond, lane talbot, motorcycles, Podcast, relationships, Thrillers, Washington, writing craft “Tenderness” by Mary Paulson October 4, 2021 / death, dreams, love, Mary Paulsen, Poetry, poetry, violence, women writers “To an Armoire” by Goddfrey Sue Hammit October 1, 2021 / abandoned, family, furniture, Goddfrey Sue Hammit, home, Poetry, poetry, roads “Fanfare” by DS Maolalai September 27, 2021 / cold, dogs, DS Maolalai, family, grief, home, Poetry, poetry, relationships “A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley September 24, 2021 / drama, family, Fiction, fiction, Matthew Brinkley, ocean, relationships, sea Call for Micro Pieces! September 22, 2021 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, micro “Two Gates For Ghostly Dreams” by Dawn Bratton September 20, 2021 / dawn bratton, heaven, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, religion, space, Sunshine, women writers “Searching for the Cottingley Fairies” by Kim Malinowski September 17, 2021 / awards, fairy tales, fantasy, history, photography, Poetry, poetry, rhysling award, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers “Ruins” by Mary Paulson September 13, 2021 / bed, Poetry, poetry, reality, self-image, smoke, women, women writers “Picnic” by Matt Dennison September 10, 2021 / abuse, dark, family, food, matt dennison, mothers, Poetry, relationships “String Man” by Hadley James Hoyles September 6, 2021 / darkness, death, hadley-james hoyles, horror, mourning, night, Poetry “The Sands of Time” by Rebecca Johnson September 3, 2021 / love, memories, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sickness, time, women writers “No Dreamin’ at the Double Tree” by Suzanne S. Rancourt August 30, 2021 / dreams, hope, hotel, Poetry, poetry, suzanne s. rancourt, trees, women writers “A Season’s Breath” by Turi Ekirapa August 27, 2021 / gardens, nature, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, seasons, Turi Ekirapa, women writers “Avril” by Hadley-James Hoyles August 23, 2021 / death, grief, hadley-james hoyles, love, morning, Poetry, relationships “High Queen” by Zachary Toombs August 20, 2021 / Abstract, art, Art, modern, queen, surrealism, women, zachary toombs “Hope is a Blue Jay” by Rebecca Johnson August 16, 2021 / birds, hope, nature, Poetry, poetry, rebecca johnson, sky, snow, weather, women writers “Departure” by Richard Helmling August 13, 2021 / apocalypse, family, Fiction, fiction, Richard Helmling, survival “Pennies for Pilgrims” by Julie Allyn Johnson August 9, 2021 / covid-19, julie allyn johnson, meditation, nature, Peace, Poetry, women writers “Wildflowers” by Matt McGuirk August 6, 2021 / Fiction, flowers, matt mcguirk, nature, outsider, suburbs “The Dunes” by John Grey August 2, 2021 / beach, freedom, John Grey, ocean, Poetry, relaxation, sand “sky shocked night” by Robin Wyatt Dunn July 30, 2021 / destiny, fate, humanity, night, Poetry, revolution, Robin Wyatt Dunn The Metaworker Podcast | 006 Meditations on Water by Stella Meadows July 28, 2021 / Audio, childhood, fantasy, identity, lgbtqia+, nonfiction, Podcast, science fiction, self-acceptance, Stella Meadows, transgender The Metaworker Podcast | 005 Kurt by Veronicca Lupinacci July 28, 2021 / Audio, beauty in darkness, care-taking, character study, love, nonfiction, nostalgia, Podcast, poetry, revision, veronica lupinacci The Metaworker Podcast | 004 The Poetry of Kate Shannon July 28, 2021 / Audio, bone, death, inspiration, interpretation, Kate Shannon, Podcast, poetry, time The Metaworker Podcast | 003 Little Gem Magnolia by Paul Rabinowitz July 28, 2021 / art, Audio, fiction, film, new orleans, paul rabinowitz, Podcast, poetry, prose, setting The Metaworker Podcast | 002 The Dog in You by Omar Hussain July 28, 2021 / Audio, decisions, dogs, interpreting stories, morality, omar hussain, Podcast “Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi July 26, 2021 / childhood, family, immigrants, john l. stanizzi, Non-Fiction, parents, water The Metaworker Podcast | 001 The Dinner Party by Alexa Hailey July 25, 2021 / Alexa Hailey, Audio, comedy, magic realism, Originality, Podcast “African Stamps” by Brecht De Poortere July 23, 2021 / africa, brecht de poortere, drama, family, Fiction, memories “Waiting” by Christine Webster-Hansen July 19, 2021 / christine webster-hansen, elderly, family, loneliness, mothers, old, Poetry, women writers “On Half-Inch Heroes” by Ben Umayam July 16, 2021 / asian, ben umayam, lgbtqia+, man, Non-Fiction, penis, reprint, sexuality “North Jersey” by John O’Brien July 12, 2021 / cars, cities, jersey, john o'brien, Poetry, snow, suburbs “Boy, Deer, Chair” by Sam Asher July 9, 2021 / Abstract, addict, clarion, fantasy, Fiction, sam asher, speculative fiction and poetry, surrealism A Bittersweet Goodbye July 7, 2021 / Darin Milanesio, editor, Editorial, goodbye “The Surgeon” by Cameron Morse July 5, 2021 / cameron morse, cancer, death, Facebook, fathers, hospitals, Poetry, sickness “Waking Up in California” by Jennifer Novotney July 2, 2021 / California, elderly, family, jennifer novotney, mothers, Poetry, women writers “A Future Leviathan’s Prodigious Sister” by Mina Rozario June 28, 2021 / family, feminist, Fiction, history, Mina Rozario, music, women, women writers “Jupiter’s Raindrops” by John O’Brien June 25, 2021 / abuse, John O’Brien, Poetry, relationships, sexuality, space, stream of consciousness, time “Turning Back, Going Forward” by E Martin Pederson June 21, 2021 / climate change, E Martin Pederson, earth, neighbors, Poetry, pollution, suburbs “Physics and the Corridor Removed” by James B. Nicola June 18, 2021 / high school, James B. Nicola, lgbtqia+, physics, Poetry, prose poem, suicide, teenagers “The System of Considerations” by Keko Prijatelj June 14, 2021 / bugs, croatia, dark, international, Keko Prijatelj, light, night, Poetry, reprint “Rangoli Man” by Mina Rozario June 11, 2021 / diwali, fantasy, Fiction, India, love, Mina Rozario, romance, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers “Perfusion” by Cameron Morse June 7, 2021 / bodies, cameron morse, cancer, death, drugs, Mind, Poetry, skin “The Body Electric in Several Takes” by Edison Jennings June 4, 2021 / Edison Jennings, fame, gossip, infamy, Poetry, privacy, wealth “The Road to Cavalry” by Arthur L Wood May 31, 2021 / Arthur L Wood, church, execution, history, Poetry, war “Dead Man’s Party” by Laura Becker May 28, 2021 / Abstract, Art, bones, death, Laura Becker, party, surrealism “The Mosquito and the Bell Jar” by Carol Motta May 24, 2021 / Carol Motta, crashing, death, history, Poetry, sky, war, women writers “We have Always Lived in the Castle” by Tara Campbell May 21, 2021 / American, colonialism, countries, imperialism, Poetry, Tara Campbell, war, women writers “The Shape of the Laugh in Your Throat” by Edie Meade May 14, 2021 / covid-19, Edie Meade, family, mothers, Non-Fiction, relationships, sexuality, women, women writers “Diadem for the End of the World” by Randi Sanders May 10, 2021 / apocalypse, death, destiny, end, Poetry, Randi Sanders, science fiction, women writers “Antidote” by Kate Copeland May 7, 2021 / breakups, cooking, home, Kate Copeland, Poetry, women, women writers “The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen May 3, 2021 / cold, darkness, Irish writers, life, night, oisin breen, philosophy, Poetry “Cardinal Sin” by Jennifer Fox April 30, 2021 / birds, Fiction, Jennifer Fox, mental illness, murder, taxidermy, thriller, women writers “Strangers in a Strange Lawyer’s Home” by Jason McGlone April 26, 2021 / houses, isolation, Jason McGlone, money, Poetry, wealth “A Report on the Afterlife” by Michael Mintrom April 23, 2021 / death, Michael Mintrom, Poetry, travel, war “All the Water in the World” by Kate Copeland April 19, 2021 / breakups, Kate Copeland, Poetry, rain, water, women writers “The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst April 16, 2021 / apocalypse, Carl Fuerst, dark, death, Fiction, grief, loss, religion, science fiction, war “The Veil” by Oisin Breen April 12, 2021 / grief, Irish writers, ocean, oisin breen, Poetry, ships “On Being Home” by Isaiah R. Hicks April 9, 2021 / home, Isaiah R. Hicks, long form, on writing, Poetry, silence, writers “An Account of Our Precipice” by Jason McGlone April 5, 2021 / cheating, comedy, drama, family, Jason McGlone, marriage, men, Poetry, women “The Waltz of War and Peace” by Edmund Evanson April 2, 2021 / Edmund Evanson, epic, mythology, Peace, philosophy, Poetry, war “A Wounded Sky” by Andrew Johnston March 29, 2021 / Andrew Johnston, collective, environmentalism, experimental, Fiction, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry “Tchotchkes” by Don Noel March 26, 2021 / comedy, Don Noel, drama, family, Fiction, secrets, travel “Neighbor” by Darrell Petska March 22, 2021 / comedy, Darrell Petska, houses, neighbors, Poetry, satire, suburbs, work “We Built a Fine Madness House” by Lorna D. Keach March 19, 2021 / comedy, Fiction, home, horror, houses, Lorna D. Keach, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers “Penny of Ithaca” by P.L. Watts March 15, 2021 / 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 March 12, 2021 / arkansas, dating, Fiction, jeff harvey, lgbtqia+, little rock, travel “A Very Full Closet” by Anonymous March 8, 2021 / choices, consequences, doorways, Fiction, home, houses, slice of life “Meditations on Water (Ode to Escambia)” by Stella Meadows March 5, 2021 / coming of age, gender, lgbtqia+, Non-Fiction, sexuality, Stella Meadows, thoughts, water, women, women writers “More” by Tom Barlow March 1, 2021 / garbage, history, home, life, objects, Poetry, tom barlow “thick crusts of midnight in the late Ordovician, a wilderness of morning elsewhere” by Kate Shannon February 28, 2021 / Kate Shannon, mountains, nature, night, ocean, Poetry, sky, women writers “Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf February 22, 2021 / Catherine Zickgraf, coming of age, family, Fiction, religion, water, women, women writers “Sold Sign” by Kate Koch February 19, 2021 / home, houses, kate koch, neighbors, plants, Poetry, women writers Paradise is a Feeling by Stella Meadows February 15, 2021 / Non-Fiction, Stella Meadows “Through Other Eyes” by Marco Etheridge February 12, 2021 / beauty, blindness, connections, earth, Fiction, marco etheridge, slice of life “Recreate” by Shannon Cuthbert February 8, 2021 / dreams, ghost, horses, nature, Poetry, shannon cuthbert, women writers “Transformations” by David Henson February 5, 2021 / abuse, david henson, family, fantasy, Fiction, mothers, speculative fiction and poetry, trauma, trees, women “A Steppe Doctor” by Sergei Linkov February 1, 2021 / doctor, Fiction, healing, healthcare, hospitals, sergei linkov, trauma “ghazal for aguas del sur” by Kate Shannon January 29, 2021 / children, death, Kate Shannon, monsters, mothers, ocean, Poetry, women writers “Minotaurs” by Lane Talbot January 25, 2021 / action, crime, dark, Fiction, lane talbot, pollution, thriller “LaMarcus Thompson’s Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway” by John H. Johnson January 22, 2021 / darkness, history, john h. johnson, Poetry, religion, sexuality, summer “Dinnertime” by Ulyses Razo January 18, 2021 / anxiety, books, cars, cooking, home, Latinx, Poetry, time, ulyses razo “Little Gem Magnolia” by Paul Rabinowitz January 15, 2021 / city, experimental, Fiction, love, Miscellaneous, paul rabinowitz, photography, Poetry, romance, women “Slate Cleaned on the Bluff” by D. R. James January 11, 2021 / confusion, contemplation, d.r. james, grief, ocean, Poetry “now in the park july no–” by Robin Wyatt Dunn January 8, 2021 / Abstract, apocalypse, covid-19, deterioration, Poetry, Robin Wyatt Dunn, surrealism “Bamboo” by Mary Donaldson-Evans January 4, 2021 / Fiction, gardens, home, houses, mary donaldson evans, plants, privacy, women writers “Red Summer” by Chariklia Martalas January 1, 2021 / chariklia martalas, childhood, Poetry, religion, Sunshine, women writers 2021 announcements! December 29, 2020 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial “Untitled” by Simon Perchik December 28, 2020 / cemetery, death, gardens, grief, Poetry, Simon Perchik “Gardens” by Andrew DeBella December 21, 2020 / andrew debella, earth, home, nature, plants, Poetry “At the Art Opening” by John Grey December 18, 2020 / art, depression, disturbing, John Grey, painting, Poetry “Skins” by Carson Pytell December 14, 2020 / blood, bodies, carson pytell, dark, disturbing, life, Poetry, skin “Pour toi, mon amour” by Tasnia Nahla December 12, 2020 / bangladesh, city, love, ocean, Poetry, tasnia nahla, women writers “Thin Places” by Steven Croft December 7, 2020 / death, military, mountains, Poetry, steven croft, survival, war “Gone” by BH James December 4, 2020 / BH James, death, dreams, empty, Fiction, flash fiction, ghost, loss, missing, morning, speculative fiction and poetry “Upon Being Published” by Ulyses Razo November 30, 2020 / cars, Latinx, on writing, Poetry, publishing, ulyses razo, writers “Pop” by Benjamin Schmitt November 27, 2020 / alcohol, benjamin schmitt, Metaworker original, music, Poetry, superheroes, wine “Other Wars” by Greg Farnum November 23, 2020 / American, Fiction, greg farnum, Metaworker original, military, war “Take it Off” by Evan Rodenhausen November 20, 2020 / bodies, dysfunctional, evan rodenhausen, Fiction, flash fiction, horror, mirror, out-of-body, skin, speculative fiction and poetry “Glass” by Chariklia Martalas November 16, 2020 / chariklia martalas, death, fire, freedom, Poetry, prisons, Spirituality, women writers “Ode to a Speck” by Thomas Piekarski November 13, 2020 / dust, light, loneliness, love, Metaworker original, Poetry, room, shadows, thomas piekarski “Field Trip” by John Grey November 9, 2020 / childhood, John Grey, loneliness, Metaworker original, nature, Poetry, school “Zoom In-Out-In and Cry” by Hibah Shakhez November 6, 2020 / earth, maps, Metaworker original, nature, Poetry, women writers “Bones” by Japhy Mitchell November 2, 2020 / history, japhy mitchell, Metaworker original, on writing, Poetry, religion “Foe” by Matthew Chamberlin October 30, 2020 / city, Halloween, horror, Matthew Chamberlin, night, nightmares, Poetry, shadows “The Dog in You” by Omar Hussain October 26, 2020 / dogs, experimental, Fiction, mothers, omar hussain, past, responsibility “Kurt” by Veronica Lupinacci October 23, 2020 / man, old, Poetry, road trips, south, veronica lupinacci, women writers “The Magi” by Cameron Morse October 19, 2020 / anxiety, cameron morse, childhood, home, Metaworker original, Peace, Poetry, tension “Volitions of Desire” by Oisin Breen October 16, 2020 / beauty, clocks, flowers, gardens, hiding, horror, Poetry, trees “The Dinner Party” by Alexa Hailey October 12, 2020 / comedy, Fiction, food, magic realism, neighbors, party, social cues, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers “Carry Tiger to Mountain” by Morton Milder October 9, 2020 / Fiction, morton milder, mountains, philosophy, taoism “My Nature” by Gregory C. Wilder Jr. October 5, 2020 / addict, bottom, performance, Poetry, poetry, raw “The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez October 2, 2020 / fate, Hibah Shabkhez, horror, Metaworker original, nightmare, Poetry, trees, women writers “Self Portrait as Woman with Scarf” by Paul Rabinowitz September 28, 2020 / Non-Fiction, past, paul rabinowitz, photography, Poetry, prose poem, relationships, self-image, women “Rural Grown” by James Croal Jackson September 25, 2020 / childhood, city, growing up, james croal jackson, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, rural “On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston September 21, 2020 / Andrew Johnston, Beliefs, daydream, dreams, fantasy, Fiction, flash fiction, sky “Nigh” by Scott Mitchel May September 14, 2020 / apocalypse, death, end, ennui, Fiction, Nuclear, science fiction, scott mitchel may, survival A few updates! September 9, 2020 / announcements, Editorial “Moving Among the Changes” by Tim Suermondt September 4, 2020 / change, cooking, covid-19, Metaworker original, night, Poetry, relationships, relaxation “Neigborhood” by Matthew Chamberlin August 31, 2020 / anxiety, houses, Matthew Chamberlin, neighbors, Poetry, tension “1984” by DC Diamondopolous August 28, 2020 / 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 August 24, 2020 / dystopian, Fiction, flash fiction, jie wang, love, Metaworker original, science fiction, women writers “Tempest of the Bold” by Ken Allan Dronsfield August 21, 2020 / courage, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, sailing, storm “Mourning” by Oisin Breen August 17, 2020 / birds, grief, Irish writers, Metaworker original, mothers, nature, oisin breen, Poetry, poetry “A Bride” by Michael Howard August 14, 2020 / brides, church, dreams, expectations, family, Fiction, love, Metaworker original, Michael Howard Meet Melissa Reynolds! August 12, 2020 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Interview, interviews, melissa reynolds, staff writing “Flatline” by Mark Hammerschick August 10, 2020 / death, hospitals, mark hammerschick, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, surfing Our Fifth Birthday! August 9, 2020 / announcements, birthday, Editorial, Editorial, time “When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei August 7, 2020 / anxiety, bodies, dora mezei, Fiction, horror, magic realism, Metaworker original, office, religion, stratos moustakas, women writers “Forty Degree Echo” by James Croal Jackson August 3, 2020 / astrology, doorways, energy, fortune teller, james croal jackson, Metaworker original, missed opportunities, Poetry, poetry, winter “As We Know It” by Marco Etheridge July 31, 2020 / covid-19, daydream, death, family, Fiction, history, marco etheridge, Metaworker original, nature, people watching, second-person “Birth Cave” by Terry Tierney July 27, 2020 / darkness, Metaworker original, nature, painting, parable, Poetry, poetry, Spirituality, terry tierney, wolves “Dopo Mezzonatte” by Marina Kazakova July 24, 2020 / belgium, expectations, feminism, feminist, italy, marina kazakova, masculinity, Metaworker original, objects, performance, Poetry, poetry, poultry, Russia, women writers “Plywood World” by Fabrice Poussin July 20, 2020 / depression, empty, Fabrice Poussin, houses, Metaworker original, night, Poetry, poetry, walking alone “The Crack Up” by Steve Carr July 17, 2020 / alcohol, Fiction, fiction, fire, Metaworker original, steve carr “The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow July 13, 2020 / cars, Fiction, fiction, jennifer swallow, Metaworker original, mountains, snow, survival, thriller ” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge July 10, 2020 / Ancient, art, eyes, history, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, robert beveridge, ruins “Ghost Machine” by Terry Tierney July 6, 2020 / ghost, memories, memory, Metaworker original, photography, Poetry, poetry, terry tierney “Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski June 29, 2020 / ashes, death, fire, kim malinowski, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, war, women, women writers “Coffee Cup, Empty” by DAH June 22, 2020 / coffee, contemplation, DAH, people watching, Poetry, poetry “Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai June 15, 2020 / art, DS Maolalai, life, love, Metaworker original, nature, painting, Poetry, poetry, sky “The Hunt” by Seth Jani June 8, 2020 / dreams, Hunting, Metaworker original, nature, Poetry, poetry, Seth Jani “Loud Secrets” by Fabrice Poussin June 1, 2020 / Fabrice Poussin, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, secrets “Typical Spring Love Song” by Connie Woodring May 25, 2020 / connie woodring, form, love, Metaworker original, music, Poetry, poetry, spring, youth “Edges” By Kim Malinowski May 18, 2020 / Beliefs, earth, kim malinowski, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry, religion, trust, women writers “The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday May 11, 2020 / bugs, childhood, coming of age, Fiction, fiction, Isaac Aday, Metaworker original, train, travel, violence “The Slow Plunge” by Seth Jani May 4, 2020 / cold, Metaworker original, poem, Poetry, poetry, Seth Jani, winter “Locked Together” by C.D. Panell April 27, 2020 / birds, cd parnell, friends, love, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry “Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin April 20, 2020 / fantasy, Fiction, fiction, forest, hannah melin, love, Metaworker original, nature, river, supernatural, women writers “Poem En Route to Oblivion” by Michael Harmon April 13, 2020 / college, Metaworker original, michael harmon, Poetry, poetry “The Next One Who Dies Had Better Be Living” by John Grey April 6, 2020 / cemetery, death, John Grey, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry “Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton March 29, 2020 / Adam Kelly Morton, alcohol, bars, clouds, Fiction, fiction, Metaworker original “Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds March 23, 2020 / fantasy, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, melissa reynolds, Metaworker original, mothers, nature, trees, women writers “Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May March 16, 2020 / cake, comedy, Fiction, fiction, Metaworker original, office, scott mitchel may “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” by Henry Crawford March 9, 2020 / comedy, Henry Crawford, hollywood, Metaworker original, Poetry, poetry “Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky March 2, 2020 / dreams, Fiction, fiction, Metaworker original, Michael Grotsky, party, sex “Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn February 24, 2020 / barrow, darkness, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, night, Robin Wyatt Dunn, stone “Taco Dreams” by William Torphy February 17, 2020 / coming of age, cooking, dreams, Fiction, fiction, food, San Francisco, slice of life, taco, William Torphy “West” by James Goss February 10, 2020 / cattle, doberman, dogs, irene, James Goss, Poetry, poetry, train “The Primrose Path” by TC Anderson February 3, 2020 / agony, Devil, heaven, Poetry, poetry, TC Anderson “Nightchild” by Paul Negri January 27, 2020 / Fiction, girl, horror, Nightchild, Paul Negri, race, racism, werewolf “The 50-State Rustbelt Gulag Blues” by Brett Stout January 20, 2020 / art, Art, Brett Stout, manipulation, photography “Roots” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi January 13, 2020 / birds, flying, hyacinth, Poetry, poetry, roots, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi, village, wings “King Yertle” by Mickey J. Corrigan January 6, 2020 / Mickey J. Corrigan, money, Poetry, poetry, politics, president “The Green Instruction Manual” by Dr. Amit Shankar Saha December 30, 2019 / amit shankar saha, birds, nature, Poetry, poetry, vermillion “So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor December 23, 2019 / 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 December 16, 2019 / blood, Joe Albanese, Poetry, poetry, red, shaving “Pink” by Izzy Martens December 9, 2019 / alcohol, creepy, disturbing, drunk, fiction, girls, Izzy Martens, night, Non-Fiction, party, rape, trauma, women, women writers “Riding the Rails with Marx and Engels” by Brett Stout December 2, 2019 / Abstract, art, Art, Brett Stout, engels, manipulation, marx, photography, rails “Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly November 25, 2019 / arizona, crime, dialogue, Ethan Farrelly, Fiction, fiction, pulp, rattlesnakes, survival, western “The Juicer” by Cameron Morse November 18, 2019 / arctic, cameron morse, dark, parenthood, Poetry, poetry, vegetable juice “Advice for Young Lovers” by Thom Young November 11, 2019 / advice, love, old, Poetry, poetry, romance, thom young, youth “Outsider Art” by Joe Bishop November 4, 2019 / art, fingers, gritty, guitar, joe bishop, music, outsider, Poetry, poetry, rock “Presence” by Matt Dennison October 28, 2019 / American, childhood, friends, KKK, klan, matt dennison, Poetry, poetry, racism, religion, school, south “The Outcast Dead” by Ken Allan Dronsfield October 21, 2019 / cemetery, death, ghost, Halloween, haunting, horror, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Poetry “Barbed Wires” by Ria Banerjee October 14, 2019 / connections, love, Poetry, poetry, prisons, relationships, ria banerjee, separation, women writers “Maui” by Cameron Morse October 7, 2019 / drowning, groceries, grocery stores, Hawaii, Maui, Poetry, relationships, suffocating “Longing/Desire” by Dr. Koshy AV September 30, 2019 / desire, Dr. Koshy AV, longing, Poetry, poetry, round hole, square peg “Two Mothers and a Mulberry Tree” by John Noland September 23, 2019 / cicadas, creative nonfiction, doves, john noland, mothers, nature, Non-Fiction “Garfield Books” by Jeremy Szuder September 16, 2019 / books, cats, children, comic, comic books, garfield, parents, Poetry, poetry, sons “Grace” by Jeff Burt September 9, 2019 / birds, family, freedom, grace, homes, immigrants, jeff burt, Latinx, Poetry, poetry “The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell September 2, 2019 / abuse, fire, firemen, gossip, Kaileen Campbell, neighbors, Poetry, poetry, secrets, women writers “Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV August 26, 2019 / belonging, black, connections, Dr. Koshy AV, dreams, fairy tales, favorite things, imagination, measurements, perceptions, Poetry, poetry “Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg August 19, 2019 / bars, bikers, dance-off, deep end, Fiction, fiction, richard risemberg, social cues, spectrum “Blessing” by Jeff Burt August 12, 2019 / blessing, blindness, dreams, eyelids, jeff burt, light, love, Poetry, poetry, vision “Romulus” by Charles Rafferty August 5, 2019 / brothers, Charles Rafferty, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, mythology, Remus, Rome, sibling rivalry, survival, wolves “The Night the Billado Block Burned Down” by Elizabeth Gauffreau July 29, 2019 / burning, Elizabeth Gauffreau, Fiction, fiction, fire, slice of life, women writers “Trouble Every Day VI” by Glen Armstrong July 22, 2019 / abuse, blood, Glen Armstrong, kick, Poetry, poetry, violence “South of the Nipple” by Paul Negri July 15, 2019 / bed, bodies, couple, farce, Fiction, fiction, hotel, Paul Negiri, sex “Stripped” by James la Vigne July 8, 2019 / art, death, dementia, elderly, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, James la Vigne, last wishes, painting, relationships, siblings “It was Slow” by Kaileen Campbell July 8, 2019 / cancer, death, grandparents, Kaileen Campbell, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Reclamation” by Mallika Bhaumik July 1, 2019 / connections, distance, earth, love, Mallika Bhaumik, Poetry, poetry, rebirth, time, women writers “He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee June 24, 2019 / 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 June 17, 2019 / American, earth, facades, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Robin Wyatt Dunn, texas, work life balance “Folded Sky” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik June 10, 2019 / clouds, facades, loss, nights, Poetry, poetry, Sayan Aich Bhowmik “What Do Birds Do When Bombs Go Off” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi June 3, 2019 / birds, communicate, death, Poetry, poetry, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi “some other nights” by Mallika Bhaumik May 27, 2019 / cities, darkness, loneliness, longing, Mallika Malik, melancholy, memories, nights, Poetry, poetry, women writers “One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker May 20, 2019 / bugs, dance, experimental, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, life cycles, nature, Rebekah Ricksecker, reprint, women writers “Bodily” by Gale Acuff May 13, 2019 / bodies, bored, childhood, christianity, death, eternal life, Gale Acuff, Poetry, poetry, religion, suicide, sunday school “The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn May 6, 2019 / FBI, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, love, relationships, revenge, Robin Wyatt Dunn, romance, terrorism, terrorists, thriller “Forgotten Man” by Ann Christine Tabaka April 29, 2019 / ann christine tabaka, attic, death, dust, family, loneliness, man, memories, Poetry, poetry, women writers “The Clairvoyant” by DS Maolalai April 22, 2019 / cancer, DS Maolalai, fridge, groceries, gym, healthy living, lethargy, placebo, Poetry, poetry, psychology, well being, workouts “Tungsten Bulbs” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik April 15, 2019 / electricity, family, houses, light, melancholy, photography, Poetry, poetry, regrets, Sayan Aich Bhowmik “Traumatic Pneumothorax” by Melanie Gaughran April 8, 2019 / anatomy, Art, bodies, lovesick, lungs, Melanie Gaughran, Poetry, poetry, sickness, surgery, trauma, women writers We’re back and on Patreon. April 1, 2019 / contributors, donations, Editorial, patreon, writers “Seasons of Earth” by Manisha Manhas February 25, 2019 / butterflies, dreams, earth, imagination, Manisha Manhas, nature, Poetry, poetry, women writers “On Light on Shadow” by L.L. Madrid February 10, 2019 / air force, baby, depression, Fiction, L.L. Madrid, military, mothers, photography, women writers “Death of Whydah Sibyl” by Ken Allan Dronsfield February 4, 2019 / 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 January 28, 2019 / 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 January 21, 2019 / apartments, cats, dogs, Erika Murdey, Fiction, fiction, rent, women writers “Cupholder: A Road Buddy Romance” by Chuck Von Nordheim January 14, 2019 / alcohol, chuck von nordheim, crashing, driving, Poetry, poetry, road rage “Canescent” by Jagari Mukherjee January 7, 2019 / aging, beauty, daughters, fathers, gray, hair, Poetry, poetry, self-image, self-love, silver, women writers “Obliviol” by Jason A. Bartles December 31, 2018 / Black Humor, Cynicism, forgetting, Jason Bartles, Miscellaneous, Oblivion, Regretful, satire, Screenplay On Watermelon Street by John Short December 24, 2018 / cats, dysfunctional, Fiction, John Short, kittens, relationships, summer, temporary “A Russian Romance” by Nikita Parik December 17, 2018 / Calcutta, India, maps, Moskva, Nikita Parik, Poetry, poetry, revolution, Russia, St. Basil, women writers “Synthlipsis Greggii” by Hart L’Ecuyer December 10, 2018 / flowers, Hart L'Ecuyer, Poetry, politics, society, surrealism “Concurs” by Sanjeev Sethi December 3, 2018 / connections, film, memories, Poetry, poetry, Sanjeev Sethi, sharing, unbirthday “45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn November 26, 2018 / Canada, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Greece, Greek myths, Hunting, Leda, road trips, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Rome, tourists, travel, Zeus “Almost Rimbaud” by Mary Shanley November 19, 2018 / Almost Rimbaud, Ancient, contemplating, essence, Mary Shanley, Poetry, poetry, Unconscious, women writers “Auscultation” by Sanjeev Sethi November 12, 2018 / apiary, birds, communication, connections, cosmos, ghetto, halcyon, Poetry, poetry, Sanjeev Sethi “Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo November 5, 2018 / Abhilipsa Sahoo, beginnings, birth, civilizations, contemplation, destiny, disappointments, hopes, love, plans, Poetry, poetry, rebirth “Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn October 29, 2018 / ashes, cemetery, death, Fiction, flash fiction, haunting, Robin Wyatt Dunn, vampires, winter “Buddy” by Benjamin Austin October 22, 2018 / autism, Benjamin Austin, Fiction, fiction, groupthink, introvert, mob justice, pizza, social cues, spectrum “Game [ON]” by Henry Crawford October 15, 2018 / adventures, computers, Henry Crawford, parentheses, Poetry, poetry, video games “Dark Side Whispers” by Ken Allan Dronsfield October 8, 2018 / beach, fantasies, idealism, Ken Allan Dronsfield, moon, passion, Poetry, poetry, stairway “7820 miles” by Snata Bose October 1, 2018 / eden, loss, love, miles, missing, Poetry, poetry, romance, Snata Bose, women writers Excerpt from Zahra the Shadow Flame September 24, 2018 / 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 September 24, 2018 / 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 September 17, 2018 / Abstract, Beliefs, Existential, Mentality, Mind, Nihilism, Poetry, poetry, RK Taylor “Why I Should Probably Quit” DS Maolalai September 10, 2018 / art, DS Maolalai, love, motivation, on writing, Poetry, poetry, writer's block “The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose September 3, 2018 / brides, Damien Rice, flowers, gardens, love, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, nostalgia, rain, religion, Snata Bose, women writers “A New Kind Of Love” by Sanbud Tehrani August 27, 2018 / beat, love, millennial, new, Poetry, poetry, Sanbud Tehrani “Monograph” by Gary Glauber August 20, 2018 / Gary Glauber, memories, muscle memory, music, past, Poetry, poetry, reminisce “Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone August 12, 2018 / adventures, alcohol, daughters, family, Fiction, fiction, Kristy Goodwin, mental illness, mothers, relationships, women writers “I Hid to Never Emerge” by Suvojit Banerjee August 6, 2018 / fathers, growing up, jaded, persecution, Poetry, poetry, sons, Suvojit Banerjee, war “Teeter-Totter” by Sanjeev Sethi July 30, 2018 / love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, Sanjeev Sethi, uncertainty “Exit” by Anupama Kadwad July 23, 2018 / Anupama Kadwad, death, hospitals, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Red Wine for Winter” by DS Maolalai July 16, 2018 / DS Maolalai, evening, people watching, Poetry, poetry, snow, thoughts, wine, winter “Modern Sunsets” by M. A. Istvan Jr. July 9, 2018 / childhood, distance, M. A. Istvan Jr., memories, Poetry, poetry, PTSD, trauma, war “Pledge” by Sheikha A. July 2, 2018 / home, Poetry, poetry, royalty, Sheikha A., society, women writers “This is not a Democracy!” by Sanbud Tehrani June 25, 2018 / blackout poetry, democracy, government, opinion, Poetry, poetry, Sanbud Tehrani “Nothingness” by Anne Strand June 18, 2018 / Anne Strand, astronomy, Big Bang, college, college life, Fiction, flash fiction, outer space, physics, relationships, space, universe, women writers “Cold Frame” by Sanjeev Sethi June 11, 2018 / cactus, communication, green thumb, love, nurture, plants, Poetry, poetry, relationships, Sanjeev Sethi “Sea Moon” by Sheikha A. June 4, 2018 / change, nature, ocean, Poetry, poetry, roads, Sheikha A., women writers “How to Draw a Circle” by Damian Campana May 28, 2018 / brothers, circles, Damian Campana, dreams, imagination, Poetry, poetry, reality, siblings “untitled” by Darin Milanesio May 21, 2018 / Big Bang, chords, cosmic, Darin Milanesio, divine, Editorial, God, life, music, Poetry, poetry “Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty May 14, 2018 / bitter, Charles Rafferty, exes, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, Micro, relationships, ships “Thoughts of Steak Tartare” by Ken Allan Dronsfield May 7, 2018 / burdens, contrast, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Peace, Poetry, poetry, questions A poem from Simon Perchik April 30, 2018 / consequences, crumbs, meal, memories, mouth, pieces, Poetry, poetry, Simon Perchik Excerpt From “We Three Kings” by D.M. Rice April 23, 2018 / 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 April 16, 2018 / cars, danger, Fiction, fiction, horror, Michael T Smith, murder mystery, serial killer, storm, thriller “Writing the Believable” by Alex Clare April 13, 2018 / 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 April 9, 2018 / black hole, excerpt, Ken Allan Dronsfield, missed opportunities, Poetry, poetry, present, thoughts “Stag” by Megan Denese Mealor April 2, 2018 / bars, grit, jukebox, Megan Denese Mealor, memories, pain, past, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Four Teacups” by Irtika Kazi March 26, 2018 / 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 March 19, 2018 / eternity, fathers, forest, Greg Lucas, lessons, life, Poetry, poetry, relationships, sons, trees “The Laptop of God” by KG Newman March 12, 2018 / computers, God, KG Newman, laptop, Poetry, poetry, religion, search history, searching “To Know Life, To Fight Unarmed” by Sarah Kersey March 5, 2018 / disillusioned, fight, life, parents, Poetry, poetry, reality, Sarah Kersey, tough, women writers “Half-Dream” by Ann Christine Tabaka February 26, 2018 / ann christine tabaka, daydream, out-of-body, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Night” by Chestina Craig February 19, 2018 / bravery, Chestina Craig, night, Poetry, poetry, resilience, self defense, walking alone, women, women writers “Icing” by Melissa Bobe February 12, 2018 / breakups, cupcakes, Fiction, fiction, flash fiction, heartbreak, icing, love, Melissa Bobe, women writers Mother Rips my Roots by Jasmine King February 5, 2018 / 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 January 22, 2018 / death, guns, Poetry, poetry, relationships, revenge, Stephanie Luka, violate, women writers “Skin” by Chestina Craig January 15, 2018 / bodies, cancer, Chestina Craig, cure, family, fruits, Poetry, poetry, skin, women, women writers “Hatching” by Lena Silver January 8, 2018 / 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 December 25, 2017 / death, inner self, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Peace, Plum, Poetry, poetry, Self-awareness, Spirituality “War Paint” by Linda Imbler December 18, 2017 / battle, eyeliner, Linda Imbler, makeup, mascara, paint, Poetry, poetry, war, women, women writers “Water Angel 2” by Stephen Mead December 11, 2017 / angels, Art, black and white, digital art, montage, Stephen Mead, water, wings “Old Photos” by Pat St. Pierre December 4, 2017 / cigarettes, mothers, past, Pat St. Pierre, photography, Poetry, poetry, smoke “Lexical Proverbs Newly Discovered” by Yuan Changming November 27, 2017 / meanings, Poetry, poetry, wordplay, words, Yuan Changming “Soft Dismount” by Matt Gillick November 20, 2017 / aspirations, careers, flash fiction, gymnast, gymnastics, Matt Gillick, Poetry, poetry “Eight Hour Sunder” by Edward Hemstreet November 13, 2017 / broken, Edward Hemstreet, end, Poetry, poetry “At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka November 6, 2017 / ann christine tabaka, dreams, loss, lost, overwhelmed, Poetry, poetry, struggle, women writers “On Halloween” by Matthew Maichen October 30, 2017 / alternate dimensions, costumes, Editorial, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, matthew maichen, pumpkins, skeletons “Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti October 23, 2017 / comfortable, fantasy, Fiction, flash fiction, forest, home, nature, neighbors, Ray Cicetti, relaxation I Am Scared of the Night by Indunil Madhusankha October 16, 2017 / darkness, Halloween, horror, Indunil Madhusankha, nature, night, Poetry, poetry, quiet, reprint, silence “Beware of the Quiet” by Ann Christine Tabaka October 9, 2017 / ann christine tabaka, illusions, Poetry, poetry, quiet, reality, silence, truth. perceptions, women writers “Oh, What the Hell” by Ken Allan Dronsfield October 2, 2017 / attitude, Ken Allan Dronsfield, mishaps, Murphy's Law, Poetry, poetry, positivity “The Confession of the Watcher at the Bell” by K.A. Liedel September 25, 2017 / breaking rules, cancer, Fiction, fiction, K.A. Liedel, science fiction, time travel, trap “This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley September 18, 2017 / Becky Shirley, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, loss, mothers, pregnancy, relationships, women writers “A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal September 11, 2017 / countries, divisions, fairytale, fantasy, feud, Fiction, kingdoms, Matthew McAyeal, parable, politics, religion, reprint, war “Jigsaw” by Amber West September 4, 2017 / Amber West, Fiction, fiction, fitting in, imposter syndrome, magic realism, puzzles, women writers “Daymare” by Ann Christine Tabaka August 28, 2017 / ann christine tabaka, dreams, lost, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Tunnels, Caves, Helmets” by Edd Rose August 21, 2017 / caves, doorways, Edd Rose, Hayao Miyazaki, Jiufen, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, outdoors, Sky Burials, Spirited Away, Taiwan, travel, tunnels, underground “Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen August 14, 2017 / atomic bomb, Fiction, fiction, Hiroshima, Japan, Natalie Einselen, Nuclear, Period, survivor, Urakami, women writers “Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte August 7, 2017 / city, Fiction, flash fiction, grandparents, imposter syndrome, Kelsey Parrotte, travel, women writers “Shakespeare in the Dark” by Peter Streitz July 31, 2017 / dark, homeless, Peter Streitz, Poetry, poetry, San Francisco, shakespeare, tweeker “You and I” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi July 24, 2017 / heartbreak, love, ocean, oxygen, Poetry, poetry, sea, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi “The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom July 17, 2017 / eternal youth, Fiction, fiction, Kristoffer Newsom, mortality, science fiction, twist “No Room in the Rubble” by Khalid Abu Dawas July 10, 2017 / love, Poetry, poetry, protest, revolution, room “Moments of Suffocating Dullness Interspersed with Violent and Near-suicidal Flashes of Excitement” by Edd Rose July 3, 2017 / 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 June 5, 2017 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, hiatus “To an Alzheimer’s Child” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi May 29, 2017 / alzheimer's, autumn, Fiction, forgetting, memories, Miscellaneous, Shah Tazrian Ashrafi “Dead Self thoughts reincarnated in words” by Stela Xega May 22, 2017 / faith, heart, mirror, Poetry, poetry, self-love, sky, Stela Xega, women writers “Attic Kitty” by Anna Keeler May 15, 2017 / Anna Keeler, attic, cats, family, Poetry, poetry, women writers Interview with Gerardeen Santiago of Aionios Books May 8, 2017 / Aionios Books, Aionios Cats, Carlsbad, editor, Gerardeen Santiago, indie publishing, Interview, interview, publishing, self publishing, women writers “The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier May 1, 2017 / cemetery, death, fantasy, Fiction, fiction, immortal, Jenna Crosier, speculative fiction and poetry, supernatural, women writers “I Spit Dust” by Darin Milanesio April 24, 2017 / conspiracy theories, Darin Milanesio, deterioration, Editorial, history, Poetry, poetry, society, work “The Couple Almost” by John Grey April 17, 2017 / celebration, connections, dance, John Grey, Poetry, poetry “a blason from the crossfaded” by Connor Chapman April 10, 2017 / Connor Chapman, crush, love, Poetry, poetry, rain, shoes, wish “To the Best” by Anna Keeler April 3, 2017 / Anna Keeler, birds, empty, Poetry, poetry, promises, relationships, separation, women writers “Rocks” by Elena L. Perez March 27, 2017 / best friends, collections, Editorial, elena lucia perez, expectations, family, Fiction, lists, rocks, women writers “Belittle” by Kelsey Parrotte March 20, 2017 / depression, Fiction, introvert, Kelsey Parrotte, second-person, small, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers “Twilight’s Crescendo” by Ken Allan Dronsfield March 13, 2017 / Ken Allan Dronsfield, nature, Poetry, poetry, storm, twilight “How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski March 6, 2017 / 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 February 27, 2017 / companion, death, Editorial, imagination, loss, matthew maichen, Non-Fiction, pain, reality, sadness, strength “Ventricle” by Amber West February 20, 2017 / Amber West, empty, Fiction, healing, heart, loss, searching, women writers “If I Were to Outlive You” by Ellen Webre February 13, 2017 / ellen webre, fitting in, found, lost, moon, nature, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Verb Tenses” by Meli Ewing February 6, 2017 / death, family, friend, loss, meli ewing, Non-Fiction, verb tenses, women writers “The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue January 31, 2017 / deformity, different, doctor, Editorial, Fiction, fitting in, invisible, marina shugrue, scars, stare, women writers “Masquerade” by Laurie Frisbey January 23, 2017 / hide, Laurie Frisbey, mask, Poetry, poetry, relationships, reveal, women writers “Stretch” by Sandra White January 16, 2017 / breath, brothers, family, Fiction, meditation, moon, Sandra White, women writers “Judy and Modern Medicine” by John Grey January 9, 2017 / doctor, infatuation, John Grey, medicine, Poetry, poetry “Hypertension” by Maya Castleman January 2, 2017 / cities, family, heart, history, Maya Castleman, Poetry, poetry, progress, society, veins, women writers “Word Supreme” by Clint Keller December 26, 2016 / Clint Keller, love, Poetry, poetry, words “The Pissing Contest” by Laurie Frisbey December 19, 2016 / Daffodils, dreams, Laurie Frisbey, Pissing, Poetry, poetry, Sunshine, women writers, wreck “The Living Dead” by John Short December 12, 2016 / battle, bugs, death, drugs, Fiction, fiction, Halloween, hallucinations, horror, John Short, landlords, war “Traffic Kids” by Farah Billa December 5, 2016 / Bengali, California, family, Los Angeles, Poetry, poetry, reprint, Traffic, women writers “Water” by Gabby Catalano November 28, 2016 / death, Gabby Catalano, love, Poetry, poetry, relationships, women writers “Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor November 21, 2016 / cooking, family, farming, home, Micro, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, wheat, women writers Excerpt from Hypervision Episode 1 November 18, 2016 / comedy, excerpt, exclusives, film, Miscellaneous, Screenplay Writer Interview: Steven Jay, Creator of Hypervision November 18, 2016 / action, comedy, fantasy, film, hypervision, Interview, interview, Screenplay, screenwriting “On South Providence Road, 11:34 PM” by Tonya Eberhard November 14, 2016 / cars, dark, driving, Poetry, poetry, streetlights, Tonya Eberhard, Traffic, women writers “Get Up Get Down Get Outro” by Taylor Han November 7, 2016 / Audio, happiness, music, Poetry, poetry, recording, taylor han, youtube Upcoming Changes November 1, 2016 / Editorial “Shadows” by Hanoch Guy October 31, 2016 / cold, death, hanock guy, Poetry, poetry, rural, shadows, twilight “Vienna Night 3: Brazilian Exchange Students” by Jesse Swire October 24, 2016 / dance, jesse swire, language, Poetry, poetry, Portuguese, psychedelic, spanish “The Soul is Water” by Sudeep Adhikari October 17, 2016 / love, Poetry, poetry, sudeep adhikari, universe “Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios October 10, 2016 / experimenting, family, Fiction, fiction, gay, infatuation, lgbtqia+, love, women writers “Sunday School” by Natalie Crick October 3, 2016 / church, God, natalie crick, Poetry, poetry, religion, sexuality, sunday school, women writers “Rowena’s Poetry” by John Grey September 26, 2016 / Australian, John Grey, Poetry, poetry “In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan September 19, 2016 / experimental, faith, Fiction, fiction, God, Kafka, Michael Paul Hogan, Nietzsche, philosophy, psychiatry, religion, Sartre “A Passage” by Irsa Ruçi September 12, 2016 / Albanian, childhood, dreams, family, grandparents, Irsa Ruci, morning, Poetry, poetry, women writers “Interview with a Children’s Book Author” by Ben Nardolilli September 5, 2016 / Ben Nardolilli, desire, fate, Poetry, poetry, success “Confessionals” by Chestina Craig August 29, 2016 / burning, Chestina Craig, family, fire, Poetry, poetry, witches, women writers “Omen Sketches” by Rachelle Pinnow August 22, 2016 / omens, Poetry, poetry, Rachelle Pinnow, streets, symbols, text, women writers “GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos August 15, 2016 / change, Fiction, fiction, life, lifestyle, Los Angeles, Miscellaneous, Tadeu Bijos Happy Birthday to The Metaworker! August 9, 2016 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, literary magazine, online magazine “Twilight’s Drift” By Ken Allan Dronsfield August 8, 2016 / Ken Allan Dronsfield, nature, Peace, Poetry, poetry, sky, twilight “Casualties, or I can’t f*#!ing understand this Ikea Diagram” by Dani Neiley August 5, 2016 / Dani Neiley, distance, Fiction, fiction, objects, relationships, women writers “Crazy at the Viper” by Ben Nardolilli August 1, 2016 / Ben Nardolilli, choices, courage, music, Poetry, poetry Interview with Alex Clare July 29, 2016 / Alex Clare, Interview, interview, thriller, women writers “Girl” by Chestina Craig July 25, 2016 / Chestina Craig, confidence, gender role, girl, identity, Poetry, poetry, walking alone, women, women writers Excerpt from “He’s Gone” July 22, 2016 / Alex Clare, colleagues, detective, Fiction, fiction, Miscellaneous, missing child, police, thriller, woman, women writers “An Abstract Vision of Paradise” by Scott Thomas Outlar July 18, 2016 / balance, beginnings, cosmic, evolution, fruition, Miscellaneous, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, paradise, perspective, Scott Tomas Outlar “Diamondsuit” by Rachelle Pinnow July 11, 2016 / butterflies, Poetry, poetry, Rachelle Pinnow, reprint, women writers “Fireworks and Supernovas” by Jack Madeira July 4, 2016 / fireworks, Jake Madeira, light, parents, Poetry, poetry, stars Our New Editor! July 1, 2016 / announcements, Dani Neiley, Editorial, literary magazine, online magazine, staff writing, women writers “This is not a Political Poem” by Addison Namnoum June 27, 2016 / Addison Namnoum, dance, death, family, love, Poetry, poetry, tears “Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre June 20, 2016 / Adam St. Pierre, Fiction, fiction, hiding, snow “Conversations with Carbon” by Chestina Craig June 13, 2016 / ashes, Chestina Craig, fire, loss, mothers, Poetry, poetry, women writers “On Fainting in Tube Stations” by Carter Vance June 6, 2016 / Carter Vance, love, memory, Poetry, poetry, time “Eclipsed” by Matt Rouse May 30, 2016 / blood, driveway, evening, forgot, matt rouse, Poetry, poetry “Shimmers of Time” by Ken Allan Dronsfield May 23, 2016 / horizon, Ken Allan Dronsfield, love, memories, moon, Poetry, poetry, sand “Bathsheba Beckons” by Fred Owens May 16, 2016 / books, California, farm, Fiction, fiction, Fred Owens, lonely, popcorn, potatoes “La Ciudad” by Ellen Zhang May 9, 2016 / Ellen Zhang, eyes, insomnia, la ciudad, night, Poetry, poetry, shadows, wandering, women writers “Insomuch, I can see” by Jordan Wirth May 2, 2016 / bars, cricket, darkness, empty, hope, Jordan Wirth, Poetry, poetry, refugee “Seep” by Elizabeth Tyrell April 25, 2016 / change, elizabeth tyrell, inspiration, Poetry, poetry, women writers And…We’re Back! April 18, 2016 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, literary magazine, online magazine “Clocks” by Matt Rouse April 18, 2016 / anxiety, clocks, matt rouse, numbers, Poetry, poetry, time Interview With Michael Schmitt March 28, 2016 / Image, Interview, interview, March, michael schmitt, poetry, Ruthless Hippies, San Diego Interview with Your Editors March 21, 2016 / 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 March 14, 2016 / author interview, comic book author, comic books, comics, grapic novels, Interview, jean barker, science fiction, speculative fiction and poetry, women writers Author Interview: Jessica Therrien March 7, 2016 / children of the gods series, Interview, interview, jessica therrien, March, women writers, YA The Good Break – An Update from the Editor in Chief February 29, 2016 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Image, literary magazine “Every Night” by Ellen Webre February 22, 2016 / ellen webre, horror, night, Poetry, poetry, shadows, thriller, women writers “On Writing” by Marina Shugrue February 15, 2016 / childhood, Editorial, marina shugrue, nonfiction, on writing, women writers “It is Tuesday, November 3rd & I am Alive by Whatever Means Necessary” by Torrin Greathouse February 8, 2016 / city, Image, Poetry, poetry, storm, survival, torrin greathouse “A Dream About a Sky That is a Sea” by Meli Ewing February 1, 2016 / dreams, fantasy, fiction, Image, magic, meli ewing, Miscellaneous, ocean, women writers “The Lunch Bucket Game” by Ronnie Clark January 25, 2016 / Audio, audio fiction, Miscellaneous, mystery, noir, ronnie clark, thriller “Write” by Elena Lucia Perez January 18, 2016 / advice, Editorial, elena lucia perez, Fiction, fiction, hybrid lit, on writing, women writers “A Question Considered in a Pedal Car” by Ellen Webre January 11, 2016 / cars, childhood, ellen webre, growing up, Poetry, poetry, women writers, youth “Blossom” by torrin greathouse January 4, 2016 / beauty, flowers, love, Poetry, poetry, torrin greathouse Beating a Dead Horse (Or Good Prose Writing) by Matthew Maichen December 28, 2015 / advice, brevity, clarity, Editorial, Editorial, on writing, rant, staff writing “The Woman Who Makes My Salad” By LilyAnne Rice December 21, 2015 / identity, immigrants, nametag, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, poverty, salad, women writers “Two Kisses” by Tadeu Bijos December 14, 2015 / dating, Frank Gehry, girls, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, romance, Tadeu Bijos Hump Day Update from the Editor in Chief December 9, 2015 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Nicole Mormann Five Short Poems by Michael Cantin December 7, 2015 / doubt, glue sticks, micro, Micro, oubliette, Poetry, poetry, reframe “How to become a Professional Writer (And Get Paid Too)” by Nicole Mormann November 30, 2015 / careers, Editorial, Editorial, Nicole Mormann, on writing, staff writing, women writers “4 AM Girl” By Matthew Maichen November 23, 2015 / Editorial, Fiction, ghost, girl, haunted, night, psychic, walk, women “Kinds of Tears” by Zoe Zhang November 16, 2015 / grief, Miscellaneous, sadness, tears, women writers, Zoe Zhang “Steps” By Elena Lucia Perez November 9, 2015 / breakups, dreams, Editorial, elena lucia perez, growth, Miscellaneous, self-image, staff writing, women writers “Symphorophilia, or Crash: 1898” by Michael Cantin November 2, 2015 / damsel, Poetry, poetry, train, villain, western “Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos October 26, 2015 / comedy, dating, dogs, Fiction, fiction, Miscellaneous, Tadeu Bijos “One Girl” by Ellen Webre October 19, 2015 / ellen webre, feminist, Fiction, fiction, girl, Miscellaneous, poetry, women, women writers “Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue October 12, 2015 / ballet, Editorial, Fiction, fiction, horror, insomnia, marina shugrue, nightmares, sleep paralysis, thriller, women writers “Bandile” by Darin Milanesio October 5, 2015 / africa, Darin Milanesio, Editorial, Fiction, fiction, fireworks, magic, river “Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat September 28, 2015 / Amethyst Hope Hethcoat, catfish, dating, Fiction, fiction, love, online, women writers “The Last Time I Spoke to Penelope” by Matthew Maichen September 21, 2015 / Editorial, fantasy, feminist, Fiction, fiction, lesbian, lgbtqia+, matthew maichen, mythology The Cycle of Writing by Nicole Mormann September 14, 2015 / Editorial, Editorial, habits, Nicole Mormann, Non-Fiction, nonfiction, on writing, staff writing, women writers “Daymare” by Wil Deas September 7, 2015 / confusion, escapism, nightmare, nightmares, Poetry, poetry, wil deas On Art – An Update from the Editor in Chief September 3, 2015 / announcements, art, Editorial, Editorial, matthew maichen “They” and “The Mountain Where our Bones Showed Through” by Jesse Swire August 31, 2015 / bones, gender, genderqueer, jesse swire, love, mountains, Poetry, poetry, romance, trans “Lethargic Colonist in Church’s Chicken” by Ellen Webre August 24, 2015 / church, colonialism, ellen webre, honey, Poetry, poetry, women writers Maichen Nation Here August 18, 2015 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, matthew maichen, staff writing We’re Doing What Scares the Sh*t Out of Us and We Love It August 9, 2015 / announcements, Editorial, Editorial, Nicole Mormann, staff writing, women writers
