Archives SearchSearch “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. 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Bergmann April 10, 2023 / baroque, FJ Bergmann, gothic, moon, night, Poetry, poetry, romantic “American Arcana: That Lone Harpy of Appalachia” by Kate Shannon April 3, 2023 / appalachia, Kate Shannon, monsters, Poetry, poetry, women “How to Unflap a Flapper” by Leslie Cairns March 27, 2023 / Fiction, leslie cairns, lgbt, nostalgia, roaring 20s, women “Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming March 20, 2023 / alcohol, brothers, family, Fiction, Hunting, nature, work life balance The Metaworker Podcast – 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, water The Metaworker Podcast – 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. 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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, lgbt, Top Posts “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, Top Posts “Dorset” by J.R. Barner October 3, 2022 / europe, family, fathers, history, J.R. 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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, language, 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, Top Posts “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, 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, 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, lgbt, 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, lgbt, 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, suburbs, survival “Plastic Hearts” by Chella Courington April 15, 2022 / chella courington, childhood, Fiction, lgbt, 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 Nominations and Internships April 6, 2022 / cerid jones, Editorial, Editorial, international, kim malinowski, matthew maichen, poetry, rhysling award, science fiction “A Winter Prayer for Color” by Ash Evan Lippert April 4, 2022 / ash evan lippert, cold, color, fire, lgbt, 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 The Metaworker Podcast – 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, Poetry, poetry, russell willis, secrets “Indistinguishable” by Kenton K. Yee March 14, 2022 / comedy, family, fathers, Fiction, fiction, kenton k. yee, physics, reprint, science fiction “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, 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 – 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, thoughts “In Between” by Kelly Claytor December 24, 2021 / death, family, Fiction, fiction, ghost, history, kelly claytor, life, love, relationships, women, women writers “Before” by Margaret Krusinga December 20, 2021 / animals, death, dogs, form, grief, love, Margaret Krusinga, pets, Poetry, 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, 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, haiku, mothers, Poetry, poetry, religion, Top Posts “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 – 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 – 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 / fairy tales, fantasy, history, photography, Poetry, 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 – Meditations on Water by Stella Meadows July 28, 2021 / Audio, childhood, fantasy, identity, lgbt, nonfiction, Podcast, science fiction, self-acceptance, Stella Meadows, transgender The Metaworker Podcast – 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 – The Poetry of Kate Shannon July 28, 2021 / Audio, bone, death, inspiration, interpretation, Kate Shannon, Podcast, poetry, time The Metaworker Podcast – Little Gem Magnolia by Paul Rabinowitz July 28, 2021 / art, Audio, fiction, film, new orleans, paul rabinowitz, Podcast, poetry, prose, setting The Metaworker Podcast – 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 – 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, lgbt, 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, 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, lgbt, 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, 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, Top Posts “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 “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, 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, lgbt, 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, lgbt, 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, 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, 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, matthew maichen “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 “Upon Being Published” by Ulyses Razo November 30, 2020 / cars, 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,
