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We are The Metaworker, an online literary magazine where great stories are forged. Our mission is to publish great things to read. Send us the stuff you don’t think will be published anywhere else. We want new ideas, words that make us ponder, narratives that upend stereotypes. We don’t care if you’re an established writer or someone who’s never been published before, if you're a student or returning to writing after a career in something else, if you're 16 or 80, if you live in the United States, in India, in New Zealand, in Mexico – if you’ve got something you think needs to be shared with the world, submit it to us! We publish prose, poetry, art, and more on our website every Monday at noon PST, plus we sometimes post fun extras (like our podcast episodes) on Wednesdays or Fridays.
“Waiting” by Christine Webster-Hansen
Poetry

“Waiting” by Christine Webster-Hansen

July 19, 2021July 20, 20210

Eyes linger, unchanged photos …

“On Half-Inch Heroes” by Ben Umayam
Non-Fiction

“On Half-Inch Heroes” by Ben Umayam

July 16, 2021February 23, 20220

Like all Filipinos, at …

“North Jersey” by John O’Brien
Poetry

“North Jersey” by John O’Brien

July 12, 2021July 11, 20210

Train tops tick tackingnext …

“Boy, Deer, Chair” by Sam Asher
Fiction

“Boy, Deer, Chair” by Sam Asher

July 9, 2021March 23, 20241

There’s a cloud in …

“The Surgeon” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“The Surgeon” by Cameron Morse

July 5, 2021July 5, 20211

If I  check my …

“Waking Up in California” by Jennifer Novotney
Poetry

“Waking Up in California” by Jennifer Novotney

July 2, 2021July 1, 20211

My mother is already …

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

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

June 28, 2021June 30, 20211

They called me incandescent. …

“Jupiter’s Raindrops” by John O’Brien
Poetry

“Jupiter’s Raindrops” by John O’Brien

June 25, 2021June 30, 20210

Jupiter’s raindrops area phenomenon …

“Turning Back, Going Forward” by E Martin Pederson
Poetry

“Turning Back, Going Forward” by E Martin Pederson

June 21, 2021June 30, 20210

It seems like paradise, …

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

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

June 18, 2021June 30, 20210

When I greet “semi-strangers,” …

“The System of Considerations” by Keko Prijatelj
Poetry

“The System of Considerations” by Keko Prijatelj

June 14, 2021February 23, 20220

InsectsPerfected in that specific …

“Rangoli Man” by Mina Rozario
Fiction

“Rangoli Man” by Mina Rozario

June 11, 2021March 23, 20241

Maya’s entire town had …

“Perfusion” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“Perfusion” by Cameron Morse

June 7, 2021June 30, 20210

Perfuse mebrain scanner Push …

“The Body Electric in Several Takes” by Edison Jennings
Poetry

“The Body Electric in Several Takes” by Edison Jennings

June 4, 2021June 30, 20210

An ivy educated American …

“The Road to Cavalry” by Arthur L Wood
Poetry

“The Road to Cavalry” by Arthur L Wood

May 31, 2021June 30, 20210

How many days to …

“Dead Man’s Party” by Laura Becker
Art

“Dead Man’s Party” by Laura Becker

May 28, 2021July 29, 20240

Laura Becker is a …

“The Mosquito and the Bell Jar” by Carol Motta
Poetry

“The Mosquito and the Bell Jar” by Carol Motta

May 24, 2021June 30, 20210

Our balsa-sweet Mosquito flies …

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

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

May 21, 2021June 30, 20210

We have always lived …

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

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

May 14, 2021December 6, 20241

From downstairs I hear …

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

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

May 10, 2021June 30, 20210

Seven billion was the …

“Antidote” by Kate Copeland
Poetry

“Antidote” by Kate Copeland

May 7, 2021June 30, 20210

A fire sunset facing …

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen

May 3, 2021August 27, 20231

On questioning circumstance;One must …

“Cardinal Sin” by Jennifer Fox
Fiction

“Cardinal Sin” by Jennifer Fox

April 30, 2021June 30, 20210

Julie stared at the …

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

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

April 26, 2021June 30, 20211

This solarium could be …

Paradise is a Feeling by Stella Meadows
Non-Fiction

Paradise is a Feeling by Stella Meadows

February 15, 2021February 15, 20211

It’s a perfect day …

Nettle Fringed Earth by Melissa Reynolds
Newsletters

Nettle Fringed Earth by Melissa Reynolds

December 1, 20200

This month we’ve got …

Writer and the Stress Beast by Melissa Reynolds
Newsletters

Writer and the Stress Beast by Melissa Reynolds

October 18, 2020February 4, 20250

I sit down to …

A Writer and Dungeons and Dragons by Melissa Reynolds
Newsletters

A Writer and Dungeons and Dragons by Melissa Reynolds

September 6, 2020February 4, 20250

I started playing Dungeons …

Hagiography, 13 Reasons Why, and understanding the implications of our work by Matthew Maichen
Newsletters

Hagiography, 13 Reasons Why, and understanding the implications of our work by Matthew Maichen

August 9, 2020September 23, 20200

Disclaimer: Before writing this, …

“Dopo Mezzonatte” by Marina Kazakova
Poetry

“Dopo Mezzonatte” by Marina Kazakova

July 24, 2020August 24, 20201

Dopo mezzanotte! Dopo, dopo! …

“Plywood World” by Fabrice Poussin
Poetry

“Plywood World” by Fabrice Poussin

July 20, 2020August 19, 20200

Another stormy night in …

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr
Fiction

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr

July 17, 2020September 23, 20200

Morning, a hot wind …

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow
Fiction

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow

July 13, 2020August 29, 20200

The photos on the …

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge
Poetry

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge

July 10, 2020September 1, 20200

In a chamber with …

“Ghost Machine” by Terry Tierney
Poetry

“Ghost Machine” by Terry Tierney

July 6, 2020September 1, 20200

“My mother says the camera steals souls,” #MetaworkerMonday

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski

June 29, 2020August 19, 20200

She wasn’t a phoenix, …

“Coffee Cup, Empty” by DAH
Poetry

“Coffee Cup, Empty” by DAH

June 22, 2020August 19, 20202

This dimly-lit café, there’s …

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai

June 15, 2020August 19, 20200

somewhere up here  you …

Time in a Coronavirus World by Elena Lucia Perez
Newsletters

Time in a Coronavirus World by Elena Lucia Perez

June 6, 2020September 23, 20200

“Time is an illusion.” …

Zoom Fatigue and Quarantine Reads by Darin Milanesio
Newsletters

Zoom Fatigue and Quarantine Reads by Darin Milanesio

May 3, 2020September 23, 20200

You’ll have to forgive …

Preview: The Story That Folded Into Itself by Marina Shugrue
Newsletters

Preview: The Story That Folded Into Itself by Marina Shugrue

April 1, 2020September 23, 20200

There’s no getting around …

“An Article Containing Absolutely No Sane Reason to Write Novels” by Matthew Maichen
Newsletters

“An Article Containing Absolutely No Sane Reason to Write Novels” by Matthew Maichen

March 7, 2020September 23, 20200

We’ve been running The …

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky
Fiction

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky

March 2, 2020August 29, 20200

One lost Saturday night, …

Why Do We Write? by Elena Lucia Perez
Newsletters

Why Do We Write? by Elena Lucia Perez

February 1, 2020September 23, 20200

Why do we write? …

Give Me Lists or Give Me Death by Darin Milanesio
Newsletters

Give Me Lists or Give Me Death by Darin Milanesio

December 31, 2019September 23, 20200

It’s the end of …

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor
Fiction

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor

December 23, 2019March 23, 20240

Sure, no one ever …

Focusing on Your Creative Goals When You’ve Sold Out by Marina Shugrue
Newsletters

Focusing on Your Creative Goals When You’ve Sold Out by Marina Shugrue

December 9, 2019September 23, 20200

I’ve been a sellout …

“The Juicer” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“The Juicer” by Cameron Morse

November 18, 2019August 19, 20201

In the dream, I’m …

“Advice for Young Lovers” by Thom Young
Poetry

“Advice for Young Lovers” by Thom Young

November 11, 2019August 29, 20200

“try hate later on” #MetaworkerMonday

“Outsider Art” by Joe Bishop
Poetry

“Outsider Art” by Joe Bishop

November 4, 2019September 23, 20200

“as I hunch in gnarly leather, drool, toothless,” #metaworkermonday

“Presence” by Matt Dennison
Poetry

“Presence” by Matt Dennison

October 28, 2019September 3, 20200

The summer after my …

“The Outcast Dead” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“The Outcast Dead” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

October 21, 2019September 2, 20200

“In the dead and dark of night,/
upon a haunted gorge they rise.” #metaworkermonday

“Barbed Wires” by Ria Banerjee
Poetry

“Barbed Wires” by Ria Banerjee

October 14, 2019August 29, 20200

Did you, my beloved, …

“Maui” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“Maui” by Cameron Morse

October 7, 2019October 14, 20190

We go grocery shopping …

“Longing/Desire” by Dr. Koshy AV
Poetry

“Longing/Desire” by Dr. Koshy AV

September 30, 2019August 19, 20200

The longing of the …

“Two Mothers and a Mulberry Tree” by John Noland
Non-Fiction

“Two Mothers and a Mulberry Tree” by John Noland

September 23, 2019September 4, 20201

Soft as buckskin and …

“Garfield Books” by Jeremy Szuder
Poetry

“Garfield Books” by Jeremy Szuder

September 16, 2019August 19, 20200

I sit and I …

Welcome to The Forge
Newsletters

Welcome to The Forge

September 15, 2019February 22, 20220

We’ve got a new …

“Grace” by Jeff Burt
Poetry

“Grace” by Jeff Burt

September 9, 2019September 9, 20240

I freeze, startled by …

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell
Poetry

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell

September 2, 2019August 29, 20200

The house across from …

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV
Poetry

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV

August 26, 2019September 3, 20200

When it was the …

“Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg
Fiction

“Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg

August 19, 2019September 23, 20200

It was the kind …

“Blessing” by Jeff Burt
Poetry

“Blessing” by Jeff Burt

August 12, 2019August 29, 20200

may your eyelids be …

“Romulus” by Charles Rafferty
Fiction

“Romulus” by Charles Rafferty

August 5, 2019January 10, 20210

It wasn’t like that. …

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

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

July 29, 2019September 1, 20202

Then the Billado Block …

“Trouble Every Day VI” by Glen Armstrong
Poetry

“Trouble Every Day VI” by Glen Armstrong

July 22, 2019August 19, 20200

I exist where you’ve …

“South of the Nipple” by Paul Negri
Fiction

“South of the Nipple” by Paul Negri

July 15, 2019September 11, 20221

It was just beneath …

“Stripped” by James la Vigne
Fiction

“Stripped” by James la Vigne

July 8, 2019September 4, 20200

Having little to his …

“It was Slow” by Kaileen Campbell
Poetry

“It was Slow” by Kaileen Campbell

July 8, 2019March 15, 20220

I sat and held  …

“Reclamation” by Mallika Bhaumik
Poetry

“Reclamation” by Mallika Bhaumik

July 1, 2019August 19, 20200

Someday we might meet,when …

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee
Poetry

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee

June 24, 2019August 19, 20201

There’s a man the …

“Folded Sky” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik
Poetry

“Folded Sky” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik

June 10, 2019August 19, 20200

I fold the corners …

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

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

January 21, 2019February 23, 20201

  Entry Door Yes …

“Obliviol” by Jason A. Bartles
Miscellaneous

“Obliviol” by Jason A. Bartles

December 31, 2018December 10, 20240

INTERIOR FAMILY HOME – …

On Watermelon Street by John Short
Fiction

On Watermelon Street by John Short

December 24, 2018September 3, 20200

It was the upper …

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

November 26, 2018January 10, 20212

We will not subside, …

“Almost Rimbaud” by Mary Shanley
Poetry

“Almost Rimbaud” by Mary Shanley

November 19, 2018August 19, 20200

I live in the …

“Auscultation” by Sanjeev Sethi
Poetry

“Auscultation” by Sanjeev Sethi

November 12, 2018August 30, 20201

Halcyon and hurtful coexist …

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo
Poetry

“Everyday I am Born Like This” by Abhilipsa Sahoo

November 5, 2018August 19, 20201

everyday I am born …

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

October 29, 2018February 13, 20221

Come with me, it …

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin
Fiction

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin

October 22, 2018September 23, 20201

“Pickup for Angelo.” He …

“Game [ON]” by Henry Crawford
Poetry

“Game [ON]” by Henry Crawford

October 15, 2018August 19, 20200

[w]ham-o Sam-o [Suitors Up!] …

“Dark Side Whispers” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“Dark Side Whispers” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

October 8, 2018October 7, 20180

Unrelenting passion in a …

“Sea Moon” by Sheikha A.
Poetry

“Sea Moon” by Sheikha A.

June 4, 2018September 3, 20200

A road divider on …

“How to Draw a Circle” by Damian Campana
Poetry

“How to Draw a Circle” by Damian Campana

May 28, 2018January 15, 20221

  Damian Campana is …

“Thoughts of Steak Tartare” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“Thoughts of Steak Tartare” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

May 7, 2018August 27, 20230

Can your mind sustain …

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka

November 6, 2017February 23, 20200

He stood outside the …

I Am Scared of the Night by Indunil Madhusankha
Poetry

I Am Scared of the Night by Indunil Madhusankha

October 16, 2017February 23, 20220

As the dusk creeps …

“Jigsaw” by Amber West
Fiction

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

September 4, 2017March 15, 20220

I was born a …

“Daymare” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“Daymare” by Ann Christine Tabaka

August 28, 2017September 23, 20202

Fragments of dreams scattered …

“Tunnels, Caves, Helmets” by Edd Rose
Non-Fiction

“Tunnels, Caves, Helmets” by Edd Rose

August 21, 2017September 11, 20170

I’ve probably been inside …

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen
Fiction

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen

August 14, 2017May 16, 20250

Tsuki Amai’s wristwatch emitted …

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte
Fiction

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte

August 7, 2017March 15, 20221

It’s not smoggy like …

“Shakespeare in the Dark” by Peter Streitz
Poetry

“Shakespeare in the Dark” by Peter Streitz

July 31, 2017September 11, 20170

The tweeker’s Boggy, alcoholic …

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

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

May 29, 2017September 11, 20172

It’s autumn now. The …

“Dead Self thoughts reincarnated in words” by Stela Xega
Poetry

“Dead Self thoughts reincarnated in words” by Stela Xega

May 22, 2017August 19, 20200

Darling, listen. no matter …

“Attic Kitty” by Anna Keeler
Poetry

“Attic Kitty” by Anna Keeler

May 15, 2017August 19, 20200

Someone would love to …

“I Spit Dust” by Darin Milanesio
Editorial / Poetry

“I Spit Dust” by Darin Milanesio

April 24, 2017August 30, 20200

The fog was making …

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski
Poetry

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski

March 6, 2017August 19, 20202

Sometimes I like to …

“Ventricle” by Amber West
Fiction

“Ventricle” by Amber West

February 20, 2017September 23, 20201

I lost my heart …

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