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Author: Elena Lucia Perez

You Forget How Wet A Fire Is by Mitch Kampf
Non-Fiction

You Forget How Wet A Fire Is by Mitch Kampf

July 18, 2025July 17, 20250

“Your neighbors hose down windows and doors. They spray you by accident. Not that you care.” – excerpt from You Forget How Wet A Fire Is, non-fiction by Mitch Kampf

Work Trip by Sayani De
Fiction

Work Trip by Sayani De

July 14, 2025July 7, 20250

“A cool morning breeze of November blew against my face… We were taking women to see the sea.” – excerpt from Work Trip, fiction by Sayani De #TheMetaworker

Three Micros by Jacqueline Goyette
Fiction / Micro

Three Micros by Jacqueline Goyette

July 11, 2025July 7, 20250

Three micro fiction pieces by Jacqueline Goyette #TheMetaworker

Wonboyn, 2024 by Matthew T Phillips
Poetry

Wonboyn, 2024 by Matthew T Phillips

July 7, 2025July 3, 20250

“The specular / Reflection / Splitting light / Into prisms / Like rainbow / Scales” – excerpt from Wonboyn, 2024, poetry by Matthew T Phillips #TheMetaworker

When Babies Started Being Born With Wings by David Henson
Fiction

When Babies Started Being Born With Wings by David Henson

July 4, 2025July 3, 20250

“They were little more than a shimmer on the backs of our newborns, translucent like a dragonfly’s.” – excerpt from When Babies Started Being Born With Wings, speculative fiction by David Henson #TheMetaworker

Excerpt from Zahra the Shadow Flame
Miscellaneous

Excerpt from Zahra the Shadow Flame

September 24, 2018December 10, 20240

Created by Rakan Sindi and Kali Baker-Johnson, ZAHRA THE SHADOW FLAME is about a young woman named Zahra Darwesh, growing up in the fictional country of United …

Author Interview: Kali Baker-Johnson and Rakan Sindi
Interview

Author Interview: Kali Baker-Johnson and Rakan Sindi

September 24, 2018December 10, 20240

Below, The Metaworker presents an exclusive interview with the creators of the new comic book series, ZAHRA THE SHADOW FLAME. Check out this companion post for a …

Interview with Your Editors
Editorial / Interview

Interview with Your Editors

March 21, 2016August 29, 20201

What sort of subjects/genres do you like to write about and why? MARINA: I’m a big proponent of mixing genres, so everything and anything is …

Author Interview: Jean Barker
Interview

Author Interview: Jean Barker

March 14, 2016May 30, 20250

 JEAN BARKER left a successful writing career as a journalist and humor columnist in South Africa to pursue her long-delayed dream of becoming a filmmaker in …

Author Interview: Jessica Therrien
Interview

Author Interview: Jessica Therrien

March 7, 2016September 23, 20202

Read our previous post for more details, but to sum it up: For the Month of March, we won’t be publishing your submissions (keep sending them, though!) …

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