Matthew Maichen, Author at The Metaworker Literary Magazine - Page 3 of 3

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

March 5, 2018August 19, 20200

To know life is …

“Half-Dream” by Ann Christine Tabaka

February 26, 2018August 29, 20201

Gilded morning shatters sleep, …

“Night” by Chestina Craig

February 19, 2018May 16, 20250

I have been raised …

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe

February 12, 2018January 10, 20212

She’d had a cupcake …

Mother Rips my Roots by Jasmine King

February 5, 2018November 9, 20200

With Lines from “The …

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

January 22, 2018August 19, 20201

I watched you slide …

“Skin” by Chestina Craig

January 15, 2018September 1, 20201

SKIN is the bodies …

“Hatching” by Lena Silver

January 8, 2018September 23, 20200

I was born an …

“The Plum Tree” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

December 25, 2017August 19, 20200

How did the …

“War Paint” by Linda Imbler

December 18, 2017August 19, 20200

Tonight the battle will …

“Water Angel 2” by Stephen Mead

December 11, 2017July 29, 20240

Note from the artist: Though …

“Old Photos” by Pat St. Pierre

December 4, 2017September 4, 20200

I never saw my …

“Lexical Proverbs Newly Discovered” by Yuan Changming

November 27, 2017July 7, 20190

No art without startle …

“Soft Dismount” by Matt Gillick

November 20, 2017January 10, 20210

A Gymnast propels through …

“Eight Hour Sunder” by Edward Hemstreet

November 13, 2017October 20, 20190

Do not let this …

“On Halloween” by Matthew Maichen

October 30, 2017September 3, 20201

My earliest memories involve …

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti

October 23, 2017June 1, 20260

Once there was a …

“Beware of the Quiet” by Ann Christine Tabaka

October 9, 2017December 5, 20250

Do not allow …

“Oh, What the Hell” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

October 2, 2017February 2, 20192

Gracefully inept at life’s …

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

September 25, 2017June 1, 20260

The peace inside the …

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley

September 18, 2017March 15, 20220

You come home, half …

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal

September 11, 2017June 1, 20260

Once upon a time, …

“You and I” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

July 24, 2017September 11, 20171

You were the ocean …

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom

July 17, 2017June 1, 20260

They rode together in …

“No Room in the Rubble” by Khalid Abu Dawas

July 10, 2017September 11, 20170

I used to pray …

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

July 3, 2017August 29, 20200

The poet Charles Bukowski …

June Hiatus – A Message from the Editor in Chief

June 5, 2017February 26, 20250

I’ll start with what …

Interview with Gerardeen Santiago of Aionios Books

May 8, 2017September 1, 20200

Editor-in-Chief’s Note: Gerardeen Santiago …

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier

May 1, 2017June 1, 20260

Every year, from the …

“The Couple Almost” by John Grey

April 17, 2017August 25, 20201

She camouflaged herself at …

“a blason from the crossfaded” by Connor Chapman

April 10, 2017August 19, 20200

A very pretty girl …

“To the Best” by Anna Keeler

April 3, 2017August 19, 20200

We sit on the …

“Rocks” by Elena L. Perez

March 27, 2017February 23, 20200

Obsidian, black, but when …

“Belittle” by Kelsey Parrotte

March 20, 2017June 1, 20261

Yesterday you were five …

“Twilight’s Crescendo” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

March 13, 2017September 3, 20201

absent of pearls in …

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

February 27, 2017August 30, 20201

I only ever wrote …

“Word Supreme” by Clint Keller

December 26, 2016August 19, 20200

What I’m saying right …

“The Pissing Contest” by Laurie Frisbey

December 19, 2016February 22, 20222

Let’s make this a …

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016June 1, 20260

I opened my eyes, …

“Traffic Kids” by Farah Billa

December 5, 2016February 23, 20220

I don’t think in …

“Water” by Gabby Catalano

November 28, 2016August 19, 20200

“He laid his head …

“Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor

November 21, 2016January 15, 20220

1 My grandfather lived …

“Shadows” by Hanoch Guy

October 31, 2016August 19, 20200

I. I jump at …

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios

October 10, 2016February 23, 20200

Wait until your mother …

“Rowena’s Poetry” by John Grey

September 26, 2016August 19, 20200

She reads new poetry …

Interview With Michael Schmitt

March 28, 2016August 19, 20200

Michael Schmitt is the …