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Category: Micro

Morning by Anthony ILacqua
Fiction / Micro

Morning by Anthony ILacqua

April 18, 2025April 12, 20250

microfiction by by Anthony ILacqua #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Micro Fiction by Matthew Chamberlin
Fiction / Micro

Micro Fiction by Matthew Chamberlin

March 24, 2025March 31, 20250

[76 words] Trucks Sometimes I think I too will die or merely come apart in mists,only to curl and re-cohere, as banks of automotive smog, …

Micro Poetry by David A. Goodrum
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by David A. Goodrum

February 10, 2025April 7, 20250

Micro Poetry by David A. Goodrum #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh

January 13, 2025January 6, 20250

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #literarymagazine #writingcommunity

Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll
Fiction / Micro

Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll

November 11, 2024November 14, 20240

“When I was ten my mother fell in love with someone who was not my father.” – excerpt from Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll @torpor_chamber

Your Scent by Erin Jamieson
Fiction / Micro

Your Scent by Erin Jamieson

August 26, 2024August 22, 20240

“I trace your name in morning shadows.” – excerpt from “Your Scent”, micro fiction by Erin Jamieson @erin_simmer #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell
Fiction / Micro

Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell

August 16, 2024May 16, 20250

“You want the memory to serve you somehow, to mean something that you can make sense of…” excerpt from Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus
Fiction / Micro

Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus

August 9, 2024August 9, 20240

“I love the little pink soap in its shiny white wrapper that I place on the gleaming porcelain sink of Room 118.” – excerpt from Motel Soap by Bonnie Brewer-Kraus #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Bananas by Jared Cole
Fiction / Micro

Bananas by Jared Cole

August 2, 2024September 2, 20240

“She couldn’t believe it. She looked down at her hands, examining them, turning them back to front and back again.” – excerpt from Bananas by Jared Cole #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh

July 19, 2024July 19, 20240

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Microfiction by Ken Poyner
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Ken Poyner

July 12, 2024July 7, 20240

Microfiction by Ken Poyner #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Micro Poems by Chris Bullard
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poems by Chris Bullard

July 1, 2024June 28, 20240

Micro Poems by Chris Bullard #TheMetaworker MetaworkerMonday

Creative Non-Fiction Micros by Kevin Browne
Micro / Non-Fiction

Creative Non-Fiction Micros by Kevin Browne

May 6, 2024May 6, 20240

Creative Non-Fiction Micros by Kevin Browne #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Microfiction by F.D. Jackson
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by F.D. Jackson

April 15, 2024May 6, 20240

Microfiction by F.D. Jackson #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Micro Poetry by David Capps
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by David Capps

January 29, 2024January 29, 20240

Micro Poetry by David Capps #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

https://themetaworker.com/2024/01/29/micro-poetry-by-david-capps/

Microfiction by Kathryn Gossow
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Kathryn Gossow

January 15, 2024January 22, 20240

Microfiction by Kathryn Gossow #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński

December 25, 2023January 22, 20240

Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Micro Poetry by Sam Alec
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by Sam Alec

November 6, 2023December 8, 20230

“It’s Not You, It’s Us” and “The Procedure” – Micro Poetry by Sam Alec #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“The Balloons Return” by David Henson
Fiction / Micro

“The Balloons Return” by David Henson

September 11, 2023March 22, 20241

“One day, colorful dots specked the sky as if a rainbow exploded.” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“What Did I Know” by Adam Conner
Fiction / Micro

“What Did I Know” by Adam Conner

August 21, 2023August 27, 20230

“The bottom drawer in my father’s room contains his trash. Crumpled Budweiser cans and Marlboro ash, frayed photos from his childhood.” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“A Village” by Ken Poyner
Fiction / Micro

“A Village” by Ken Poyner

July 24, 2023August 7, 20230

“Good news greets Quibble’s return: his wife has conceived.”
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Futile Wars” by Russell Willis
Micro / Poetry

“Futile Wars” by Russell Willis

July 3, 2023March 22, 20240

poetry by Russell Willis
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“New Year’s Day” by Sharon Y. Sim
Fiction / Micro

“New Year’s Day” by Sharon Y. Sim

June 12, 2023June 5, 20230

Microfiction by Sharon Y. Sim
#MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Microfiction by Corey Bryan
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Corey Bryan

May 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Three Microfictions by Corey Bryan @pip_prompts #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier

January 21, 2023January 21, 20230

DetourmentiaIt began with her putting the kettle in the fridge and calling everybody ‘darling’ because shecouldn’t remember their names. Then she copied the young women’s …

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry
Fiction / Micro

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry

September 5, 2022September 9, 20220

My Friends and I Started Having Premonitions About Future Lovers Sonia dreamt of being sawed in half by a mustached magician, rugged steel grinding rosewood …

Five Haikus by Joshua St. Clare
Micro / Poetry

Five Haikus by Joshua St. Clare

September 2, 2022September 20, 20220

sand dollar the boy buys the moon the ocean chestnut cache the squirrel forgets a forest root cellar Hunger Moon in the bushel baskets Messier …

“Winter Haikus” by Laura Zaino
Micro / Poetry

“Winter Haikus” by Laura Zaino

August 22, 2022August 21, 20220

winter haiku dark lines of sleepingtrees draw stencils in the skyabove pure white ground winter haiku icicles flourishgray clouds linger exactlywhere they are meant to …

Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes
Fiction / Micro

Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes

August 15, 2022March 23, 20240

The Dongle You thought you were arriving at the train an hour early, but you got the times wrong and happened to get there just …

Microfictions by Ken Poyner
Fiction / Micro

Microfictions by Ken Poyner

July 22, 2022August 14, 20220

FATE Quibble spends the day imagining what he might do, if he had the opportunity.  He scolds himself that most of the things he dreams …

Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney

June 27, 2022August 27, 20231

The Art Gallery I pop into the art gallery lined with textured paintings of the seaside. The artist greets me as she works wielding a …

Four Haikus by Constance Mello
Micro / Poetry

Four Haikus by Constance Mello

May 27, 2022May 22, 20220

When I awake I  Like to think about us two  Alone forever Sweetest saccharine  Inside your mouth I lose my Self hour after hour Diet …

“Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen
Fiction / Micro

“Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen

March 25, 2022May 16, 20250

At the Senior Center, we challenge stereotypes about old ladies. We practice yogaoutdoors for “social distance.” If it starts to drizzle, we ignore it. If …

“Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill
Fiction / Micro

“Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill

March 11, 2022March 20, 20230

Brittani, the unmarried maid of honor at her younger sister’s wedding in a small village church, spent years in graduate school. It infuriated her that …

Microfiction by Megha Nayar
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Megha Nayar

January 10, 2022January 15, 20220

Grievances David calls as I’m retiring for the night. “You really need to stop spoiling that dog, Mom!” he begins without preamble when I pick …

“Tethered” by Sarette Danae
Micro / Poetry

“Tethered” by Sarette Danae

November 1, 2021November 4, 20210

His is a lariat love, beginning with a wobbleAs it starts to unwind. Then stretching fastInto a wide-spreading circle, swinging wild,Arcing high, landing without warning,Just …

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty
Fiction / Micro

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

May 14, 2018January 15, 20220

     Her new boyfriend had a ship inside a bottle. You’d ask him how he got it in there, and he’d act like you …

“Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor
Micro / Non-Fiction

“Six Wheat Stories” by Emily Ruth Taylor

November 21, 2016January 15, 20220

1 My grandfather lived next to two wheat farmers. I secretly wished my grandfather was a wheat farmer. I would bicycle along the edge of …

Five Short Poems by Michael Cantin
Micro / Poetry

Five Short Poems by Michael Cantin

December 7, 2015December 6, 20241

Without Roots Without Roots this Ikea bed supports me just about as well as a twig supports a tree house Glue sticks Paper thin is …

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