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Tag: absurdist

Erik Satie and Me by Ken Been
Poetry

Erik Satie and Me by Ken Been

August 30, 2024August 30, 20240

“Erik Satie and Me”, poetry by Ken Been #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Microfiction by Ken Poyner
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Ken Poyner

July 12, 2024July 7, 20240

Microfiction by Ken Poyner #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Grasshopper Looks Up At His Therapist by Jocko Benoit
Poetry

Grasshopper Looks Up At His Therapist by Jocko Benoit

May 13, 2024May 13, 20240

“After years in the sanitarium, / the grasshopper looks up and sees / his therapist is the ant.” excerpt from Grasshopper Looks Up At His Therapist by Jocko Benoit #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” by Phillip Temples
Fiction

“My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” by Phillip Temples

September 25, 2023March 22, 20240

“Many thought that the worldwide aphasia outbreak would bring about the end of the world. It certainly put a crimp in all normal day-to-day activities.” #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

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 …

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley
Fiction

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley

June 20, 2022July 29, 20241

Featuring original art by Cerid Jones The kid next door had stopped screaming and was now bashing out a single flat note on a toy …

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