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Tag: art

Mother and Child by Julie Mota Kondi
Art

Mother and Child by Julie Mota Kondi

April 28, 2025April 25, 20250

artwork by Julie Mota Kondi #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Triptych by Tim Love
Fiction / Miscellaneous

Triptych by Tim Love

April 4, 2025April 7, 20250

“Life looked ahead long before it could remember. The better we could anticipate the future, the better our chances of survival.” – excerpt from “Triptych” by Tim Love.

Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask”
Art

Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask”

December 23, 2024December 23, 20240

Artwork by Gregg Williard, from “Scared Boy with Theory and Mask” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Walking the Parks by Seth Wright
Art / Miscellaneous / Non-Fiction

Walking the Parks by Seth Wright

October 14, 2024October 10, 20240

“I’d gone to Pinkerton since I was born, but I never noticed the trees until that spring day, when my mind finally cleared of distractions to notice nature’s beauty.” – excerpt from Walking the Parks by Seth Wright #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Art Dept by Sean Bw Parker
Art

Art Dept by Sean Bw Parker

October 7, 2024October 7, 20240

Art Dept (Watercolour, acrylic, pencil and ink on canvas) by Sean Bw Parker @seanbwparker #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Grey Autumn by Katie Hughbanks
Art

Grey Autumn by Katie Hughbanks

August 12, 2024August 9, 20240

“Grey Autumn”, underwater photography by Katie Hughbanks @katiehughbankspics #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

this cereal is stale by Marie Magnetic
Art

this cereal is stale by Marie Magnetic

July 29, 2024August 2, 20240

“this cereal is stale”, acrylic on wooden panel. Artwork by Marie Magnetic #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

On the Shore by GJ Gillespie
Art

On the Shore by GJ Gillespie

June 10, 2024July 29, 20240

A mixed media collage by GJ Gillespie #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore
Poetry

“The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore

January 22, 2024December 6, 20240

“Alone, he paces from room to room,/each room a cabinet of memories,/a diorama of another life.” – excerpt from The Inhabitant of the Tower by Taliesin Gore, featuring art by Cerid Jones #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

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 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 …

“Trenches, Rats, and Watercolors” by Geoff Watkinson
Non-Fiction

“Trenches, Rats, and Watercolors” by Geoff Watkinson

February 28, 2022February 27, 20220

My internship duties in the Fine and Decorative Arts Department of the British National Army Museum included organizing and documenting collections of photographs and rearranging …

“Out of the Picture” by Lou H. Second
Poetry

“Out of the Picture” by Lou H. Second

January 14, 2022January 9, 20220

A painter lives in my town. A talented painterno doubt. A famous painter too. His creationshave been known to save souls and to bestowone upon …

“High Queen” by Zachary Toombs
Art

“High Queen” by Zachary Toombs

August 20, 2021July 29, 20240

Zachary Toombs is a published writer and artist from Winter Park. His works have been featured in various venues such as Freedom Fiction, Against the …

The Metaworker Podcast | 003 Little Gem Magnolia by Paul Rabinowitz
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 003 Little Gem Magnolia by Paul Rabinowitz

July 28, 2021February 1, 20240

Episode Description: Editors Matthew, Elena, Darin, and Melissa talk to Paul Rabinowitz about his piece Little Gem Magnolia and its surreal mix of genres. We …

“At the Art Opening” by John Grey
Poetry

“At the Art Opening” by John Grey

December 18, 2020December 17, 20200

No one is enlightening this mass of all masses. Everywhere I look, the paintings are in a language my inner voice can’t translate. I feel …

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge
Poetry

” ‘Ain Ghazal” by Robert Beveridge

July 10, 2020September 1, 20200

In a chamber with three hundred ninety eyes there is no place not to be seen. No blind spots. The corners, the ceiling, on the …

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai

June 15, 2020August 19, 20200

somewhere up here  you might bite the whole horizon.  love pours in like an emptied sack of apples. tastes fresh  like apples, and smells  like …

“The 50-State Rustbelt Gulag Blues” by Brett Stout
Art

“The 50-State Rustbelt Gulag Blues” by Brett Stout

January 20, 2020July 29, 20240

Brett Stout is a 40-year-old artist and writer. He is a high school dropout and former construction worker turned college graduate and paramedic. He creates …

“Riding the Rails with Marx and Engels” by Brett Stout
Art

“Riding the Rails with Marx and Engels” by Brett Stout

December 2, 2019July 29, 20240

Brett Stout is a 40-year-old artist and writer. He is a high school dropout and former construction worker turned college graduate and paramedic. He creates …

“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

“Stripped” by James la Vigne
Fiction

“Stripped” by James la Vigne

July 8, 2019September 4, 20200

Having little to his name when he died, the reading of Henry Fromm’s will went quickly. Nothing surprising or contentious. On paper he never did …

“Why I Should Probably Quit” DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Why I Should Probably Quit” DS Maolalai

September 10, 2018August 19, 20200

the click of the corkscrew against the bottle and art tore up and destroyed with matches. I see poetry now full of people wearing shirts …

On Art – An Update from the Editor in Chief
Editorial

On Art – An Update from the Editor in Chief

September 3, 2015August 11, 20200

Hey guys, happy hump day (or at least it was when I started this). I just wanted to take this opportunity to talk about art. …

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