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Tag: dreams

little mercies by Arushi (Aera) Rege
Poetry

little mercies by Arushi (Aera) Rege

August 18, 2025August 18, 20250

“When I was dying, I dreamed of ice cold matcha, a single shot of espresso, a prayer to god that I would lose another five pounds.” – excerpt from Little Mercies, fiction by Arushi (Aera) Rege #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, 20251

“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

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

“Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge
Fiction

“Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge

November 21, 2022December 6, 20240

The boy feigns sleep, …

“Seeking” by Pearce Green
Poetry

“Seeking” by Pearce Green

September 26, 2022September 25, 20220

my youth has drooped, …

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau
Fiction

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau

November 26, 2021November 21, 20211

Countless streets going past, …

“Tenderness” by Mary Paulson
Poetry

“Tenderness” by Mary Paulson

October 4, 2021November 20, 20211

Through the eye of …

“No Dreamin’ at the Double Tree” by Suzanne S. Rancourt
Poetry

“No Dreamin’ at the Double Tree” by Suzanne S. Rancourt

August 30, 2021August 29, 20210

everything smells like soap …

“Recreate” by Shannon Cuthbert
Poetry

“Recreate” by Shannon Cuthbert

February 8, 2021February 7, 20210

Floating, ghost horse wakes …

“Gone” by BH James
Fiction

“Gone” by BH James

December 4, 2020March 22, 20240

Bob Sanders awoke one …

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston
Fiction

“On Perfumed Wings it Ascended” by Andrew Johnston

September 21, 2020January 10, 20210

When the dragon first …

“A Bride” by Michael Howard
Fiction

“A Bride” by Michael Howard

August 14, 2020August 24, 20200

It was official: Angie Lash and Marco Di Luca, twenty-one years her senior, were wed.

“The Hunt” by Seth Jani
Poetry

“The Hunt” by Seth Jani

June 8, 2020August 29, 20200

I would step out …

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky
Fiction

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky

March 2, 2020August 29, 20200

One lost Saturday night, …

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy
Fiction

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy

February 17, 2020February 24, 20200

    Peg had made good …

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV
Poetry

“Non-Belonging” by Dr. Koshy AV

August 26, 2019September 3, 20200

When it was the …

“Blessing” by Jeff Burt
Poetry

“Blessing” by Jeff Burt

August 12, 2019August 29, 20200

may your eyelids be …

“Seasons of Earth” by Manisha Manhas
Poetry

“Seasons of Earth” by Manisha Manhas

February 25, 2019August 19, 20200

the dust storms whineagainst …

“How to Draw a Circle” by Damian Campana
Poetry

“How to Draw a Circle” by Damian Campana

May 28, 2018January 15, 20221

  Damian Campana is …

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka

November 6, 2017February 23, 20200

He stood outside the …

“Daymare” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“Daymare” by Ann Christine Tabaka

August 28, 2017September 23, 20202

Fragments of dreams scattered …

“The Pissing Contest” by Laurie Frisbey
Poetry

“The Pissing Contest” by Laurie Frisbey

December 19, 2016February 22, 20222

Let’s make this a …

“A Passage” by Irsa Ruçi
Poetry

“A Passage” by Irsa Ruçi

September 12, 2016August 29, 20201

This one’s a very …

“A Dream About a Sky That is a Sea” by Meli Ewing
Miscellaneous

“A Dream About a Sky That is a Sea” by Meli Ewing

February 1, 2016March 15, 20220

I am getting off …

“Steps” By Elena Lucia Perez
Editorial / Miscellaneous

“Steps” By Elena Lucia Perez

November 9, 2015April 21, 20230

She looks at the …

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