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The Finding Momo Birthday by Madlynn Haber
Non-Fiction

The Finding Momo Birthday by Madlynn Haber

August 22, 2025August 22, 20250

“My mother’s ninety-fifth birthday was in late June. I couldn’t let the occasion pass unnoticed, regardless of her condition.” – excerpt from The Finding Momo Birthday, creative nonfiction by Madlynn Haber #TheMetaworker

Fragments of Life by Sonnet Mondal
Poetry

Fragments of Life by Sonnet Mondal

July 28, 2025July 23, 20250

“The musical instruments
in the wooden cabinet are still alive.” – excerpt from “Fragments of Life”, poetry by Sonnet Mondal #TheMetaworker

Three Micros by Jacqueline Goyette
Fiction / Micro

Three Micros by Jacqueline Goyette

July 11, 2025July 7, 20250

Three micro fiction pieces by Jacqueline Goyette #TheMetaworker

The Dead Are Not Dead: A Review by Lena Bramsen of the Afrofuturistic Graphic Novel, Zana
Interview

The Dead Are Not Dead: A Review by Lena Bramsen of the Afrofuturistic Graphic Novel, Zana

May 30, 2025May 30, 20250

“Zana imagines an Afrofuturistic scenario set in 2048, where Nelson Mandela had died while imprisoned… and the entire continent finds itself in a racist apartheid.” #MetaworkerMonday

Anatomy of a Memory by Anthony Ikeh
Poetry

Anatomy of a Memory by Anthony Ikeh

May 5, 2025May 5, 20250

“in this dream we’re all sharp objects and try, please, dance with me & ignore the burning roof.” – excerpt from Anatomy of a Memory, poetry by Anthony Ikeh #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

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

Exit Stage Left by Bob Gielow
Fiction / Miscellaneous

Exit Stage Left by Bob Gielow

April 11, 2025April 11, 20251

“Person 1: I’ve been thinking about Mom and the prognosis she’s received. Person 2: Yeah, me too. I’m kind of devastated here.” – excerpt from Exit Stage Left by Bob Gielow

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

Dadless by Elise Glassman
Non-Fiction / Poetry

Dadless by Elise Glassman

February 3, 2025January 27, 20250

“Dad was on his way, said, Trust me, Elise. Said stop your bellyaching, said For crying out loud I’m on my way.” – excerpt from Dadless, a poem by Elise Glassman #TheMetaworker #literarymagazines #poetrycommunity

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

Be Prepared To Modify Your Plan. It Will Be Good For You. by Brenda Kilianski
Fiction

Be Prepared To Modify Your Plan. It Will Be Good For You. by Brenda Kilianski

October 21, 2024October 21, 20240

“The truth is, after twenty-four years of marriage, six kids and two extramarital affairs, Marilyn had had enough. She decided… she’d run away.” – excerpt from Be Prepared To Modify Your Plan. by Brenda Kilianski #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend
Non-Fiction

It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend

September 2, 2024September 2, 20240

“Our neighbors are here, as real as the promise that hair grows. I am as shy as my long bangs will allow, but at Village Cuts, we see one another.” – excerpt from It Takes a Village Cuts, non-fiction by Angela Townsend #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens
Fiction

Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens

August 5, 2024February 4, 20250

“As you stroll along cliffs that grace the tops of Appalachia’s rolling canopy, you’ll notice that the plot of the book becomes more cohesive.” – excerpt from Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley
Fiction

The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley

July 26, 2024July 22, 20240

“He on one end, she on the other, they march with purpose to the orchid show. The children between them are bundled so tightly, they waddle like penguins in the winter glow.” – excerpt from The Bronx Botanical Gardens Orchid Show by Jacqueline S. McCauley #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter
Fiction

The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter

July 22, 2024July 22, 20240

“Like the Man, she appeared oblivious to the absence of walls. Standing in my usual spot observing the house, I kept willing [the Woman] to look my way.” – excerpt from The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Microfiction by Ken Poyner
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Ken Poyner

July 12, 2024July 7, 20240

Microfiction by Ken Poyner #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael
Poetry

Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael

July 8, 2024August 1, 20250

“You carried it kinda heavy though, old Johnny / confided on my last day of a 3 year gig” – excerpt from Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael @samcmichael #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

The Recipe by Annie Borelli
Fiction

The Recipe by Annie Borelli

March 25, 2024March 25, 20240

“Where shall they meet? The deli, let’s say. Maybe she works behind the counter. Maybe he comes in for a sandwich.” – excerpt from Recipe by Annie Borelli #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“25” by Eugen Spierer
Poetry

“25” by Eugen Spierer

December 18, 2023January 22, 20240

A poem by Eugen Spierer #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper
Poetry

“What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper

October 23, 2023October 23, 20230

“In a cracked-pot / full of tubes, / Chlorophyll leaks / out your mouth.” from “What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper. #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

“Powerless” by Storm Lomax
Fiction

“Powerless” by Storm Lomax

July 17, 2023March 22, 20240

“My little brother had shown early signs, spitting up fire with his baby food. My parents were
covered in small burns for the first few years but I’d never seen them so happy.”
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

For Thea by Linda Lacy
Fiction

For Thea by Linda Lacy

June 26, 2023March 4, 20250

Nate turns me toward him, my round belly the bumper between us, his brown eyes plead with me. “Everyone has evacuated. We have to go now. Please.”
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming
Fiction

“Deer Hunt” by Sylvia Cumming

March 20, 2023May 29, 20230

I’ve put the sign …

“Emma Marries for the First Time at 54” by John Grey
Poetry

“Emma Marries for the First Time at 54” by John Grey

February 13, 2023February 13, 20230

It’s part dream, part …

“Gearshift” by Patrick R. Wilson
Fiction

“Gearshift” by Patrick R. Wilson

January 30, 2023March 22, 20240

The car, an older …

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier

January 21, 2023January 21, 20230

DetourmentiaIt began with her …

“Older Brother” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Older Brother” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

December 12, 2022January 21, 20230

“Older brother?” “Not now, …

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich
Fiction

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich

December 5, 2022August 26, 20240

In a house, in …

“Blowing Out Candles” by Daniel Romo
Poetry

“Blowing Out Candles” by Daniel Romo

November 25, 2022November 25, 20220

For Devan Daniel Romo …

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord
Non-Fiction

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord

November 18, 2022March 20, 20230

On my sister’s 21st …

“Heavy Boots on a Sunday Morning” by Lea Murray
Fiction

“Heavy Boots on a Sunday Morning” by Lea Murray

October 7, 2022December 8, 20230

The Mother sifts through …

“Dorset” by J.R. Barner
Poetry

“Dorset” by J.R. Barner

October 3, 2022October 2, 20220

The most beautiful woman …

“Out of Body” by Liza Olson
Fiction

“Out of Body” by Liza Olson

September 9, 2022November 27, 20220

I am lying flat …

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry
Fiction / Micro

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry

September 5, 2022September 9, 20220

My Friends and I …

“For Them” by Paul Attmere
Fiction

“For Them” by Paul Attmere

August 19, 2022August 14, 20220

Since our son was …

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport
Fiction

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport

August 1, 2022August 7, 20222

Afternoon. Deep afternoon. Long …

“For Scale” by Daune O’Brien
Poetry

“For Scale” by Daune O’Brien

July 29, 2022September 3, 20221

My mother sayslife is …

“Susan” by Holly Day
Poetry

“Susan” by Holly Day

July 15, 2022July 10, 20220

I stood and watched …

“Fireworks” by T.K. Howell
Fiction

“Fireworks” by T.K. Howell

July 4, 2022July 10, 20220

Vincent closed his laptop …

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma
Poetry

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma

July 1, 2022September 9, 20240

It’s the way I …

“Alligators to Ashes” by Margaret S Mandell
Non-Fiction

“Alligators to Ashes” by Margaret S Mandell

June 6, 2022April 30, 20234

Prologue to a Memoir …

“What Lay Beneath” by Christine Yount Jones
Non-Fiction

“What Lay Beneath” by Christine Yount Jones

April 29, 2022May 1, 20220

In the sweltering summer …

“Dog Joy” by Judy Guilliams-Tapia
Non-Fiction

“Dog Joy” by Judy Guilliams-Tapia

April 22, 2022April 17, 20224

I am sitting on …

“Getting Somewhere” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“Getting Somewhere” by Cameron Morse

April 11, 2022April 10, 20221

The more times I …

“Indistinguishable” by Kenton K. Yee
Fiction

“Indistinguishable” by Kenton K. Yee

March 14, 2022March 23, 20240

When I was in …

“Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill
Fiction / Micro

“Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill

March 11, 2022March 20, 20230

Brittani, the unmarried maid …

“The Art of Remembering Your History” by Christian Ward
Poetry

“The Art of Remembering Your History” by Christian Ward

February 25, 2022February 20, 20220

I do the same …

“Suburban Complaint #1988—Skunked” by Peter Dabbene
Non-Fiction

“Suburban Complaint #1988—Skunked” by Peter Dabbene

February 18, 2022March 20, 20230

It was late at …

“Abracadabra” by Christina Marable
Fiction

“Abracadabra” by Christina Marable

January 24, 2022March 15, 20220

The man I loved …

Microfiction by Megha Nayar
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Megha Nayar

January 10, 2022January 15, 20220

Grievances David calls as …

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor
Fiction

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor

December 24, 2021March 23, 20242

Are you dead, Maria? …

“Lookalike” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“Lookalike” by Cameron Morse

November 8, 2021November 15, 20210

It’s funny how franticallya …

“The Living Room Express” by Jared Cappel
Fiction

“The Living Room Express” by Jared Cappel

November 5, 2021November 4, 20210

You tell me I’m …

“Running on Empty” by Melissent Zumwalt
Non-Fiction

“Running on Empty” by Melissent Zumwalt

October 8, 2021October 4, 20210

June 1999 Bzz…Bzz…Bzz… My …

“To an Armoire” by Goddfrey Sue Hammit
Poetry

“To an Armoire” by Goddfrey Sue Hammit

October 1, 2021September 27, 20210

The armoire tips from …

“Fanfare” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Fanfare” by DS Maolalai

September 27, 2021September 26, 20210

I piss. it feels …

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley
Fiction

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley

September 24, 2021September 22, 20210

While his children bickered …

“Picnic” by Matt Dennison
Poetry

“Picnic” by Matt Dennison

September 10, 2021September 5, 20210

Jane floats her tablecloth …

“Departure” by Richard Helmling
Fiction

“Departure” by Richard Helmling

August 13, 2021August 8, 20211

On the first day, …

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi
Non-Fiction

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi

July 26, 2021July 25, 20210

You’ve seen water towers, …

“African Stamps” by Brecht De Poortere
Fiction

“African Stamps” by Brecht De Poortere

July 23, 2021July 18, 20211

In my first memory …

“Waiting” by Christine Webster-Hansen
Poetry

“Waiting” by Christine Webster-Hansen

July 19, 2021July 20, 20210

Eyes linger, unchanged photos …

“Waking Up in California” by Jennifer Novotney
Poetry

“Waking Up in California” by Jennifer Novotney

July 2, 2021July 1, 20211

My mother is already …

“A Future Leviathan’s Prodigious Sister” by Mina Rozario
Fiction

“A Future Leviathan’s Prodigious Sister” by Mina Rozario

June 28, 2021June 30, 20211

They called me incandescent. …

“The Shape of the Laugh in Your Throat” by Edie Meade
Non-Fiction

“The Shape of the Laugh in Your Throat” by Edie Meade

May 14, 2021December 6, 20241

From downstairs I hear …

“An Account of Our Precipice” by Jason McGlone
Poetry

“An Account of Our Precipice” by Jason McGlone

April 5, 2021June 30, 20211

We three stare at …

“Tchotchkes” by Don Noel
Fiction

“Tchotchkes” by Don Noel

March 26, 2021June 30, 20211

“Who’s Rick?” Alicia holds …

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf
Fiction

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf

February 22, 2021February 22, 20210

I clutch Dad’s oak …

“Transformations” by David Henson
Fiction

“Transformations” by David Henson

February 5, 2021March 23, 20241

Mom’s breathing was shallow, …

“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.

“As We Know It” by Marco Etheridge
Fiction

“As We Know It” by Marco Etheridge

July 31, 2020August 29, 20201

You pause in the …

“Grace” by Jeff Burt
Poetry

“Grace” by Jeff Burt

September 9, 2019September 9, 20240

I freeze, startled by …

“Stripped” by James la Vigne
Fiction

“Stripped” by James la Vigne

July 8, 2019September 4, 20200

Having little to his …

“Forgotten Man” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“Forgotten Man” by Ann Christine Tabaka

April 29, 2019September 3, 20202

Dust motes dance on …

“Tungsten Bulbs” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik
Poetry

“Tungsten Bulbs” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik

April 15, 2019September 1, 20200

I have always wondered …

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone
Fiction

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

August 12, 2018August 29, 20200

In the heat of …

“Skin” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Skin” by Chestina Craig

January 15, 2018September 1, 20201

SKIN is the bodies …

“Hatching” by Lena Silver
Non-Fiction

“Hatching” by Lena Silver

January 8, 2018September 23, 20200

I was born an …

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley
Fiction

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley

September 18, 2017March 15, 20220

You come home, half …

“Attic Kitty” by Anna Keeler
Poetry

“Attic Kitty” by Anna Keeler

May 15, 2017August 19, 20200

Someone would love to …

“Rocks” by Elena L. Perez
Editorial / Fiction

“Rocks” by Elena L. Perez

March 27, 2017February 23, 20200

Obsidian, black, but when …

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski
Poetry

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski

March 6, 2017August 19, 20202

Sometimes I like to …

“Verb Tenses” by Meli Ewing
Non-Fiction

“Verb Tenses” by Meli Ewing

February 6, 2017August 30, 20200

The letter I wrote …

“Stretch” by Sandra White
Fiction

“Stretch” by Sandra White

January 16, 2017August 24, 20200

I hold the moon …

“Hypertension” by Maya Castleman
Poetry

“Hypertension” by Maya Castleman

January 2, 2017August 19, 20200

  Hypertension:   Each …

“Traffic Kids” by Farah Billa
Poetry

“Traffic Kids” by Farah Billa

December 5, 2016February 23, 20220

I don’t think in …

“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 …

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios
Fiction

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios

October 10, 2016February 23, 20200

Wait until your mother …

“A Passage” by Irsa Ruçi
Poetry

“A Passage” by Irsa Ruçi

September 12, 2016August 29, 20201

This one’s a very …

“Confessionals” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Confessionals” by Chestina Craig

August 29, 2016February 23, 20201

I’m always finding myself …

“This is not a Political Poem” by Addison Namnoum
Poetry

“This is not a Political Poem” by Addison Namnoum

June 27, 2016August 29, 20201

Addison Namnoum and The …

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