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Tag: fiction

“The Missing Piece” by Jeremy Decker
Fiction

“The Missing Piece” by Jeremy Decker

February 20, 2023February 19, 20230

A piece was missing. …

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier

January 21, 2023January 21, 20230

DetourmentiaIt began with her …

“Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne
Fiction

“Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne

December 16, 2022December 11, 20220

The woman passes every …

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich
Fiction

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich

December 5, 2022August 26, 20240

In a house, in …

“Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge
Fiction

“Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge

November 21, 2022December 6, 20240

The boy feigns sleep, …

“Tangled” by Gary Carr
Fiction

“Tangled” by Gary Carr

October 14, 2022March 22, 20240

When I think about …

“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 …

“Fury from the Skies” by Erin Swann
Fiction

“Fury from the Skies” by Erin Swann

September 30, 2022March 22, 20240

There’s a distinct scent …

“The Message Sent Through The Stars” by Catherine Yeates
Fiction

“The Message Sent Through The Stars” by Catherine Yeates

September 19, 2022March 22, 20240

The sky is bigger …

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

September 16, 2022September 24, 20221

Sometimes I come out …

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry
Fiction / Micro

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry

September 5, 2022September 9, 20220

My Friends and I …

“What the Wind Brought” by Charles Haddox
Fiction

“What the Wind Brought” by Charles Haddox

August 29, 2022March 22, 20240

When dust rolls in …

“For Them” by Paul Attmere
Fiction

“For Them” by Paul Attmere

August 19, 2022August 14, 20220

Since our son was …

Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes
Fiction / Micro

Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes

August 15, 2022March 23, 20240

The Dongle You thought …

“The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas
Fiction

“The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas

August 8, 2022March 23, 20240

The wind howled and …

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport
Fiction

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport

August 1, 2022August 7, 20222

Afternoon. Deep afternoon. Long …

Microfictions by Ken Poyner
Fiction / Micro

Microfictions by Ken Poyner

July 22, 2022August 14, 20220

FATE Quibble spends the …

“Fireworks” by T.K. Howell
Fiction

“Fireworks” by T.K. Howell

July 4, 2022July 10, 20220

Vincent closed his laptop …

Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney

June 27, 2022August 27, 20231

The Art Gallery I …

“Swamy” by Ranjit Kulkarni
Fiction

“Swamy” by Ranjit Kulkarni

June 24, 2022July 10, 20220

I sometimes wonder if …

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley
Fiction

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley

June 20, 2022July 29, 20241

Featuring original art by …

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp
Fiction

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp

June 13, 2022June 12, 20221

If only Joyce hadn’t …

“The Burial Begins Slow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“The Burial Begins Slow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

May 23, 2022May 22, 20221

The burial begins slow, …

“The Arc” by Nath Oddson
Fiction

“The Arc” by Nath Oddson

May 9, 2022May 10, 20221

From Atlanta to New …

“Close to the Fire” by Bill Kitcher
Fiction

“Close to the Fire” by Bill Kitcher

April 18, 2022March 23, 20240

Jerry backed the ’68 …

“Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare
Fiction

“Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare

April 8, 2022March 23, 20240

The first cockroach appeared …

“Rare” by Joanne Howard
Fiction

“Rare” by Joanne Howard

March 28, 2022March 20, 20230

Two a.m., well into …

“Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen
Fiction / Micro

“Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen

March 25, 2022May 16, 20250

At the Senior Center, …

“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 …

“Scrutiny” by Tim Frank
Fiction

“Scrutiny” by Tim Frank

February 14, 2022March 15, 20220

I played with the …

“In the Willow Garden” by Isabel O’Hara Walsh
Fiction

“In the Willow Garden” by Isabel O’Hara Walsh

February 7, 2022February 13, 20220

Down in the willow …

“In the Kingdom of Songora” by Linda McMullen
Fiction

“In the Kingdom of Songora” by Linda McMullen

January 31, 2022January 30, 20220

James was a senior …

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? …

“Maybe Next Time, Pat” by Mike McLaughlin
Fiction

“Maybe Next Time, Pat” by Mike McLaughlin

December 13, 2021December 16, 20210

The man’s souvenirs were …

“The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum
Fiction

“The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum

December 6, 2021March 23, 20240

When I remember to …

“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, …

“Red Sun Red Moon” by Dan Yokum
Fiction

“Red Sun Red Moon” by Dan Yokum

November 19, 2021November 14, 20210

Pauli stood at the …

“Remember Miss Dorothy” by Christopher Matthew Thomas
Fiction

“Remember Miss Dorothy” by Christopher Matthew Thomas

November 15, 2021November 14, 20211

“Is that Dorothy?” Elaine …

“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 …

“One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm
Fiction

“One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm

October 25, 2021October 24, 20210

“And I learned, gentlemen. …

“Coffee with David Lynch” by Thomas Morgan
Fiction

“Coffee with David Lynch” by Thomas Morgan

October 15, 2021February 23, 20220

“Say I had the …

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley
Fiction

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley

September 24, 2021September 22, 20210

While his children bickered …

“Departure” by Richard Helmling
Fiction

“Departure” by Richard Helmling

August 13, 2021August 8, 20211

On the first day, …

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, …

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr
Fiction

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr

July 17, 2020September 23, 20200

Morning, a hot wind …

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow
Fiction

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow

July 13, 2020August 29, 20200

The photos on the …

“The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday
Fiction

“The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday

May 11, 2020May 18, 20200

Sam Karrington’s size-six loafers …

“Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin
Fiction

“Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin

April 20, 2020January 10, 2021

I’ve fallen in love …

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton
Fiction

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton

March 29, 2020August 29, 20200

Honey’s Pub is loud …

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds
Fiction

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds

March 23, 2020March 15, 20221

I have stood for …

“Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May
Fiction

“Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May

March 16, 2020August 29, 20200

There is something sad …

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky
Fiction

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky

March 2, 2020August 29, 20200

One lost Saturday night, …

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

February 24, 2020January 10, 20210

The darkness should be …

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy
Fiction

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy

February 17, 2020February 24, 20200

    Peg had made good …

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor
Fiction

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor

December 23, 2019March 23, 20240

Sure, no one ever …

“Pink” by Izzy Martens
Non-Fiction

“Pink” by Izzy Martens

December 9, 2019May 16, 20250

The small pink tube …

“Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly
Fiction

“Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly

November 25, 2019December 16, 20190

“How d’ya s’ppose we …

“Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg
Fiction

“Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg

August 19, 2019September 23, 20200

It was the kind …

“Romulus” by Charles Rafferty
Fiction

“Romulus” by Charles Rafferty

August 5, 2019January 10, 20210

It wasn’t like that. …

“The Night the Billado Block Burned Down” by Elizabeth Gauffreau
Fiction

“The Night the Billado Block Burned Down” by Elizabeth Gauffreau

July 29, 2019September 1, 20202

Then the Billado Block …

“South of the Nipple” by Paul Negri
Fiction

“South of the Nipple” by Paul Negri

July 15, 2019September 11, 20221

It was just beneath …

“Stripped” by James la Vigne
Fiction

“Stripped” by James la Vigne

July 8, 2019September 4, 20200

Having little to his …

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“I guess I never told you about Texas” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

June 17, 2019January 10, 20210

I guess I never …

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker
Fiction

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker

May 20, 2019February 23, 20220

6:47 AM The darkness …

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

May 6, 2019January 10, 20210

I knew already, struck …

The Missing Brutal Honesty in the Final Walk-Through with the Soon-To-Be-Ex-Tenant by Erika Murdey
Fiction

The Missing Brutal Honesty in the Final Walk-Through with the Soon-To-Be-Ex-Tenant by Erika Murdey

January 21, 2019February 23, 20201

  Entry Door Yes …

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

November 26, 2018January 10, 20212

We will not subside, …

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin
Fiction

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin

October 22, 2018September 23, 20201

“Pickup for Angelo.” He …

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone
Fiction

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

August 12, 2018August 29, 20200

In the heat of …

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

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

May 14, 2018January 15, 20220

     Her new …

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith
Fiction

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

April 16, 2018September 23, 20200

It was late enough …

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe
Fiction

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe

February 12, 2018January 10, 20212

She’d had a cupcake …

“The Confession of the Watcher at the Bell” by K.A. Liedel
Fiction

“The Confession of the Watcher at the Bell” by K.A. Liedel

September 25, 2017January 10, 20210

The peace inside the …

“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 …

“Jigsaw” by Amber West
Fiction

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

September 4, 2017March 15, 20220

I was born a …

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen
Fiction

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen

August 14, 2017May 16, 20250

Tsuki Amai’s wristwatch emitted …

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom
Fiction

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom

July 17, 2017January 10, 20210

They rode together in …

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier
Fiction

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier

May 1, 2017March 23, 20240

Every year, from the …

“The Living Dead” by John Short
Fiction

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016March 15, 20220

I opened my eyes, …

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios
Fiction

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios

October 10, 2016February 23, 20200

Wait until your mother …

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan
Fiction

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan

September 19, 2016September 1, 20200

  To be man …

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos

August 15, 2016September 3, 20200

Dude driving, dude driving …

“Casualties, or I can’t f*#!ing understand this Ikea Diagram” by Dani Neiley
Fiction

“Casualties, or I can’t f*#!ing understand this Ikea Diagram” by Dani Neiley

August 5, 2016February 23, 20200

Hello, everyone! It’s Friday …

Excerpt from “He’s Gone”
Fiction / Miscellaneous

Excerpt from “He’s Gone”

July 22, 2016February 23, 20201

We at The Metaworker …

“Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre
Fiction

“Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre

June 20, 2016July 9, 20170

     I don’t …

“Bathsheba Beckons” by Fred Owens
Fiction

“Bathsheba Beckons” by Fred Owens

May 16, 2016September 3, 20202

Tom Blethen faced two fifty …

“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 …

“Write” by Elena Lucia Perez
Editorial / Fiction

“Write” by Elena Lucia Perez

January 18, 2016September 22, 20200

Sit up straight, feet …

“Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos

October 26, 2015September 4, 20201

Last week in the …

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre

October 19, 2015September 1, 20201

One girl bakes a …

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial / Fiction

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue

October 12, 2015August 25, 20200

The needle pricks my …

“Bandile” by Darin Milanesio
Editorial / Fiction

“Bandile” by Darin Milanesio

October 5, 2015April 30, 20172

Out by the creek …

“Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat
Fiction

“Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat

September 28, 2015December 8, 20230

My room is black …

“The Last Time I Spoke to Penelope” by Matthew Maichen
Editorial / Fiction

“The Last Time I Spoke to Penelope” by Matthew Maichen

September 21, 2015January 10, 20210

She led me out …

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