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“The Missing Piece” by Jeremy Decker

February 20, 2023February 19, 20230

A piece was missing. …

Microfiction by Doug Jacquier

January 21, 2023January 21, 20230

DetourmentiaIt began with her …

“Pink Sneakers” by Maggie Nerz Iribarne

December 16, 2022December 11, 20220

The woman passes every …

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich

December 5, 2022June 1, 20260

In a house, in …

“Hares to Hounds” by Marco Etheridge

November 21, 2022December 6, 20240

The boy feigns sleep, …

“Tangled” by Gary Carr

October 14, 2022June 1, 20260

When I think about …

“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

September 30, 2022June 1, 20260

There’s a distinct scent …

“The Message Sent Through The Stars” by Catherine Yeates

September 19, 2022June 1, 20260

The sky is bigger …

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

September 16, 2022September 24, 20221

Sometimes I come out …

Three Microfictions by Ashley McCurry

September 5, 2022September 9, 20220

My Friends and I …

“What the Wind Brought” by Charles Haddox

August 29, 2022June 1, 20260

When dust rolls in …

“For Them” by Paul Attmere

August 19, 2022August 14, 20220

Since our son was …

Three Microfictions by Conor Barnes

August 15, 2022June 1, 20260

The Dongle You thought …

“The Firelets – A Fireside Tale” by Christiana Thomas

August 8, 2022June 1, 20260

The wind howled and …

“The Day in Yellow” by Shelley Davenport

August 1, 2022August 7, 20222

Afternoon. Deep afternoon. Long …

Microfictions by Ken Poyner

July 22, 2022August 14, 20220

FATE Quibble spends the …

“Fireworks” by T.K. Howell

July 4, 2022July 10, 20220

Vincent closed his laptop …

Microfiction by Jennifer Novotney

June 27, 2022August 27, 20231

The Art Gallery I …

“Swamy” by Ranjit Kulkarni

June 24, 2022July 10, 20220

I sometimes wonder if …

“A Fair Deal” by Jon Kemsley

June 20, 2022July 29, 20241

Featuring original art by …

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp

June 13, 2022June 12, 20221

If only Joyce hadn’t …

“The Burial Begins Slow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

May 23, 2022May 22, 20221

The burial begins slow, …

“The Arc” by Nath Oddson

May 9, 2022May 10, 20221

From Atlanta to New …

“Close to the Fire” by Bill Kitcher

April 18, 2022June 1, 20260

Jerry backed the ’68 …

“Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare

April 8, 2022June 1, 20260

The first cockroach appeared …

“Rare” by Joanne Howard

March 28, 2022March 20, 20230

Two a.m., well into …

“Pandemic Yoga” by Judith Beth Cohen

March 25, 2022May 16, 20250

At the Senior Center, …

“Indistinguishable” by Kenton K. Yee

March 14, 2022June 1, 20260

When I was in …

“Eyelash Extensions” by Clive Aaron Gill

March 11, 2022March 20, 20230

Brittani, the unmarried maid …

“Scrutiny” by Tim Frank

February 14, 2022March 15, 20220

I played with the …

“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

January 31, 2022January 30, 20220

James was a senior …

Microfiction by Megha Nayar

January 10, 2022January 15, 20220

Grievances David calls as …

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor

December 24, 2021June 1, 20262

Are you dead, Maria? …

“Maybe Next Time, Pat” by Mike McLaughlin

December 13, 2021December 16, 20210

The man’s souvenirs were …

“The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum

December 6, 2021June 1, 20260

When I remember to …

“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

November 19, 2021June 1, 20260

Pauli stood at the …

“Remember Miss Dorothy” by Christopher Matthew Thomas

November 15, 2021November 14, 20211

“Is that Dorothy?” Elaine …

“The Living Room Express” by Jared Cappel

November 5, 2021November 4, 20210

You tell me I’m …

“One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm

October 25, 2021June 1, 20260

“And I learned, gentlemen. …

“Coffee with David Lynch” by Thomas Morgan

October 15, 2021February 23, 20220

“Say I had the …

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley

September 24, 2021September 22, 20210

While his children bickered …

“Departure” by Richard Helmling

August 13, 2021June 1, 20261

On the first day, …

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

July 17, 2020September 23, 20200

Morning, a hot wind …

“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow

July 13, 2020August 29, 20200

The photos on the …

“The Red Worm” by Isaac Aday

May 11, 2020May 18, 20200

Sam Karrington’s size-six loafers …

“Cattail Confessions” by Hannah Melin

April 20, 2020June 1, 2026

I’ve fallen in love …

“Clouds” by Adam Kelly Morton

March 29, 2020August 29, 20200

Honey’s Pub is loud …

“Tree Song” by Melissa Reynolds

March 23, 2020June 1, 20261

I have stood for …

“Naked Cake” by Scott Mitchel May

March 16, 2020August 29, 20200

There is something sad …

“Spinning the Sensualist” by Michael Grotsky

March 2, 2020August 29, 20200

One lost Saturday night, …

“Barrow” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

February 24, 2020January 10, 20210

The darkness should be …

“Taco Dreams” by William Torphy

February 17, 2020February 24, 20200

Peg had made good …

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor

December 23, 2019June 1, 20260

Sure, no one ever …

“Pink” by Izzy Martens

December 9, 2019May 16, 20250

The small pink tube …

“Arizona Rattlesnakes” by E.G. Farrelly

November 25, 2019December 16, 20190

“How d’ya s’ppose we …

“Off the Deep End” by Richard Risemberg

August 19, 2019September 23, 20200

It was the kind …

“Romulus” by Charles Rafferty

August 5, 2019June 1, 20260

It wasn’t like that. …

“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

July 15, 2019September 11, 20221

It was just beneath …

“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

June 17, 2019January 10, 20210

I guess I never …

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker

May 20, 2019February 23, 20220

6:47 AM The darkness …

“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

January 21, 2019February 23, 20201

Entry Door Yes …

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

November 26, 2018January 10, 20212

We will not subside, …

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin

October 22, 2018September 23, 20201

“Pickup for Angelo.” He …

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

August 12, 2018August 29, 20200

In the heat of …

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

May 14, 2018January 15, 20220

Her new …

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

April 16, 2018September 23, 20200

It was late enough …

“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

September 25, 2017June 1, 20260

The peace inside the …

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley

September 18, 2017March 15, 20220

You come home, half …

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

September 4, 2017June 1, 20260

I was born a …

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen

August 14, 2017May 16, 20250

Tsuki Amai’s wristwatch emitted …

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom

July 17, 2017June 1, 20260

They rode together in …

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier

May 1, 2017June 1, 20260

Every year, from the …

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016June 1, 20260

I opened my eyes, …

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios

October 10, 2016February 23, 20200

Wait until your mother …

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan

September 19, 2016September 1, 20200

To be man …

“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

August 5, 2016February 23, 20200

Hello, everyone! It’s Friday …

Excerpt from “He’s Gone”

July 22, 2016February 23, 20201

We at The Metaworker …

“Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre

June 20, 2016July 9, 20170

I don’t …

“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

February 1, 2016June 1, 20260

I am getting off …

“Write” by Elena Lucia Perez

January 18, 2016September 22, 20200

Sit up straight, feet …

“Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos

October 26, 2015September 4, 20201

Last week in the …

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre

October 19, 2015September 1, 20201

One girl bakes a …

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue

October 12, 2015August 25, 20200

The needle pricks my …

“Bandile” by Darin Milanesio

October 5, 2015April 30, 20172

Out by the creek …

“Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat

September 28, 2015December 8, 20230

My room is black …

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

September 21, 2015January 10, 20210

She led me out …