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Tag: fire

Light the Fire by LeAnna McEuen
Poetry

Light the Fire by LeAnna McEuen

August 8, 2025August 7, 20250

“Tonight we burn away the stain / We bid farewell to the profane” – excerpt from Light the Fire, poetry by LeAnna McEuen. #TheMetaworker

You Forget How Wet A Fire Is by Mitch Kampf
Non-Fiction / Top Posts

You Forget How Wet A Fire Is by Mitch Kampf

July 18, 2025August 1, 20250

“Your neighbors hose down windows and doors. They spray you by accident. Not that you care.” – excerpt from You Forget How Wet A Fire Is, non-fiction by Mitch Kampf

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

“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 …

“A Winter Prayer for Color” by Ash Evan Lippert
Poetry

“A Winter Prayer for Color” by Ash Evan Lippert

April 4, 2022April 3, 20221

Now is the time …

“Glass” by Chariklia Martalas
Poetry

“Glass” by Chariklia Martalas

November 16, 2020November 16, 20200

Did they tell you …

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr
Fiction

“The Crack Up” by Steve Carr

July 17, 2020September 23, 20200

Morning, a hot wind …

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski

June 29, 2020August 19, 20200

She wasn’t a phoenix, …

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell
Poetry

“The Neighborhood is Burning” by Kaileen Campbell

September 2, 2019August 29, 20200

The house across from …

“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 …

“Confessionals” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Confessionals” by Chestina Craig

August 29, 2016February 23, 20201

I’m always finding myself …

“Conversations with Carbon” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Conversations with Carbon” by Chestina Craig

June 13, 2016September 4, 20202

I ask carbon, what …

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