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Tag: fitting in

Work Trip by Sayani De
Fiction

Work Trip by Sayani De

July 14, 2025July 7, 20250

“A cool morning breeze of November blew against my face… We were taking women to see the sea.” – excerpt from Work Trip, fiction by Sayani De #TheMetaworker

“Jigsaw” by Amber West
Fiction

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

September 4, 2017March 15, 20220

I was born a human jigsaw puzzle. I emerged from my mother’s womb, not as a whole baby, but in scattered pieces. The doctors worked …

“If I Were to Outlive You” by Ellen Webre
Poetry

“If I Were to Outlive You” by Ellen Webre

February 13, 2017August 19, 20200

If I were to outlive you, I would feel the poet in me blackening, nails pulling in like a sea of petals in the mouth …

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial / Fiction

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue

January 31, 2017February 23, 20200

Every morning I look in the mirror and hope for a different reflection. The problem with makeup is that it doesn’t cover every scar. And …

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