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Emerald in the Seventies by Joan Slatoff
Fiction

Emerald in the Seventies by Joan Slatoff

September 19, 2025September 19, 20250

“Emerald did not tell Harrison that she worked at BIT, the London underground information service.” excerpt from Emerald in the Seventies, fiction by Joan Slatoff #TheMetaworker

Brownie Points by Jennifer Peaslee
Fiction

Brownie Points by Jennifer Peaslee

April 21, 2025April 12, 20250

“I wish I knew why I didn’t bake Kat those brownies. I only made them once … and she would ask me at least once a year to make them again.” – excerpt from Brownie Points by Jennifer Peaslee #TheMetaworker

Shapeshifting by Leda Muscatello
Poetry

Shapeshifting by Leda Muscatello

March 31, 2025March 31, 20250

[223 words] I gave …

7th Grade Sleepover by Caitlin O’Halloran
Poetry

7th Grade Sleepover by Caitlin O’Halloran

November 25, 2024November 25, 20240

7th Grade Sleepover, a poem by Caitlin O’Halloran @selfcaremaven #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Giant Steps by Neil Jefferies
Fiction

Giant Steps by Neil Jefferies

September 6, 2024May 16, 20250

“I met him at a gas station. He was pumping air into the tires on his Pontiac Sunfire and I was vacuuming the inside of my old Ford van.” – excerpt from Giant Steps, fiction by Neil Jefferies #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Not Done Yet by Nancy Noelke
Poetry

Not Done Yet by Nancy Noelke

May 27, 2024December 10, 20240

“Not Done Yet”, a poem by Nancy Noelke #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Folding Laundry” by Wendy Freborg
Poetry

“Folding Laundry” by Wendy Freborg

October 2, 2023October 2, 20230

“It is raining in Boston. / My friend is in an ambulance on those wet roads” #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“On Visiting My Dear Friend” by Martina Reisz Newberry
Poetry

“On Visiting My Dear Friend” by Martina Reisz Newberry

October 10, 2022October 9, 20220

You and I will …

“Ctrl+Z” by Deborah-Zenha Adams
Poetry

“Ctrl+Z” by Deborah-Zenha Adams

September 23, 2022September 25, 20220

(+_+)? A decade lost your …

“Locked Together” by C.D. Panell
Poetry

“Locked Together” by C.D. Panell

April 27, 2020August 29, 20200

A pair of purple-throated …

“Presence” by Matt Dennison
Poetry

“Presence” by Matt Dennison

October 28, 2019September 3, 20200

The summer after my …

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