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Tag: Halloween

Suckers by Campbell Brown
Non-Fiction

Suckers by Campbell Brown

September 30, 2024September 27, 20240

“I used to think that love was a kind of violence… Because tonight I’m hooked on you like a knife caught in my throat.” – excerpt from Suckers by Campbell Brown @p0cketwatch3s #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Fright Write: Short Halloween Stories from The Metaworker’s Writing Group
Newsletters

Fright Write: Short Halloween Stories from The Metaworker’s Writing Group

October 31, 2023November 1, 20230

Enjoy these three short Halloween stories by our writing group members. Join us on Discord on Wednesday evenings at 8:30pm (EST) for writing prompts and a supportive group of folks! #TheMetaworker

“Foe” by Matthew Chamberlin
Poetry

“Foe” by Matthew Chamberlin

October 30, 2020January 10, 20210

Hidden under sheets of ice invisible as dreams in glass comes smoldering behind, my foe who shoulders fire and steel aside, rides elevators high and …

“The Outcast Dead” by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Poetry

“The Outcast Dead” by Ken Allan Dronsfield

October 21, 2019September 2, 20200

“In the dead and dark of night,/
upon a haunted gorge they rise.” #metaworkermonday

“On Halloween” by Matthew Maichen
Editorial

“On Halloween” by Matthew Maichen

October 30, 2017September 3, 20201

My earliest memories involve skeletons. I remember watching The Nightmare Before Christmas with the same vague fascination that grabbed the hearts of basic goth children …

I Am Scared of the Night by Indunil Madhusankha
Poetry

I Am Scared of the Night by Indunil Madhusankha

October 16, 2017February 23, 20220

As the dusk creeps through the summit the once luscious sun dips below the rocky mounts And flocks of birds soar away weaving intricate patterns …

“The Living Dead” by John Short
Fiction

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016March 15, 20220

I opened my eyes, emerging from a dream but couldn’t remember anything at all. Shame really because I’d always considered dream space a bit like …

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