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Tag: horror

The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer
Fiction

The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer

October 28, 2024November 14, 20240

“There are places in the earth that call to you when you’re that age, and you just have to stick your hands into the mud and bring up whatever you can catch.” – excerpt from The Last Tree by Victoria Meyer #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

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

“Murder in the Dark” by F. J. Bergmann
Poetry

“Murder in the Dark” by F. J. Bergmann

May 15, 2023March 22, 20240

She came out of the woods with nothing but a blanket sprayed with white and silver paint #F. J. Bergmann #TheMetaworker
#MetaworkerMonday

“floating away; on a vessel long derelict” by Kate Shannon
Poetry

“floating away; on a vessel long derelict” by Kate Shannon

February 27, 2023March 22, 20240

if you are listening, …

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich
Fiction

“Unsettled Cemetery Dust” by Em Dietrich

December 5, 2022August 26, 20240

In a house, in …

“Tangled” by Gary Carr
Fiction

“Tangled” by Gary Carr

October 14, 2022March 22, 20240

When I think about …

“Text Me When You Get Home” by Helen Nancy Meneilly
Poetry

“Text Me When You Get Home” by Helen Nancy Meneilly

May 20, 2022June 5, 20221

night falls like a …

“Retribution” by Ash Evan Lippert
Poetry

“Retribution” by Ash Evan Lippert

May 2, 2022May 1, 20220

Ash Evan Lippert is …

“String Man” by Hadley James Hoyles
Poetry

“String Man” by Hadley James Hoyles

September 6, 2021September 5, 20210

A heaviness paws at …

“We Built a Fine Madness House” by Lorna D. Keach
Fiction

“We Built a Fine Madness House” by Lorna D. Keach

March 19, 2021March 23, 20240

Before their house was …

“Take it Off” by Evan Rodenhausen
Fiction

“Take it Off” by Evan Rodenhausen

November 20, 2020March 23, 20240

It’s odd. I’ve never …

“Foe” by Matthew Chamberlin
Poetry

“Foe” by Matthew Chamberlin

October 30, 2020January 10, 20210

Hidden under sheets of …

“Volitions of Desire” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“Volitions of Desire” by Oisin Breen

October 16, 2020October 11, 20200

I speak- Of climbing …

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez
Poetry

“The Destiny Tree” by Hibah Shabkhez

October 2, 2020October 2, 20200

The destiny tree, Dark …

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei
Fiction

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei

August 7, 2020March 15, 20221

When my ear fell …

“Nightchild” by Paul Negri
Fiction

“Nightchild” by Paul Negri

January 27, 2020January 10, 20210

She shone bright in …

“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

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith
Fiction

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

April 16, 2018September 23, 20200

It was late enough …

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 …

“The Living Dead” by John Short
Fiction

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016March 15, 20220

I opened my eyes, …

“Every Night” by Ellen Webre
Poetry

“Every Night” by Ellen Webre

February 22, 2016September 3, 20200

Every night I’ve lain …

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial / Fiction

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue

October 12, 2015August 25, 20200

The needle pricks my …

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