How to Burn Like a Star by Joshua Walker
“They don’t tell you this, / but when a star dies, / it burns so hot, / the atoms forget themselves.” – excerpt from How to Burn Like a Star, poetry by Joshua Walker #TheMetaworker
Tag: joy
Whisper of Lightning by Jonathan Michael Saucedo
“A Fourth of July reflection on friendship, memory, and what stays with us.” – Whisper of Lightning, nonfiction by Jonathan Michael Saucedo #TheMetaworker
Live Man Laughing by Giancarlo Malchiodi
“But I’m still here / snapping selfies” – excerpt from Live Man Laughing, poetry by Giancarlo Malchiodi #TheMetaworker
The Finding Momo Birthday by Madlynn Haber
“My mother’s ninety-fifth birthday was in late June. I couldn’t let the occasion pass unnoticed, regardless of her condition.” – excerpt from The Finding Momo Birthday, creative nonfiction by Madlynn Haber #TheMetaworker
Song for the Diagnoses by Christa Fairbrother
“A medical diagnosis is a baptism into a new name.” – excerpt from Song for the Diagnoses, poetry by Christa Fairbrother