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Tag: language

“My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” by Phillip Temples
Fiction

“My Sphincter Bleeds for Chartreuse Anteaters” by Phillip Temples

September 25, 2023March 22, 20240

“Many thought that the worldwide aphasia outbreak would bring about the end of the world. It certainly put a crimp in all normal day-to-day activities.” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh

February 24, 2023March 6, 20240

Episode Description: Matthew, Elena, Mel, and Cerid talk with Isabel O’Hara Walsh about her short fiction piece “In the Willow Garden”. Content Warning: We discuss …

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma
Poetry

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma

July 1, 2022September 9, 20240

It’s the way I pause when I come across Goethe andwhisper the name—Gir-tah.To make sure I still remember how it’s supposed to sound on the tongue. To remind myself it …

“A Case for Violins” by Frank William Finney
Poetry

“A Case for Violins” by Frank William Finney

June 3, 2022June 23, 20220

Pulled from  the mouth of the mother  tongue. These words are all I carry now. They bend. They crack. They disappear. They hide inside the …

“Vienna Night 3: Brazilian Exchange Students” by Jesse Swire
Poetry

“Vienna Night 3: Brazilian Exchange Students” by Jesse Swire

October 24, 2016December 8, 20230

portuguese lyric lilt xe’s, lifting ocean inflection  lifted south american toneflexing a talker’s tongue one ganders in psychadelic wonder when they codeswitch– one is jealous …

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