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Tag: life cycles

Anathematikon, Part III by Lukas Jackson
Poetry

Anathematikon, Part III by Lukas Jackson

April 14, 2025April 14, 20250

“a / new / day / dawns / wolves are howling / far / across the moon” – excerpt from “Anathematikon, Part III” #poetry by Lukas Jackson #TheMetaworker

The Memory House by Maddison Scott
Fiction

The Memory House by Maddison Scott

February 24, 2025February 24, 20250

“I sit beside [my mother], pull out a bag of chips and open a word puzzle on my phone. She reaches over and places her hand atop mine. I freeze. It’s been years since she’s initiated a touch.” – excerpt from The Memory House, fiction by Maddison Scott #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

A History of Women by Julia S. Maron
Fiction

A History of Women by Julia S. Maron

September 23, 2024September 23, 20240

“Mabel brewed the raspberry leaves and you marvelled at how the tea drove away the ache. She smiled and winked before sending you back to bed with a hug and a promise.” – excerpt from by Julia S. Maron @juliasjmaron #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Unknown Author by Paul Rabinowitz
Fiction / Miscellaneous

Unknown Author by Paul Rabinowitz

September 13, 2024September 12, 20240

“I will always return the books you lend me because I know they are important.” – excerpt from Unknown Author, fiction by Paul Rabinowitz #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

“On the Plaza” by Clay Waters
Poetry

“On the Plaza” by Clay Waters

March 4, 2024March 25, 20240

“the recurring colonnades /
offered the illusion / of progress, vital calamity / passed into oblivion…” excerpt from On the Plaza by Clay Waters. #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper
Poetry

“What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper

October 23, 2023October 23, 20230

“In a cracked-pot / full of tubes, / Chlorophyll leaks / out your mouth.” from “What if our bodies were trees?” by Lucio Cooper. #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“The Remarkable Life of a Celebrity Mountain Lioness” by Tina Plottel
Poetry

“The Remarkable Life of a Celebrity Mountain Lioness” by Tina Plottel

August 7, 2023August 7, 20230

“my swift nights powered by / Starbucks are behind me.”
#MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“Emma Marries for the First Time at 54” by John Grey
Poetry

“Emma Marries for the First Time at 54” by John Grey

February 13, 2023February 13, 20230

It’s part dream, part afterthought. All those years, Cupid’s arrows  landed wide of the mark,  struck her friends instead. And now, at last, one thumps …

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee
Poetry

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee

June 24, 2019August 19, 20201

There’s a man the silent world claims as Noah, standing at the cliff’s edge, looking down on us as we crawl across each other, his …

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker
Fiction

“One Day” by Rebekah Ricksecker

May 20, 2019February 23, 20220

6:47 AM The darkness turns gray; the misty fog rests over the water; the honeysuckle perfumes the air as white petals float on the still …

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