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Tag: life

Live Man Laughing by Giancarlo Malchiodi
Poetry

Live Man Laughing by Giancarlo Malchiodi

March 30, 2026March 29, 20260

“But I’m still here / snapping selfies” – excerpt from Live Man Laughing, poetry by Giancarlo Malchiodi #TheMetaworker

Swerve (you’re hit) by Charles Sutphin
Fiction

Swerve (you’re hit) by Charles Sutphin

August 15, 2025August 14, 20250

“For a dog or a squirrel you might hit the brakes, but for something so small, you lift your foot and hope for the best.” – excerpt from Swerve (you’re hit), Flash Fiction by Charles Sutphin #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens
Fiction

Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens

August 5, 2024February 4, 20250

“As you stroll along cliffs that grace the tops of Appalachia’s rolling canopy, you’ll notice that the plot of the book becomes more cohesive.” – excerpt from Recipe for an Unfinished Book by M. R. Lehman Wiens #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore
Poetry

“The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore

January 22, 2024December 6, 20240

“Alone, he paces from room to room,/each room a cabinet of memories,/a diorama of another life.” – excerpt from The Inhabitant of the Tower by Taliesin Gore, featuring art by Cerid Jones #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“A Living Stone” by Jason Ruiter
Fiction / Speculative

“A Living Stone” by Jason Ruiter

November 13, 2023June 1, 20260

“The egg of flesh was placed on the table where my son and I were breakfasting. It was the shape of an ostrich egg, and slightly larger than one, too. Its ‘shell’ would bend to the touch, but it had skin like that of a human.” – excerpt from A Living Stone by Jason Ruiter #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“So Many Ways to Live” by Victoria Woolf Bailey
Poetry

“So Many Ways to Live” by Victoria Woolf Bailey

February 11, 2022February 13, 20220

When that moment arrives(by …

“Drowned Man Lives Again” by John Grey
Poetry

“Drowned Man Lives Again” by John Grey

January 28, 2022January 23, 20220

There was a lot …

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor
Fiction / Speculative

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor

December 24, 2021June 1, 20262

Are you dead, Maria? …

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen

May 3, 2021August 27, 20231

On questioning circumstance;One must …

“More” by Tom Barlow
Poetry

“More” by Tom Barlow

March 1, 2021March 1, 20210

Boxes everywhere, boxes overflowing, …

“Skins” by Carson Pytell
Poetry

“Skins” by Carson Pytell

December 14, 2020December 14, 20200

Gallery of grotesqueries whence …

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai
Poetry

“Horseshoes.” by DS Maolalai

June 15, 2020August 19, 20200

somewhere up here  you …

“untitled” by Darin Milanesio
Editorial / Poetry

“untitled” by Darin Milanesio

May 21, 2018August 19, 20200

Life is supposed to …

“The Clues Within an Adirondack Glade: Son to Father” by Greg Lucas
Poetry

“The Clues Within an Adirondack Glade: Son to Father” by Greg Lucas

March 19, 2018August 29, 20200

Now that you’ve passed-through …

“To Know Life, To Fight Unarmed” by Sarah Kersey
Poetry

“To Know Life, To Fight Unarmed” by Sarah Kersey

March 5, 2018August 19, 20200

To know life is …

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos

August 15, 2016September 3, 20200

Dude driving, dude driving …

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