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Tag: loss

Giant Steps by Neil Jefferies
Fiction

Giant Steps by Neil Jefferies

September 6, 2024May 16, 20250

“I met him at a gas station. He was pumping air into the tires on his Pontiac Sunfire and I was vacuuming the inside of my old Ford van.” – excerpt from Giant Steps, fiction by Neil Jefferies #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

“Dorset” by J.R. Barner
Poetry

“Dorset” by J.R. Barner

October 3, 2022October 2, 20220

The most beautiful woman …

“Scrutiny” by Tim Frank
Fiction

“Scrutiny” by Tim Frank

February 14, 2022March 15, 20220

I played with the …

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau
Fiction

“Damp Streets in a Dry Town” by Timothy Resau

November 26, 2021November 21, 20211

Countless streets going past, …

“The Wish” by Paul Rabinowitz
Poetry

“The Wish” by Paul Rabinowitz

October 29, 2021June 26, 20220

What if I couldpaint …

“The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst
Fiction

“The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst

April 16, 2021June 30, 20210

When Emil was in …

“Gone” by BH James
Fiction

“Gone” by BH James

December 4, 2020March 22, 20240

Bob Sanders awoke one …

“Folded Sky” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik
Poetry

“Folded Sky” by Sayan Aich Bhowmik

June 10, 2019August 19, 20200

I fold the corners …

“7820 miles” by Snata Bose
Poetry

“7820 miles” by Snata Bose

October 1, 2018August 29, 20200

How can I forget …

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka
Poetry

“At What Price” by Ann Christine Tabaka

November 6, 2017February 23, 20200

He stood outside the …

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley
Fiction

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley

September 18, 2017March 15, 20220

You come home, half …

“TRUTH #4: The Face Behind the Mirror” by Matthew Maichen
Editorial / Non-Fiction

“TRUTH #4: The Face Behind the Mirror” by Matthew Maichen

February 27, 2017August 30, 20201

I only ever wrote …

“Ventricle” by Amber West
Fiction

“Ventricle” by Amber West

February 20, 2017September 23, 20201

I lost my heart …

“Verb Tenses” by Meli Ewing
Non-Fiction

“Verb Tenses” by Meli Ewing

February 6, 2017August 30, 20200

The letter I wrote …

“Conversations with Carbon” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Conversations with Carbon” by Chestina Craig

June 13, 2016September 4, 20202

I ask carbon, what …

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