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Tag: loss

Nothing but Salt Remains by Laila Amado
Fiction / Speculative

Nothing but Salt Remains by Laila Amado

October 16, 2026October 13, 20260

“Morin stands up on the thwart, catching her balance against the waves. The sea leans forward, swelling on the horizon. Morin feels as if it’s watching her, storm-blue gaze heavy at the back of her neck.”, – excerpt from Nothing but Salt Remains, fiction by Laila Amado #TheMetaworker

Summer, 1990 by Anthony B Parr
Fiction

Summer, 1990 by Anthony B Parr

September 11, 2026October 8, 20260

“Her spirit is woven into the everyday…She is my unfinished sentence. My held breath. My quiet grief transformed into something gentler…” – excerpt from Summer, 1990, fiction by Anthony B Parr #TheMetaworker

gelato rain by Azure Brandi
Miscellaneous / Poetry

gelato rain by Azure Brandi

October 6, 2025October 2, 20250

“my shadow slips like fallen light into the gelato rain of second grade ants in raisin boxes” – excerpt from Gelato Rain, poetry by Azure Brandi #TheMetaworker

Outsourcing by DS Maolalai
Poetry

Outsourcing by DS Maolalai

September 15, 2025September 15, 20250

“and the beer / tastes of bathwater / but water is not safe / to drink, and so / here we are” excerpt from Outsourcing, poetry by DS Maolalai #TheMetaworker

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 / Speculative

“The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst

April 16, 2021June 1, 20260

When Emil was in …

“Gone” by BH James
Fiction / Speculative

“Gone” by BH James

December 4, 2020June 1, 20260

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 / Speculative

“Ventricle” by Amber West

February 20, 2017June 1, 20261

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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