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Tag: ocean

little mercies by Arushi (Aera) Rege
Poetry

little mercies by Arushi (Aera) Rege

August 18, 2025August 18, 20250

“When I was dying, I dreamed of ice cold matcha, a single shot of espresso, a prayer to god that I would lose another five pounds.” – excerpt from Little Mercies, fiction by Arushi (Aera) Rege #TheMetaworker

Wonboyn, 2024 by Matthew T Phillips
Poetry

Wonboyn, 2024 by Matthew T Phillips

July 7, 2025July 3, 20250

“The specular / Reflection / Splitting light / Into prisms / Like rainbow / Scales” – excerpt from Wonboyn, 2024, poetry by Matthew T Phillips #TheMetaworker

The Beach by Daniel Brennan
Poetry

The Beach by Daniel Brennan

November 20, 2023March 4, 20250

“The beach is sinking. / It’s a sigh. It’s the lack of you and I, pulling like the tide / against its warm face.” – excerpt from “The Beach” by Daniel Brennan @dannyjbrennan #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

September 16, 2022September 24, 20221

Sometimes I come out …

Five Haikus by Joshua St. Clare
Micro / Poetry

Five Haikus by Joshua St. Clare

September 2, 2022September 20, 20220

sand dollar the boy …

“The Last Atlantean” by David Henson
Poetry

“The Last Atlantean” by David Henson

August 5, 2022November 27, 20221

Atlantis Without Birds Marble …

“Undisturbed” by Russell Willis
Poetry

“Undisturbed” by Russell Willis

March 18, 2022December 10, 20240

Ethicist and online education …

“Mussel” by Christian Ward
Poetry

“Mussel” by Christian Ward

February 4, 2022August 12, 20220

Every shell is dipped …

“Abruptly-” by Shalini Singh
Poetry

“Abruptly-” by Shalini Singh

December 10, 2021December 5, 20211

Hotaru ika are a …

“A Literal Littoral” by Charles J. March III
Poetry

“A Literal Littoral” by Charles J. March III

November 12, 2021November 7, 20210

Will we ever make …

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley
Fiction

“A Vacation” by Matthew Brinkley

September 24, 2021September 22, 20210

While his children bickered …

“The Dunes” by John Grey
Poetry

“The Dunes” by John Grey

August 2, 2021July 25, 20210

A walk over the …

“The Veil” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“The Veil” by Oisin Breen

April 12, 2021May 1, 20230

The I, That which …

“thick crusts of midnight in the late Ordovician, a wilderness of morning elsewhere” by Kate Shannon
Poetry

“thick crusts of midnight in the late Ordovician, a wilderness of morning elsewhere” by Kate Shannon

February 28, 2021March 14, 20211

i.other things live easy, …

“ghazal for aguas del sur” by Kate Shannon
Poetry

“ghazal for aguas del sur” by Kate Shannon

January 29, 2021February 22, 20221

once, mothers waited for …

“Slate Cleaned on the Bluff” by D. R. James
Poetry

“Slate Cleaned on the Bluff” by D. R. James

January 11, 2021January 11, 20210

Up here, the intervals …

“Pour toi, mon amour” by Tasnia Nahla
Poetry

“Pour toi, mon amour” by Tasnia Nahla

December 12, 20200

Chaos sings, we areDisintegrating …

“Sea Moon” by Sheikha A.
Poetry

“Sea Moon” by Sheikha A.

June 4, 2018September 3, 20200

A road divider on …

“You and I” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi
Poetry

“You and I” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

July 24, 2017September 11, 20171

You were the ocean …

“Moments of Suffocating Dullness Interspersed with Violent and Near-suicidal Flashes of Excitement” by Edd Rose
Non-Fiction

“Moments of Suffocating Dullness Interspersed with Violent and Near-suicidal Flashes of Excitement” by Edd Rose

July 3, 2017August 29, 20200

The poet Charles Bukowski …

“A Dream About a Sky That is a Sea” by Meli Ewing
Miscellaneous

“A Dream About a Sky That is a Sea” by Meli Ewing

February 1, 2016March 15, 20220

I am getting off …

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