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Tag: ocean

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

Swimming in the Ligurian Sea by Rachel Turney
Fiction / Micro

Swimming in the Ligurian Sea by Rachel Turney

August 21, 2026October 8, 20260

“At night, by the fire, I watch the embers dance off your skin. You are aglow with ambers and deep blues.” – excerpt from Swimming in the Ligurian Sea, micro fiction by Rachel Turney #TheMetaworker

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, 2022September 11, 20260

Undisturbed, it gathers dust …

“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 / Speculative

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

February 1, 2016June 1, 20260

I am getting off …

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