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Tag: philosophy

Fugal Variations of a Marital Theme by Utkarsh Adhrit
Fiction

Fugal Variations of a Marital Theme by Utkarsh Adhrit

December 16, 2024December 16, 20240

“I raise the cup to her and grittily, proudly, intelligently say: ‘this right here is the metaphor for our marriage’.” – excerpt from Fugal Variations of a Marital Theme by Utkarsh Adhrit #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

The Metaworker Podcast | 015 The Borderland Furies by Oisín Breen
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 015 The Borderland Furies by Oisín Breen

March 13, 2023March 6, 20240

Episode Description: Matthew, Elena, and Mel talk with Oisín Breen about his poem “The Borderland Furies” and about his new book of poetry, Lillies on …

“Meditation in an Office Tower” by Dale Cottingham
Poetry

“Meditation in an Office Tower” by Dale Cottingham

March 4, 2022March 15, 20220

Thrusting one creased pant leg in front of the other, canter-leaving ankles, knees, thighs, my leather shoes clacking slate as I amble toward and away, …

“In My Space” by Anthony Ward
Poetry

“In My Space” by Anthony Ward

December 27, 2021December 10, 20240

I look into my eyes in order to witness nebula reciprocating light from the midst of darkness residing behind them radiating with life out of …

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen
Poetry

“The Borderland Furies” by Oisin Breen

May 3, 2021August 27, 20231

On questioning circumstance;One must accept that it is often mere collision.That it is neither the (un)holy they, nor a waxwork trinity, at fault for the …

“The Waltz of War and Peace” by Edmund Evanson
Poetry

“The Waltz of War and Peace” by Edmund Evanson

April 2, 2021June 30, 20210

Edmund Evanson is an aspiring creative-writer who penned feature stories and film reviews for The Star newspaper, Malaysia’s leading English-language daily, in 2017 and 2018. …

“Carry Tiger to Mountain” by Morton Milder
Fiction

“Carry Tiger to Mountain” by Morton Milder

October 9, 20200

In the Third Year of great burning, Mo Mo, the Golden Emperor, made a journey to the monastery in which, as a boy, he had …

Give Me Lists or Give Me Death by Darin Milanesio
Newsletters

Give Me Lists or Give Me Death by Darin Milanesio

December 31, 2019September 23, 20200

It’s the end of the year and the end of the decade and I have lists on my mind. Compiling lists of things to read, …

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan
Fiction

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan

September 19, 2016September 1, 20200

  To be man means to reach toward being God. Or, if you prefer, man fundamentally is the desire to be God.        Jean-Paul Sartre   …

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