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Six-Word Stories by Matthew Kasper
Fiction / Micro

Six-Word Stories by Matthew Kasper

June 6, 2025June 6, 20250

Six-Word Stories by Matthew Kasper #TheMetaworker #microwriting

Sierra Leone, 1982 by Freddi Gralle
Poetry

Sierra Leone, 1982 by Freddi Gralle

June 2, 2025June 1, 20250

“my parents still the effortless rulers of our simple cement house / in the West-African village my brother – the gentle historian” – excerpt from Sierra Leone, 1982 by Freddi Gralle #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Dadless by Elise Glassman
Non-Fiction / Poetry

Dadless by Elise Glassman

February 3, 2025January 27, 20250

“Dad was on his way, said, Trust me, Elise. Said stop your bellyaching, said For crying out loud I’m on my way.” – excerpt from Dadless, a poem by Elise Glassman #TheMetaworker #literarymagazines #poetrycommunity

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh
Micro / Poetry

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh

January 13, 2025January 6, 20250

Micro Poetry by Mykyta Ryzhykh #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #literarymagazine #writingcommunity

Microfiction by Corey Bryan
Fiction / Micro

Microfiction by Corey Bryan

May 29, 2023May 29, 20230

Three Microfictions by Corey Bryan @pip_prompts #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“The Refusal” by Lock Howe
Poetry

“The Refusal” by Lock Howe

November 28, 2022December 10, 20241

Lock Howe grew up …

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

September 16, 2022September 24, 20221

Sometimes I come out …

“The Arc” by Nath Oddson
Fiction

“The Arc” by Nath Oddson

May 9, 2022May 10, 20221

From Atlanta to New …

“Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare
Fiction

“Mortuary Rites of the Blattidae” by Patrick M Hare

April 8, 2022March 23, 20240

The first cockroach appeared …

“Messages from Colorado” by Cameron Morse
Poetry

“Messages from Colorado” by Cameron Morse

November 29, 2021December 10, 20241

Cameron Morse is Senior …

“Two Gates For Ghostly Dreams” by Dawn Bratton
Poetry

“Two Gates For Ghostly Dreams” by Dawn Bratton

September 20, 2021September 22, 20210

That motherlode of Sun …

“The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst
Fiction

“The Donkey Saint” by Carl Fuerst

April 16, 2021June 30, 20210

When Emil was in …

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf
Fiction

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf

February 22, 2021February 22, 20210

I clutch Dad’s oak …

“LaMarcus Thompson’s Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway” by John H. Johnson
Poetry

“LaMarcus Thompson’s Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway” by John H. Johnson

January 22, 2021January 17, 20210

August humidity in Coney …

“Red Summer” by Chariklia Martalas
Poetry

“Red Summer” by Chariklia Martalas

January 1, 20210

It was the days …

“Bones” by Japhy Mitchell
Poetry

“Bones” by Japhy Mitchell

November 2, 2020November 1, 20200

The winds switch faster …

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei
Fiction

“When My Ear Fell Off” by Stratos Moustakas & Dora Mezei

August 7, 2020March 15, 20221

When my ear fell …

“Edges” By Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Edges” By Kim Malinowski

May 18, 2020September 3, 20200

There used to be …

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor
Fiction

“So Dark, Up Above” by Emily Ruth Taylor

December 23, 2019March 23, 20240

Sure, no one ever …

“Presence” by Matt Dennison
Poetry

“Presence” by Matt Dennison

October 28, 2019September 3, 20200

The summer after my …

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee
Poetry

“He’ll Hear it Again” by Edward Lee

June 24, 2019August 19, 20201

There’s a man the …

“Bodily” by Gale Acuff
Poetry

“Bodily” by Gale Acuff

May 13, 2019September 23, 20200

I don’t care if …

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose
Non-Fiction

“The God of Good Things” by Snata Bose

September 3, 2018August 29, 20200

The rain cut me …

“The Laptop of God” by KG Newman
Poetry

“The Laptop of God” by KG Newman

March 12, 2018August 29, 20200

You’d expect the power …

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal
Fiction

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal

September 11, 2017February 23, 20220

Once upon a time, …

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski
Poetry

“How We Love” by Lauren Brodowski

March 6, 2017August 19, 20202

Sometimes I like to …

“Sunday School” by Natalie Crick
Poetry

“Sunday School” by Natalie Crick

October 3, 2016August 19, 20200

Madeline loves it And …

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan
Fiction

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan

September 19, 2016September 1, 20200

  To be man …

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