Gradual by Linnea Peterson
“I join you and your friends in a game that is not a game, a joyous riot of energy and sound with no goal but the enjoyment itself.” – excerpt from Gradual, fiction by Linnea Peterson #TheMetaworker
Tag: self realization
The Leash of Tartarus Squeezes up the Spine to Besiege the Head by Robin Wyatt Dunn
“this is a transcript of a video game / which is an adaptation from a movie / which is a download from a divine source” – excerpt from The Leash of Tartarus Squeezes up the Spine to Besiege the Head, poetry by Robin Wyatt Dunn #TheMetaworker
Turning 30, Motel Light, and Other Illusions by Rowan Tate
“I was supposed to be / someone by then, but mostly I was / a person who hoarded notebooks” – excerpt from Turning 30, Motel Light, and Other Illusions, poetry by Rowan Tate
Eight of Wands by Caiti Quatmann
“listen i was slower once full / of syrup & warnings I used / to believe in build-up sent / my secrets by mail” – excerpt from Eight of Wands, poetry by Caiti Quatmann
Emerald in the Seventies by Joan Slatoff
“Emerald did not tell Harrison that she worked at BIT, the London underground information service.” excerpt from Emerald in the Seventies, fiction by Joan Slatoff #TheMetaworker
Puppeteering by Jackson Mattocks
“A few months into my master’s program, each day had become just another attempt at acting human.” – excerpt from Puppeteering, non-fiction by Jackson Mattocks #TheMetaworker
Blue Boy by Anthony Ikeh
“i am fond of searching / for pearls amidst / thorns…” – excerpt from Blue Boy, poetry by Anthony Ikeh #TheMetaworker
Unbound by Maudie Bryant
“The typeface begins to rise from the aged paper. …They stretch and coalesce into an undulating vortex, spiraling around my outstretched finger like a tiny tornado.” – excerpt from Unbound, fiction by Maudie Bryant @maudiemichelle #TheMetaworker #literarymagazines
Dancing Like Mother by Nadim Silverman
“Mother would stand barefoot in the living room and amuse six million lonely souls from around the world.” – excerpt from “Dancing Like Mother”, fiction by Nadim Silverman #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #literarymagazines
Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll
“When I was ten my mother fell in love with someone who was not my father.” – excerpt from Amoral Familism by Sophia Carroll @torpor_chamber
Busts by Jennifer Klein
“The jars near the window
Sometimes I mistake them for busts” – excerpt from Busts by Jennifer Klein @JenniferKleinReal #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday
The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter
“Like the Man, she appeared oblivious to the absence of walls. Standing in my usual spot observing the house, I kept willing [the Woman] to look my way.” – excerpt from The Season of Solitude by Jenn Haase Vetter #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker
Rubies by Carol E. Anderson
“I longed to brush my lips next to yours– to taste the tang of rubies on your tongue.” excerpt from Rubies by Carol E. Anderson #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday
Microfiction by F.D. Jackson
Microfiction by F.D. Jackson #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker