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“Cardinal Sin” by Jennifer Fox

Posted on April 30, 2021

Julie stared at the cardinal laying in the snow outside her living room window. It was like fresh crimson on white porcelain tile which made the small horizontal scar on […]

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“Minotaurs” by Lane Talbot

Posted on January 25, 2021

Red police lights revolved beneath a spread of morning lightning. Two Kahota squad cars sat parked askew atop the rise in the middle of the road. Chickie’s motorcycle was the […]

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“The Road to Gold Ridge” by Jennifer Swallow

Posted on July 13, 2020

The photos on the website of the Gold Ridge Inn showed a log structure with a wrap-around porch and a hitching post for the horses of gold miners long gone. […]

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“The cops have Julia” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

Posted on May 6, 2019

I knew already, struck with the phantasm of a dream that I had taken the reins of my life at last. Like a drowning man finding the hole in the […]

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“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

Posted on April 16, 2018

It was late enough that she didn’t even feel tired anymore. Clarissa squinted so hard her eyes hurt.  She tried see through the fogged-over windshield as the onslaught of rain […]

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Interview with Alex Clare

Posted on July 29, 2016

To celebrate the release of her debut novel, we are pleased to present an interview with Alex Clare, author of He’s Gone. Read an excerpt from Chapter Two of He’s […]

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Excerpt from “He’s Gone”

Posted on July 22, 2016

We at The Metaworker are excited to bring you something a little different this Friday. We’ve been given the opportunity to work with Impress Books, an independent publisher in the […]

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“Every Night” by Ellen Webre

Posted on February 22, 2016

Every night I’ve lain awake with baited breath. Shadows flash across the ceiling as cars pass by the window. There is a woman out there, I know it, hissing at […]

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“The Lunch Bucket Game” by Ronnie Clark

Posted on January 25, 2016

So I’m sittin’ in the lunchroom of the factory one day, chattin’ up the new gal.  She was a secretary.  Name of Suzie.  Only been there like two weeks.  We […]

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“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue

Posted on October 12, 2015

The needle pricks my skin and I gasp as I shake out my hand. A little speck of red blood lands on the grey flooring. I take my towel and […]

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