trauma Archives - The Metaworker Literary Magazine

rapunzel/refugees/slavic by Linda Scheller

February 16, 2026February 16, 20260

“caught / they put me in a cell / i was forced to work / in retribution / my children were led away / for the komandant” – excerpt from rapunzel/refugees/slavic, a braided poem by Linda Scheller

Numbers by Kathryn D. Temple

November 4, 2024May 16, 20250

“At 4 months, a baby in the womb is 6 and a half to 7 inches long. A medium cantaloupe measures 15 to 25 centimeters. If an ovarian cyst is over 6 centimeters, it should be removed.” – excerpt from Numbers by Kathryn D. Temple #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell

August 16, 2024May 16, 20250

“You want the memory to serve you somehow, to mean something that you can make sense of…” excerpt from Closer to the Sky by Carolyn R. Russell #TheMetaworker #ForgeFriday

Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael

July 8, 2024August 1, 20250

“You carried it kinda heavy though, old Johnny / confided on my last day of a 3 year gig” – excerpt from Heavy by Shaun Anthony McMichael @samcmichael #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Micro Poetry by Sam Alec

November 6, 2023December 8, 20230

“It’s Not You, It’s Us” and “The Procedure” – Micro Poetry by Sam Alec #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

Thirst by Chris Cooper

October 9, 2023March 4, 20254

“The blinding light from the Frigidaire beams, a humming blaze fluorescing Lacey’s face as she stands, staring into the refrigerator glow with a vacant gaze.” @coopd88 art by @curiouscerid #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

“Predictable Recklessness” by Ace Boggess

July 10, 2023August 7, 20230

“When the desk guard told him to report to medical, Cobb was dressed to go, his flimsy khaki shirt tucked neatly into his khaki pants, his sneakers—the good white ones he ordered from an inmate catalogue—laced, his prisoner ID card already in hand.”
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