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Tag: water

Alizeh by Jimmy Saekki
Poetry

Alizeh by Jimmy Saekki

April 27, 2026April 27, 20260

“On our beach-front property / of bamboo tent-poles and plastic tarp / we celebrate our anniversary.” – excerpt from Alizeh, poetry by Jimmy Saekki #TheMetaworker

Farewell to Beach Town in Asturias by Dolo Diaz
Poetry

Farewell to Beach Town in Asturias by Dolo Diaz

April 17, 2026April 17, 20260

“Bridal veils of surf unfurl / with the cadence / of weddings in June” – excerpt from Farewell to Beach Town in Asturias, poetry by Dolo Diaz

Wave Theory by Douglas Twells
Poetry

Wave Theory by Douglas Twells

March 23, 2026March 23, 20260

“a myriad of waves cross / and re-cross Channel Lake.” – excerpt from Wave Theory, poetry by Douglas Twells #TheMetaworker

You Forget How Wet A Fire Is by Mitch Kampf
Non-Fiction / Top Posts

You Forget How Wet A Fire Is by Mitch Kampf

July 18, 2025August 1, 20250

“Your neighbors hose down windows and doors. They spray you by accident. Not that you care.” – excerpt from You Forget How Wet A Fire Is, non-fiction by Mitch Kampf

Wonboyn, 2024 by Matthew T Phillips
Poetry

Wonboyn, 2024 by Matthew T Phillips

July 7, 2025July 3, 20250

“The specular / Reflection / Splitting light / Into prisms / Like rainbow / Scales” – excerpt from Wonboyn, 2024, poetry by Matthew T Phillips #TheMetaworker

Desiccation Daze by Marla Dial Moore
Poetry

Desiccation Daze by Marla Dial Moore

March 10, 2025June 26, 20250

“I used to believe / in water– / even when the world / told me blood / is thicker…” – excerpt from Dessication Daze, a #poem by Marla Dial Moore #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“floating away; on a vessel long derelict” by Kate Shannon
Poetry

“floating away; on a vessel long derelict” by Kate Shannon

February 27, 2023March 22, 20240

if you are listening, …

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Blueblack Pier” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

September 16, 2022September 24, 20221

Sometimes I come out …

“The Last Atlantean” by David Henson
Poetry

“The Last Atlantean” by David Henson

August 5, 2022November 27, 20221

Atlantis Without Birds Marble …

“Loch Ness Monster in the Rain at Night” by David Henson
Poetry

“Loch Ness Monster in the Rain at Night” by David Henson

February 21, 2022March 23, 20245

A fang of lightning …

“Drowned Man Lives Again” by John Grey
Poetry

“Drowned Man Lives Again” by John Grey

January 28, 2022January 23, 20220

There was a lot …

“Abruptly-” by Shalini Singh
Poetry

“Abruptly-” by Shalini Singh

December 10, 2021December 5, 20211

Hotaru ika are a …

“Red Sun Red Moon” by Dan Yokum
Fiction

“Red Sun Red Moon” by Dan Yokum

November 19, 2021November 14, 20210

Pauli stood at the …

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi
Non-Fiction

“Water Towers” by John L. Stanizzi

July 26, 2021July 25, 20210

You’ve seen water towers, …

“All the Water in the World” by Kate Copeland
Poetry

“All the Water in the World” by Kate Copeland

April 19, 2021June 30, 20210

A grey afternoon and …

“Meditations on Water (Ode to Escambia)” by Stella Meadows
Non-Fiction

“Meditations on Water (Ode to Escambia)” by Stella Meadows

March 5, 2021August 15, 20221

I didn’t always know …

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf
Fiction

“Unleashed” by Catherine Zickgraf

February 22, 2021February 22, 20210

I clutch Dad’s oak …

“Water Angel 2” by Stephen Mead
Art

“Water Angel 2” by Stephen Mead

December 11, 2017July 29, 20240

Note from the artist: Though …

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