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Tag: women

Through the Motions by Diane Funston
Poetry

Through the Motions by Diane Funston

August 11, 2025August 25, 20250

“The panther paces her cage / Heavy velvet paws pad the cell / back and. forth / left. and right.” – excerpt from Through the Motions, poetry by Diane Funston #TheMetaworker

A History of Women by Julia S. Maron
Fiction

A History of Women by Julia S. Maron

September 23, 2024May 16, 20250

“Mabel brewed the raspberry leaves and you marvelled at how the tea drove away the ache. She smiled and winked before sending you back to bed with a hug and a promise.” – excerpt from by Julia S. Maron @juliasjmaron #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday

It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend
Non-Fiction

It Takes a Village Cuts by Angela Townsend

September 2, 2024September 2, 20240

“Our neighbors are here, as real as the promise that hair grows. I am as shy as my long bangs will allow, but at Village Cuts, we see one another.” – excerpt from It Takes a Village Cuts, non-fiction by Angela Townsend #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

Micro Poetry by Sam Alec
Micro / Poetry

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

“Folding Laundry” by Wendy Freborg
Poetry

“Folding Laundry” by Wendy Freborg

October 2, 2023October 2, 20230

“It is raining in Boston. / My friend is in an ambulance on those wet roads” #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker

“American Arcana: That Lone Harpy of Appalachia” by Kate Shannon
Poetry

“American Arcana: That Lone Harpy of Appalachia” by Kate Shannon

April 3, 2023March 22, 20240

around these parts, you’d …

“How to Unflap a Flapper” by Leslie Cairns
Fiction

“How to Unflap a Flapper” by Leslie Cairns

March 27, 2023March 26, 20230

Step 1: Take your …

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord
Non-Fiction

“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord

November 18, 2022March 20, 20230

On my sister’s 21st …

“Misplaced Affections” by Sinclaire Dickinson
Poetry

“Misplaced Affections” by Sinclaire Dickinson

August 26, 2022September 10, 20220

A golden retriever of …

“Susan” by Holly Day
Poetry

“Susan” by Holly Day

July 15, 2022July 10, 20220

I stood and watched …

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma
Poetry

“Mothering” by Jazmine Aluma

July 1, 2022September 9, 20240

It’s the way I …

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp
Fiction

“That Damn Selfie” by Laurel Osterkamp

June 13, 2022June 12, 20221

If only Joyce hadn’t …

“Text Me When You Get Home” by Helen Nancy Meneilly
Poetry

“Text Me When You Get Home” by Helen Nancy Meneilly

May 20, 2022June 5, 20221

night falls like a …

“I’ve Barely Been to College” by Kailey Tucker
Poetry

“I’ve Barely Been to College” by Kailey Tucker

April 25, 2022April 24, 20220

Autumn snapped my spine like …

“Plastic Hearts” by Chella Courington
Fiction

“Plastic Hearts” by Chella Courington

April 15, 2022April 10, 20220

At fifteen Anne bought …

“Rare” by Joanne Howard
Fiction

“Rare” by Joanne Howard

March 28, 2022March 20, 20230

Two a.m., well into …

“In the Willow Garden” by Isabel O’Hara Walsh
Fiction

“In the Willow Garden” by Isabel O’Hara Walsh

February 7, 2022February 13, 20220

Down in the willow …

“Interrogative Sestina” by Mark J. Mitchell
Poetry

“Interrogative Sestina” by Mark J. Mitchell

January 21, 2022January 16, 20220

Who is the bride …

The Metaworker Podcast | 009 Ruins by Mary Paulson
Podcast

The Metaworker Podcast | 009 Ruins by Mary Paulson

January 19, 2022March 6, 20240

Episode Description: In this …

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor
Fiction

“In Between” by Kelly Claytor

December 24, 2021March 23, 20242

Are you dead, Maria? …

“The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum
Fiction

“The Sky Traveler” by Dan Yokum

December 6, 2021March 23, 20240

When I remember to …

“One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm
Fiction

“One Learns Ruthlessly” by Lydia Storm

October 25, 2021October 24, 20210

“And I learned, gentlemen. …

“Ruins” by Mary Paulson
Poetry

“Ruins” by Mary Paulson

September 13, 2021August 15, 20221

Mary Paulson currently lives …

“High Queen” by Zachary Toombs
Art

“High Queen” by Zachary Toombs

August 20, 2021July 29, 20240

Zachary Toombs is a …

“A Future Leviathan’s Prodigious Sister” by Mina Rozario
Fiction

“A Future Leviathan’s Prodigious Sister” by Mina Rozario

June 28, 2021June 30, 20211

They called me incandescent. …

“The Shape of the Laugh in Your Throat” by Edie Meade
Non-Fiction

“The Shape of the Laugh in Your Throat” by Edie Meade

May 14, 2021December 6, 20241

From downstairs I hear …

“Antidote” by Kate Copeland
Poetry

“Antidote” by Kate Copeland

May 7, 2021June 30, 20210

A fire sunset facing …

“An Account of Our Precipice” by Jason McGlone
Poetry

“An Account of Our Precipice” by Jason McGlone

April 5, 2021June 30, 20211

We three stare at …

“Penny of Ithaca” by P.L. Watts
Fiction

“Penny of Ithaca” by P.L. Watts

March 15, 2021June 30, 20210

She’s even made the …

“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 …

“Transformations” by David Henson
Fiction

“Transformations” by David Henson

February 5, 2021March 23, 20241

Mom’s breathing was shallow, …

“Little Gem Magnolia” by Paul Rabinowitz
Fiction / Miscellaneous / Poetry

“Little Gem Magnolia” by Paul Rabinowitz

January 15, 2021June 28, 20221

I In an old …

“Self Portrait as Woman with Scarf” by Paul Rabinowitz
Non-Fiction / Poetry

“Self Portrait as Woman with Scarf” by Paul Rabinowitz

September 28, 2020June 26, 20220

I have no hair …

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski
Poetry

“Death and Mercy” by Kim Malinowski

June 29, 2020August 19, 20200

She wasn’t a phoenix, …

“Pink” by Izzy Martens
Non-Fiction

“Pink” by Izzy Martens

December 9, 2019May 16, 20250

The small pink tube …

“Night” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Night” by Chestina Craig

February 19, 2018May 16, 20250

I have been raised …

“Skin” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Skin” by Chestina Craig

January 15, 2018September 1, 20201

SKIN is the bodies …

“War Paint” by Linda Imbler
Poetry

“War Paint” by Linda Imbler

December 18, 2017August 19, 20200

Tonight the battle will …

“Girl” by Chestina Craig
Poetry

“Girl” by Chestina Craig

July 25, 2016September 3, 20202

I used to think …

“4 AM Girl” By Matthew Maichen
Editorial / Fiction

“4 AM Girl” By Matthew Maichen

November 23, 2015August 25, 20200

She wanders through the …

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre

October 19, 2015September 1, 20201

One girl bakes a …

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