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Ashmedai and the Hairdresser by Allister Nelson
“Today was the day – the day I’d make three year’s salary in a single evening. The day I met the Spaniard.” excerpt from Ashmedai …
All You Should Remember by Perry L. Powell
“You wait for the night / below the castle on the mountain.” – Excerpt from All You Should Remember by Perry L. Powell #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker …
The Recipe by Annie Borelli
“Where shall they meet? The deli, let’s say. Maybe she works behind the counter. Maybe he comes in for a sandwich.” – excerpt from Recipe …
“Skate Country” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
The color of the rink is almost the same—Barney the Dinosaur purple—but the carpeting has changed. Back against her septum and then back onto the …
Microfiction by Kathryn Gossow
Precarious When they were married, he took her to a city where houses gripped the steephillsides, their fists slick with mud, knuckles white as they …
“Big, Blue Watery Eye” by Joe Ducato
They stood at the edge. Sticks (a name she gave herself) was so taken by it, she fell forward on her arm crutches. Nicknaming herself …
“typoem” by Michael Betancourt
Artist’s note: I am a Cuban-American artist who is better known from my work with digital video and Glitch Art …
“In the Mood” by Lucia Owen
On that late cranky winter afternoonyou sat downstairs with a cup of coffeeon the tray of your walker while Irummaged …
Micro Poetry by David Capps
RibbonIn stillness before daybreak, train tracks beat alongside my heart,my heart, do you remember the winter wheat field, unfinishedrails we …
Podcast
The Metaworker Podcast | 017 A Writer’s Life For Me: Catchup with Matthew Maichen, Part 2
Elena, Mel, and Cerid talk with former Metaworker Editor in Chief Matthew Maichen about their writing rituals, how they create characters, and the benefits and …
The Metaworker Podcast | 016 A Writer’s Life For Me: Catchup with Matthew Maichen, Part 1
Elena, Mel, and Cerid talk with former Metaworker Editor in Chief Matthew Maichen about his writing and publishing journey since he stepped away from leading …
The Metaworker Podcast | 015 The Borderland Furies by Oisín Breen
Episode Description: Matthew, Elena, and Mel talk with Oisín Breen about his poem “The Borderland Furies” and about his new book of poetry, Lillies on …
The Metaworker Podcast | 014 In the Willow Garden by Isabel O’Hara Walsh
Episode Description: Matthew, Elena, Mel, and Cerid talk with Isabel O’Hara Walsh about her short fiction piece “In the Willow Garden”. Content Warning: We discuss …
Micro
Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński
Micro Poetry by Michał Zieliński #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
Micro Poetry by Sam Alec
“It’s Not You, It’s Us” and “The Procedure” – Micro Poetry by Sam Alec #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
“The Balloons Return” by David Henson
“One day, colorful dots specked the sky as if a rainbow exploded.” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
“Lives of Dust and Ashes” by Marie-Louise McGuinness
The dust never settled for years. It probably still sits in the fine cracks of aged roof tiles and within the chipping layers of magnolia …
“Sorry Sir, I’m Not the Man You’re Looking For” by Stella Meadows
The only word I understand is monsieur. A sling of unintelligible French blindsides me as I walk down the street; and though I have no …
“The Last Nights of Sisterhood” by E.B. Cotenord
On my sister’s 21st birthday, I visited her at the Cook County Jail. Looking back, I wish I hadn’t been so annoyed to see her …
Magic Tricks for the Homeless by Kevin Charles
Artist’s Note: “Magic Tricks For The Homeless” was created with Clipstudio Paint. It depicts the often rabid responses we receive …
“typoem” by Michael Betancourt
Artist’s note: I am a Cuban-American artist who is better known from my work with digital video and Glitch Art …
“Dinner or Parasite?” by David A. Goodrum
Photo taken at home on July 18, 2022, 7pm. An image of uncooked rice noodles. Taken with an Apple iPhone …
Interviews
Looking Back to Forge Forward: A Catchup Series by Lena Bramsen
“An interview compilation with some of The Metaworker’s first contributors, reflecting upon the past and updating us on their careers.” …
Profile: Jeremy Bock
Jeremy Bock is a West Virginia native and technologist currently expatting Bangkok with his wife and daughter. His novel, Caroline, …
Meet Melissa Reynolds!
Hey everyone! We told you that we have big plans for this publication and here’s one of them. We took …