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Magic Tricks for the Homeless by Kevin Charles

“Magic Tricks For The Homeless”, a web comic by Kevin Charles. #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker …

A Knight in Shining Armor for a Dad by Maxine Flam

A Knight in Shining Armor for a Dad by Maxine Flam #MetaworkerMonday #TheMetaworker …

On the Plaza by Clay Waters

“the recurring colonnades / offered the illusion / of progress, vital calamity / passed into oblivion…” excerpt from On the Plaza by Clay Waters. #MetaworkerMonday …

“Cleotis, The Secret Portraitist” by T. G. Metcalf

“Cleotis and I were guards at Parchman… He was a single man, a quiet kind of guy, and an exceptionally talented amateur oil painter.” excerpt …

“Porcelain Sheep” by Jamie Anthony Louis

Sheep are floating in the ocean, and I’m going to be sick again. Not that those two have much to do with each other, but …
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“Our Thoughts Are With You” by Sean Monett

Our Thoughts are with you. Always. Our Thoughts lurk in the darkened corner of your bedroom while you sleep. Our Thoughts are watching from outside …
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“Astronaut Application” by Andrew Rodgers

Dimitri emerged from the central station into darkness, fresh off the morning train. The towering buildings in the city’s old quarter were packed so tightly …
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“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 …
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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 …
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“The Inhabitant of the Tower” by Taliesin Gore

Featuring original art by Cerid Jones Alone, he paces from room to room,each room a cabinet of memories,a diorama of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Micro

Micro Poetry by Sam Alec

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

“One day, colorful dots specked the sky as if a rainbow exploded.” #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday …
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“What Did I Know” by Adam Conner

“The bottom drawer in my father’s room contains his trash. Crumpled Budweiser cans and Marlboro ash, frayed photos from his …
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“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 …
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“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 …
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“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 …
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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 …
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“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 …
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“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 …
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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.” …
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Profile: Jeremy Bock

Jeremy Bock is a West Virginia native and technologist currently expatting Bangkok with his wife and daughter. His novel, Caroline, …
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Meet Melissa Reynolds!

Hey everyone! We told you that we have big plans for this publication and here’s one of them. We took …
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