ELP_Storyteller
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Hi, I'm Elena! :)
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🎬 Filmmaker
📚 Bibliophile & writer
🎭 Theatre tech
✏️ EIC The Metaworker LitMag 🔨
🐉 Fan of dragons, fruits, puns, & Mother Earth 🌎
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Hello :) glad to finally be here! I'm not so great at posting original stuff, but I AM great at amplifying. 🌻
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Congratulations to Amita Basu, Metaworker author, Pushcart Prize nominee, & former slush reader, on the publication of her new book of short stories, At Play! We're excited to share this with you--go buy a copy!
US - www.amazon.com/Play-other-s...
India - www.amazon.in/At-Play-stor...
US - www.amazon.com/Play-other-s...
India - www.amazon.in/At-Play-stor...
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Congratulations to Amita Basu, Metaworker author, Pushcart Prize nominee, & former slush reader, on the publication of her new book of short stories, At Play! We're excited to share this with you--go buy a copy!
US - www.amazon.com/Play-other-s...
India - www.amazon.in/At-Play-stor...
US - www.amazon.com/Play-other-s...
India - www.amazon.in/At-Play-stor...
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Hello! We're The Metaworker. We publish unconventional, diverse, intentionally crafted writing, art, and more! Every Monday at noon PT.
Send us work that surprises, makes us ponder, upends stereotypes. If it fits on a website and is unlike anything we've published, we want to see it!
Send us work that surprises, makes us ponder, upends stereotypes. If it fits on a website and is unlike anything we've published, we want to see it!
November 20, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Hello! We're The Metaworker. We publish unconventional, diverse, intentionally crafted writing, art, and more! Every Monday at noon PT.
Send us work that surprises, makes us ponder, upends stereotypes. If it fits on a website and is unlike anything we've published, we want to see it!
Send us work that surprises, makes us ponder, upends stereotypes. If it fits on a website and is unlike anything we've published, we want to see it!
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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"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
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July 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"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
themetaworker.com/2025/07/21/y...
themetaworker.com/2025/07/21/y...
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Today's listing of the day is: The Metaworker Literary Magazine @themetaworker.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: The Metaworker Literary Magazine @themetaworker.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Today's listing of the day is: The Metaworker Literary Magazine @themetaworker.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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The BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to keeping paying our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium. Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But <1% of our readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/2
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
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July 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to keeping paying our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium. Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But <1% of our readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/2
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In a laboratory-scale study, green roofs captured 97.5% of microplastic particles in soil keeping them out of runoff, in addition to substantial heating and cooling benefits.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/07/an-u...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/07/an-u...
An unexpected green roof benefit: purging urban rainfall of practically all microplastics
In a laboratory-scale study, green roof mockups kept 97.5 percent of microplastic particles out of runoff
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In a laboratory-scale study, green roofs captured 97.5% of microplastic particles in soil keeping them out of runoff, in addition to substantial heating and cooling benefits.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/07/an-u...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/07/an-u...
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ICYMI: listen to our recent podcast series featuring our 2024 #Pushcart nominees!
Here's an excerpt from Part 2, featuring @reyzlgrace, Carol E. Anderson, and Allister Nelson
themetaworker.com/2025/05/23/p...
#TheMetaworker
Here's an excerpt from Part 2, featuring @reyzlgrace, Carol E. Anderson, and Allister Nelson
themetaworker.com/2025/05/23/p...
#TheMetaworker
June 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ICYMI: listen to our recent podcast series featuring our 2024 #Pushcart nominees!
Here's an excerpt from Part 2, featuring @reyzlgrace, Carol E. Anderson, and Allister Nelson
themetaworker.com/2025/05/23/p...
#TheMetaworker
Here's an excerpt from Part 2, featuring @reyzlgrace, Carol E. Anderson, and Allister Nelson
themetaworker.com/2025/05/23/p...
#TheMetaworker
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This is a fascinating thread (and the back and forth is fantastic.)
My general feeling is that I’m a 95% positive reinforcement person in dog training and I don’t know why I’d treat actual human beings worse than a dog.
My general feeling is that I’m a 95% positive reinforcement person in dog training and I don’t know why I’d treat actual human beings worse than a dog.
A lot of people think the world can be made better by identifying the bad people and making them suffer in exactly the ways that we suffer. I understand that urge. It may bring some kind of catharsis. But we all need to understand that it doesn't actually *solve* anything.
July 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is a fascinating thread (and the back and forth is fantastic.)
My general feeling is that I’m a 95% positive reinforcement person in dog training and I don’t know why I’d treat actual human beings worse than a dog.
My general feeling is that I’m a 95% positive reinforcement person in dog training and I don’t know why I’d treat actual human beings worse than a dog.
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“Is there any sign of life?”
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
June 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Is there any sign of life?”
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
“Have we heard a heartbeat?”
“Does she feel any kicking?”
“We don’t have the equipment to do that.”
That’s the full 911 audio from a nurse inside an ICE detention center near Denver, calling for help as a four-months-pregnant woman bled and cried out in pain.
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Public voting for the #IgnyteAwards is now open thru August 15. Voting is free and open, no membership required. The voting page includes links to where you can find the published works and hopefully engage with them to inform your vote.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
June 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Public voting for the #IgnyteAwards is now open thru August 15. Voting is free and open, no membership required. The voting page includes links to where you can find the published works and hopefully engage with them to inform your vote.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
Japanese American National Museum takes a stand against DOGE cuts to NEH
The National Endowment for the Humanities warned museums across the country that it was slashing funding, including money previously pledged to places such as LACMA and the Japanese American National ...
www.latimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Can we get more of this? “The Japanese American National Museum will ‘scrub nothing,’ Fujioka said, and instead will highlight the importance of DEI.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
“Our community is based on diversity, equity is guaranteed to us in the Constitution, and inclusion is what we believe in,” Fujioka said.
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#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
April 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#NationalLibraryWeek kicks off today! It’s a time to celebrate the places that welcome everyone, spark curiosity, and strengthen our communities.
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
This week, take a moment to discover—or rediscover—what makes your library special.
What draws you to the library?
ilovelibraries.org/national-lib...
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"I gave you this, she says / hands too full of tension to getsure" - excerpt from Shapeshifting, #poetry by Leda Muscatello @aledaratti.bsky.social
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #writingcommunity
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#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #writingcommunity
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Shapeshifting by Leda Muscatello - The Metaworker Literary Magazine
"I gave you this, she says / hands too full of tension to getsure" - excerpt from Shapeshifting, poetry by Leda Muscatello. #TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday
themetaworker.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"I gave you this, she says / hands too full of tension to getsure" - excerpt from Shapeshifting, #poetry by Leda Muscatello @aledaratti.bsky.social
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #writingcommunity
themetaworker.com/2025/03/31/s...
#TheMetaworker #MetaworkerMonday #writingcommunity
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Publishing looks glossy from the outside. Inside? It’s built on unpaid labour.
My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-do...
#Publishing #Books #Author #Writer
My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-do...
#Publishing #Books #Author #Writer
Published Doesn’t Mean Paid.
I want to talk about money.
(Ugh, I know. How crass.)
Specifically, how much money authors make, or more accurately, don’t.
I signed my publishing deal in 2023. My advance was £2,500. That’s it.
I w...
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March 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Publishing looks glossy from the outside. Inside? It’s built on unpaid labour.
My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-do...
#Publishing #Books #Author #Writer
My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-do...
#Publishing #Books #Author #Writer
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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"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
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Desiccation Daze by Marla Dial Moore - The Metaworker Literary Magazine
"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
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March 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"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
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Just finished watching Flow, which won this year's Best Animated Feature Academy Award. Goodness, it was beautiful! Both the storytelling and the animation were wonderful! Go see it :)
March 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Just finished watching Flow, which won this year's Best Animated Feature Academy Award. Goodness, it was beautiful! Both the storytelling and the animation were wonderful! Go see it :)
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While recent events concern conservationists and climate researchers alike, community-led solutions continue with proven successes for #biodiversity #conservation & people
Here, @mongabay.bsky.social lists 10 unique community- & #Indigenous -led initiatives with positive & proven impacts:
Here, @mongabay.bsky.social lists 10 unique community- & #Indigenous -led initiatives with positive & proven impacts:
10 unique community-led conservation solutions in the face of environmental despair
Numerous events and policy decisions across the world in the last several months are causing despair among many environmentalists. The abrupt freeze, and potential termination, of international funds for conservation have hit global conservation and environmental projects, resulting in the halt of activities that have so far aided forest and wildlife conservation and supported Indigenous […]
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March 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
While recent events concern conservationists and climate researchers alike, community-led solutions continue with proven successes for #biodiversity #conservation & people
Here, @mongabay.bsky.social lists 10 unique community- & #Indigenous -led initiatives with positive & proven impacts:
Here, @mongabay.bsky.social lists 10 unique community- & #Indigenous -led initiatives with positive & proven impacts:
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This article is going around.
I know most of y'all who follow me already know this stuff. But for anyone unfamiliar, I'm happy to chat about it - what this is, whether and how it matters, and what you can do. 🌱🦋
I know most of y'all who follow me already know this stuff. But for anyone unfamiliar, I'm happy to chat about it - what this is, whether and how it matters, and what you can do. 🌱🦋
This article both freaks me the fuck out and makes me feel like a crazy person for feeling like the only person constantly screaming about it.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/c...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/c...
America’s butterflies are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate | CNN
US butterfly populations are declining because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000, a new nationwide study finds.
www.cnn.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This article is going around.
I know most of y'all who follow me already know this stuff. But for anyone unfamiliar, I'm happy to chat about it - what this is, whether and how it matters, and what you can do. 🌱🦋
I know most of y'all who follow me already know this stuff. But for anyone unfamiliar, I'm happy to chat about it - what this is, whether and how it matters, and what you can do. 🌱🦋
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The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.
Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel
The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.
www.npr.org
March 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.