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An idea of a centralized virtual world mirroring the physical world, the metaverse draws upon technologies including gaming, machine learning, blockchain, 3-D graphics and digital currencies.
Lauren Lee
Poem: charcoal night
black crystals and soft star-studded wings rise on finely twisted twine its shadow hovers, twitching In tune with the beat of a wretched heart Korean r&b reigns in the hollow space silence casts a muted glow; it flares against the worn and wet cheeks of a...
Facial expressions in the time of a pandemic
Ever since I returned to in-person school in the fall, I had quickly noticed the diverse expressions people were able to convey through their eyes and nearby facial muscles. The most prevalent appeared to be the wink (or a half-wink); a wink would help convey emotions...
poem: ripped clutter
clusters of granola and cane sugar swarm, densely coating the thumping heart gurgling rancid pomegranate seeds and flaky scales of fish oil pools slovenly on the oceanic floor it drips steadily into the fetid waters, moments before pinguid bubbles rise ...
Short story: poison apples, poison worms (and friendship)
Stepping back from the passionate beams shooting from the sun’s beady pupils, I partially shield my stinging eyes, pupils wavering on the wobbling iron ladder, its full height stretched against one of the bouquet of richly populated tree branches out of the thousand...
Poem Short Story: The gemini’s dump truck rumble
The thunderous whirring of a thousand metals Clacking into a chunky fluid sphere Giant abominations of crusted shards emanating a dusky glow Jagged eyes glare, squinting Close her eyes — Look down — a tire burn burned millimeters from her open-toed flip flops lashes...
Poem: rockin’
swish, goes the scraps into the trees long and gone, up to your kneeswrists twist, teeth clacks snapping in dissonant feelings of deepened anxiety ropes of gum collect, spillage springs from the lever, hurtling, slicing through the darkened sky a second ticking post –...
Poem: regret
breaks into you collapse your arteries, implode your bones a dollop of essence sinks, sloshing in an airy primeval goblet set with dripping stones rimming blackened edges with hot wax post – one rusty vigorous shaker black ice crawls, swirls over the glazed solid the...
Poem: grim reaper’s webs
webbed row-by-row, hanging from pinpoints under the sky buildings of inky grey and black, swirls melting across their borders a shadow of what-if events drained away breathless, collapse on your back muted, lolls your head, hear the monitor beep… beep… beep… kicking...
Poem: the ocean’s lone grave
graveyard of loss battered skin with a rough dusting of salt hangs dripping jeweled coral piercing the air from its shelter tucked between braided waterlogged seagreen tresses Burrowing heels between shifting mountains of sand cast storms of shells whisked...