Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Madi is a fiction writer and a poet. In 2019, she graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg with a BA in English Literature. In 2022, she received her MFA in Poetry from Chatham University with the completion of her poetry manuscript titled I, Lucifer. Her poetry can be found in The Zephyr Review, The Pendulum, Alternate Route Magazine, The Dried Review, Cold Moon Journal, The Afterpast Review, Pink Heart Magazine, and photography in Where The Meadows Reside.

In her spare time, she enjoys birdwatching, playing video games, and hanging out with her golden retriever Lola.

Instagram/X: callmemadib

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Managing Editor- Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction

Kelly is an avid reader and enjoys reading romance, horror, and thriller novels. In her spare time, she likes cross-stitching, going to the movies, and spending time with her puggle, Peaches.

Content Reader - Poetry

Kate Schnetzer is a Chicago-based artist who holds a B.A. in Theatre & Drama from Indiana University. In her spare time, she makes rugs, writes bad—but not boring—plays, and gives motivating pep-talks to her snake plant (6’ tall or bust, baby). Her poetry can be found in Sweet Tree Review, The Meadowlark Review, and HeartWood Literary Magazine. She is originally from Orlando, FL.

Instagram: kate.schntzr

Content Reader - Poetry

Glenis has been writing poetry since the beginning of the first Covid lockdown rather than taking up baking. She does most of her writing at night as she suffers from severe insomnia. When she is not writing poetry she makes beaded jewelry, reads, cycles, and sometimes runs 10K races slowly. She lives in the flat lands of the Fens with her three cats and long-suffering partner.

Content Reader - Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction

Callie Jennings (@aporianautics) is a queer game designer, musician, and writer based in Boston. She has work forthcoming in x/y: a junk drawer of trans voices, and you can find her poetry newsletter at threemachineexpression.substack.com. Chances are she's dancing.

Content Reader - Fiction

Karley graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the Spring of 2021 with a double major in Psychology and Criminology. She is currently pursuing an M.S. in School Counseling to become a licensed elementary school counselor. In her free time, she loves to read, usually romance or psychological thrillers, but lately has been dabbling in fantasy. Karley also has a beagle named Remington who always keeps her on her toes. They love to go on adventures together.

Content Reader - Fiction, Nonfiction, Visual Art

Melissa Witcher (she/ela) is a self-taught writer, collagist, muralist, and embroidery artist. She was born in Brazil, raised in the U.S., and has lived in São Paulo since 2011. She avoids caffeine and prefers the color gray. Her writing has appeared in 805 Art + Lit and Panorama Journal and is forthcoming in other journals. She writes in all lowercase at atawdrymind.substack.com

Content Reader - Poetry

D.W. (he/him) is a submerging poet from Pittsburgh, PA, currently living in St. Petersburg, FL, with his family. He earned his B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, with a focus on linguistics & literature, before becoming certified as an English/Language Arts and Reading teacher. He continues teaching by day while publishing poetry in places such as Corporeal Lit, Feral Poetry, Green Ink Poetry, Cutbow Quarterly, The Minison Project, Modern Haiku, and elsewhere. See more of his work at linktr.ee/dwbaker

Content Reader - Poetry, Fiction

Jillian Bell is a voracious reader with an appetite for weird fiction and emotionally moving poems. She is a freelance book reviewer for Book Browse, and her creative non-fiction has been published in a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. On the rare occasion that she doesn’t have a book in her hand, you can find her crafting, thrift shopping, or playing tennis.

Content Reader - Poetry, Fiction

Héctor is a Mexican writer with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations; he started writing during the Covid lockdown. Inspired by the roleplaying game of D&D, Héctor hopes to write stories that express the fantastical feeling of playing this game with your friends. This is a moment he’s been searching for: new ways to portray human nature, strong feelings and fantastical tales through short stories and poems. When he’s not writing you can find him playing Dungeons and Dragons, reading novels, or engaging on any other medium with great narrative potential. You can find his opinion articles on entertainment, video games and other topics at driftingcoyote.substack.com

Content Reader - Fiction, Visual Art

Lara Hussain is a former environmental journalist who spent many long years in the corporate realm, making good trouble. She writes and teaches in Denver, Colorado and is an active member of the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Her latest work appeared in the anthology, “All the Lives We Ever Lived.” Her goals for this year are to share more of her writing, and to build shelves for the stacks of novels, short stories and poetry she reads. She recently completed writing a speculative fiction novel, “Rubber House.”