In order of appearance:Sarah Mark was born and raised in San Francisco and spent most of her life in California until the pandemic exodus. She aims to write about vulnerability, trauma, addiction, and shame in a way that somehow makes you want to read it anyway. She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her children, animals and far too many houseplants.
Daniel Groves (he/him) is a writer from Ohio whose work appears in many literary magazines. He's an MFA candidate at Concordia University-Saint Paul, won the 2022 and 2023 Massillon Public Library Poetry Contests, and is working on his debut novel. When not writing, he masquerades as an event planner who enjoys spending time with his wife, reading, sports, F1, theater, and film.
Peter Alterman lives and works in the Metro DC area. He has published science fiction, literary fiction, mainstream fiction, detective fiction and literary criticism since 1974. Connect with Peter on Threads and Instagram @peteralterman2.
Kipp De Man was born and raised in Rockford, Michigan, but currently resides in St. Louis. His work has previously been published in dialogue and Voices, and he received an honorable mention in the Dyers-Ives Poetry Competition.
Gary Duehr lives in Boston and has taught creative writing for various institutions. His MFA is from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop. He is the past recipient of an NEA Fellowship. His books include Point Blank (In Case of Emergency), Winter Light (Four Way Books) and Where Everyone Is Going To (St. Andrews College Press).
Reece Rowan Gritzmacher lives in a Northern Arizona mountain town surrounded by ponderosa pines, but grew up hugging mossy trees in the Pacific Northwest. Their poetry and prose have appeared or are forthcoming on Barrelhouse, About Place Journal, Chapter House Journal, and elsewhere. They work at a public library and serve on the board of the Northern Arizona Book Festival.
Matt Pruitt is a short story writer who lives in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. His stories explore complex topics like family, relationships, and the struggles that many people deal with in their daily lives. He studied creative writing at the University of Iowa and is currently working on a collection of short stories.
Matthew J. Andrews is a private investigator and writer living in Central Iowa. He is the author of the chapbook I Close My Eyes and I Almost Remember and the forthcoming full-length collection The Hours (Solum Press).
Jamey Gallagher lives in Baltimore and teaches at the Community College of Baltimore County. His stories have been published in many venues, including Punk Noir Magazine, Poverty House, Shotgun Honey, Bull Fiction, and LIT Magazine. Look for his collection, American Animism, published by Cornerstone Press in 2025.
Anthony Neil Smith is a novelist, short story writer and professor at Southwest Minnesota State University. One of his pieces was chosen for Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023. He was previously an associate editor with Mississippi Review Web, and is now editor of Revolution John. His short story collection The Ticks Will Eat You Whole is forthcoming in 2025 from Cowboy Jamboree Press.
Adam Spiegelman is a writer and artist based in New York. His work has appeared in or is forthcoming from The Adroit Journal, The Evergreen Review, Grand Journal, and Rejection Letters, among others.
Francois Bereaud is a husband, dad, math professor, mentor in the San Diego Congolese refugee community, and mediocre hockey player. The San Diegan's stories and essays have been published online and in print and have earned Pushcart and Best of the Net nominations. He serves as the fiction editor at The Twin Bill. Cowboy Jamboree Press published his first full manuscript, San Diego Stories, in 2024.
