In order of appearance:Spencer Keene (he/him) is a writer and lawyer from Vancouver, British Columbia. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in a variety of print and digital publications, including SAD Magazine, Sea to Sky Review, Dog Throat Journal, and MacQueen's Quinterly.
Itto and Mekiya Outini write about America, Morocco, and all those caught in between. They’ve published around the globe, and their work has received support from the MacDowell Foundation, the Steinbeck Fellowship Program, and the Fulbright Program. They’re collaborating on several books and running The DateKeepers, a full-service author support platform. The Outinis hold an MA and an MFA, respectively, from the University of Arkansas. They live in Kansas City, Missouri.
Spencer Keene (he/him) is a writer and lawyer from Vancouver, British Columbia. His poetry and short fiction have appeared in a variety of print and digital publications, including SAD Magazine, Sea to Sky Review, Dog Throat Journal, and MacQueen's Quinterly.
Craig Proffitt is an award-winning writer and Pushcart Prize nominee. His long fiction includes The Opulent Life Option novel and The Rise of the Light Catchers series. His short fiction can be found in The Ekphrastic Review, Flora Fiction, TMP Magazine, and elsewhere. Fencing and filmmaking are some of his other passions. Puerto Rico was Craig’s home from birth until he was nine. He now lives with his family and a reasonable number of cats in Santa Fe.
Stephen Reilly writes from a hinterland with themes as familiar as trips to a supermarket. He retired in 2023 after working more than 30 years as a staff writer for the Englewood Sun, a daily Florida newspaper with circulation in south Sarasota County, Charlotte and DeSoto counties.
Peter Alterman lives and works in the Metro Washington, DC area. He has published science fiction, literary fiction, commercial fiction, detective fiction and literary criticism. A complete bibliography is at www.peteralterman.com.
Casey Killingsworth has work in The American Journal of Poetry and many other journals. The Washington resident’s first book, A Handbook for Water, was released by Cranberry Press in 1995; his collection A nest blew down was published by Kelsay Books in 2021. His newest, Freak Show (Fernwood Press), arrived in June 2024.
Paul Dickey has appeared recently in Plume, The Midwest Quarterly, Laurel Review, I-70 Review, Plainsongs, failbetter.com, and Apple Valley Review. The Omaha, Nebraska, resident’s recent book of poetry volume was released in September, 2022 in Anti-Realism in Shadows and Suppertime. He has also released in the past year a volume of flash fiction by What My Characters Should Have Said as well as a poetry chapbook.
Joe McAvoy lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, Kyle, and their English Lab, Rosie. His short fiction, essays, satire and poetry have appeared in numerous magazines and literary journals across the U.S. and internationally.
John Sweet sends greetings from the rural wastelands of upstate New York. He is a firm believer in writing as catharsis, and in compassionate nihilism. His poetry collections include NO ONE STARVES IN A NATION OF CORPSES (2020 Analog Submission Press) and NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT YOU (2024 Apathy Press Poets).
Michael Propsom is a former Big 10 defensive tackle with a BA in Social Work from University of Wisconsin-Madison . His stories have appeared in various publications including the Saturday Evening Post online, Berkeley Fiction Review, Isele Magazine, and Wisconsin Review. He has had two Pushcart Prize nominations. He lives in Washington state where he builds custom guitars.
Zack Carson is a poet and musician from Asheville, North Carolina, currently working towards an MFA at UNC Wilmington. His work has been published in The Shore, Soundings East, and Burningword Literary Journal, among others.
