Free Verse Prose by Bharti Bansal Bharti is a 25-year-old woman from India currently living in Himachal Pradesh. She loves cats.

Short Story by Mark Christhilf Mark, a professor emeritus at Eastern Illinois University, Christhilf, has published a book of poetry, Gracious Is the Earth, and a book of criticism, W. S. Merwin the Mythmaker. His poems, essays, and reviews appear in numerous journals, including The Yale Literary Magazine.

Short Story by Isaac Grimaldi Isaac Grimaldi is an author from Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is an MFA candidate at Western Michigan University, where his work centers around Queer Horror, Irish-American identity, and interrogations of masculinity. His work has been featured in PRISM Magazine. To learn more about Issac, please visit isaacgrimaldi.com.

Short Story By J. Iner Souster J. Iner Souster is a painter of landscapes and portraiture, a sculptor who creates musical instruments out of reclaimed materials, metal dresses from hand-spun metal, and a collection of up-cycled FauxBots. He's also a photographer, writer, musician, illustrator, and mixed media artist. To learn more about his work, visit inersouster.

Micropoem by Joseph Farina Joseph A Farina is a retired lawyer in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. An award-winning poet. Published in Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine, Ascent, Subterranean Blue and in   The Tower Poetry Magazine, Inscribed, The Windsor Review, Boxcar Poetry Revue, and appears in the anthologies.

Flash Fiction Story by Gina Angelone As a longtime filmmaker and storyteller, Gina Angelone is currently writing stories that step briefly into a moment in time—mundane minutes that draw a simple sketch but somehow capture a portrait of longing. Her hope is to explore fractured desires and the people and places this desire inhabits.

Poem By Gurupreet K. Khalsa Gurupreet K. Khalsa is a current resident of Mobile, Alabama, having lived previously in Ohio, Washington State, India, New Mexico, and California. She holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and is a part-time instructor in graduate education programs. Her poems have appeared in many online and print publications and have ... Read more

Flash Fiction By Phil Temples Phil Temples is a product of the Midwest, but he's lived in the greater Boston area for the past forty years. Phil has published five mystery-thriller novels, a novella, and four-story anthologies in addition to over 220 online short stories. Phil likes to dabble in mobile photography. He is a member ... Read more

Poem By Suzanna C. de Baca Suzanna C. de Baca is a native Iowan, proud Latina, publisher, author, and artist who is passionate about exploring change, transformation, and life in the Heartland. She is an inaugural member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative, where she publishes poetry and personal essays. She lives in the small rural ... Read more

Free Verse Poem by Margaret D. Stetz Margaret D. Stetz is the Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women's Studies and Professor of Humanities at the University of Delaware, as well as a widely published poet. She has spent her life teaching and writing about literature, but still finds it hard to reconcile academia with ... Read more

Poem By Suzanna C. de Baca Suzanna C. de Baca is a native Iowan, proud Latina, publisher, author, and artist who is passionate about exploring change, transformation, and life in the Heartland. She is an inaugural member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative, where she publishes poetry and personal essays. She lives in the small rural ... Read more

Poem by Ann Garrett Ann Garrett, a versatile writer, crafts captivating tales for readers of all ages. With a passion for travel, children, animals, and coffee-fueled conversations, she happily weaves stories from her California abode.