OUR EDITORIAL TEAM

PROSE

Bethany’s been reading so long, they can’t even remember when they learned—although they’re pretty sure they learned from their mom, who taught them everything important in life that they didn’t learn from early aughts alt rock songs. If forced to choose a favorite poem, they know exactly which one they’d say. If forced to choose a favorite author, they’d shove you down and make a run for it. Their publication history is nearly nonexistent but they make really good tom kha gai.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Ashley Bach is a native of rural Pennsylvania, living in suburban Philadelphia. She has a black cat named Fortuna. When she is not posting pictures of Fortuna on social media or having an existential crisis, she is updating her blog, Alchemical Imbalance.

POETRY AND PROSE

Kaia Ball (they/them) crafts fiction with a scientist's attention, nonfiction with an artist's panache, and poetry as a love story to life itself. Their poetry, essays, and speculative fiction have been published by Harper One, Electric Literature, Snowflake Magazine, New Reader Magazine, and beyond. They edit work for Chrysalis Magazine and Zoetic Press. Find their musings on mortality and salutes to soup at kaia-ball.com

PROSE

Lexie is a baker from Missouri whose passion for reading and writing began at a young age. She studied creative writing and painting at Truman State University. She continues to create things, whether that means paintings, baked goods, or stories just depends on the day. Brightly colored portraits are her specialty. She loves reading and workshopping fiction and poetry. She’s a fierce lover of cats, horses, and her friends and family (in no particular order). A goal in her life is to move to a cabin in the woods with her husband and two (or maybe more) cats.

POETRY AND PROSE

Rye is a writer and editor currently residing in Brooklyn, New York. They studied creative writing and publishing at Emerson College, and they especially love romance, horror, and science fiction (bonus points if it’s all three), and anything surprising or strange. They’re a barista with “improving” latte art skills (currently working on the swan). In their spare time you can find them reading books, learning ASL, teaching themself how to DJ (just in case the need comes up), going to concerts, working out, or watching Naruto. Rye’s works of fiction and poetry have been published in various magazines, and their short story “Shells” was Honorable Mention from L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest. You can follow Rye’s writing on Substack here, substack.com/@ryecarey and Instagram here, instagram.com/ryan.car3y/.

PROSE

Divyanshi (she/her) is a neurodivergent, queer, bilingual (Hindi & English) writer and developmental book editor from India. A former logotherapist and mindfulness practitioner, she holds a PhD in Psychology and a BA in English Literature. When she isn't deep in manuscripts, you can find her acting in plays, testing her younger sister's patience, aggressively piling unusual reads onto her TBR list, and petting stray cats. She is currently in the process of starting her own book club. She aims at working with intersectional, trauma-informed, marginalised identities, blending psychological insight, performance art, and storytelling mechanics to help create impactful stories. 

POETRY

Sascha has been a coach for every Peruvian Olympic volleyball team, beginning with the silver medal-winning 1988 women’s team. Her unbeatable strategy involves taping her player’s hands to give them better ball control, as well as allowing them more hitting power without hand injury. This, coupled with adding rocks to the inside of the ball and aiming directly for the opposing team’s heads, have made the teams she coaches unbeatable, and anyone who opposes her very, very scared.

POETRY

Isaiah grew up as the opposite of an orphan. Rather than having no parents, he grew up in a 67-parent household. Okay, less of a household and more of an entire city block full of houses, each with at least one of his parents living in it. It meant that he had not only the largest wardrobe, but also the largest collection of toys, the most shoes, and the largest number of people saying to him “You’re not leaving this table until you finish that.”

POETRY

Evan Goldenbaum is a writer living in Brooklyn, NY. He holds an MFA from University of Washington’s Creative Writing program. When not reading or writing, Evan likes to take long bike rides—preferably to coffee shops with scenic views. 

PROSE AND ART

Bella Greenbacher is a writer, artist, and curator based between New York City and western Massachusetts, and holds a BFA from Concordia University Montréal. Her work has been published in international journals such as Whitehot Magazine, Up Magazine, and The Michigan Daily. Having lived and studied in multiple countries, her work is inspired by the distinct atmospheres, cultures, and social structures of different locations called home. You can find more of her work on her website: bellagreenbacher.com.

PROSE AND POETRY

Cilleen has, throughout her life, taken on a multitude of jobs. She did the normal teenage stint in food service, but from there went on to be a fundraiser for distichiasis awareness (not research or anything - just making sure people knew that it existed), a hummingbird trainer, and an apprentice at a doll repair shop, where her duties were limited to repainting eyebrows on old Barbie dolls. She has now found her dream job, tricking out custom tricycles for particularly badass toddlers.

POETRY AND PROSE

Nic was a child prodigy who learned to pogo stick before learning how to walk. Nic has pogosticked (is that a word? we think it’s a word) on every continent and in 72 countries. While many people believe that the most difficult terrains for a pogo stick would be rough, uneven ground or mountains, the truth is that waxed floors, icy roads, and trampolines are the most difficult surfaces for a pogo stick. Nic has broken each arm and leg more than 6 times, and now pogo sticks exclusively in one of those well-padded suits normally used for attack dog training.

POETRY

Emily, a graduate of Emerson College, is an aspiring short story writer currently working as a cook at your favorite local restaurant. When she’s not in the kitchen, she’s writing songs with friends and spending time in nature. A lover of Ocean Vuong, she’s often studying poetry by the beach and hopes to attempt writing poetry of her own someday. 

PROSE

Alec is a lifelong competitive disc golf enthusiast. The competitions he participates in are not the normal “whoever gets the lowest score wins” kinds of games. He competes in competitions that award points for getting discs into impossible-to-reach places, as well as using fragile objects like plates, ashtrays, and taxidermied stingrays without causing any damage to the thrown object. As of today, Alec ranks fifth in the US. He would be third if Squinty Winslow hadn’t cheated.

PROSE

Em Jones is a senior at Georgia College & State University where they major in English Literature and minor in Women's and Gender Studies. They are currently writing their undergrad thesis on trans body horror... even though they get really grossed out by body horror. When they're not reading or writing papers, they're probably knitting and rewatching another sitcom.

PROSE

When not creating and editing great literature, Emma is designing and creating clothing using non-fabric materials. Her latest Milan show included a dress made entirely of press-on fingernails, a pencil eraser bathing suit, a fridge magnet necktie, a jaunty beret made of tree bark, and a whole line of accessories made of cheese. As with many runway fashions, her creations are not meant for normal human beings to wear, but exist in order to prove to her parents that majoring in literature in college wasn’t the dumbest thing she could have done.

PROSE

K C’s idea of fun is to regularly change exactly what the initials “K C” stand for. She has told people it means “Knowledgeable Carrot,” “Kind Chimpanzee,” “Kenneth Charles,” “Kitschy Chotchke,” and “Karmic Crab.” Her actual name is just the letters K and C, because her parents were both preschool teachers, and had given her 12 brothers and sisters all the other letters of the alphabet. Feel sorry for her brother X Q.

ART

Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo is a Nigerian literary enthusiast and smartphone photographer whose work has been featured in various publications, including Christian Century, Christian Courier, Ake Review, and MAAR Review, among others. Her writing and photography have appeared in numerous online literary platforms, showcasing her talent and versatility.

POETRY, SOCIAL MEDIA

Yasmeen Owens is a published writer with her works published in The Rainbow Poem, Atlantis, Earth and Sky Anthology, Seabreeze Literary Magazine, Downright Creepy, Chrd Magazine, The Secret Society Of Poetry, and Adelaide Literary Magazine. She is also a Poetry Editor for Zoetic Press, DownRight Creepy.

POETRY

Daniel Ribardo (he/she/they) is an international undergraduate studying English at the University of St Andrews with a focus on Gothic fiction and the evolution of the haunted house trope. He has served as an editor for numerous university-affiliated publications, including The Gay Saint and Inklight, where he has tackled poetry, prose fiction, and prose non-fiction. When not working on her degree or reading horror novels, she can usually be found playing a variety of TTRPGs with her friends. 

POETRY

For most of her childhood, Joanna was subject to a compulsion that made her change her clothes twenty or more times per day. She never changed her entire outfit at once. Instead, she would replace one item of clothing at a time, which meant that it wasn’t unusual to see her walking around with two different shoes, or plaid pants with a polkadot shirt. She stopped when she got to college and realized that if she continued to carry all her books, her computer, her lunch, and at least three entire spare outfits, her spine would snap.

POETRY

Kate is a journalist, artist, and freelance book editor with seven years of editorial experience in community newsrooms, the last four in the Pacific Northwest. She believes storytelling is our collective way of recording, processing, learning, and dreaming up our world. Feeling pulled to the "dreaming" side, she completed an editor in book publishing certificate in summer 2025. She now reads poems for The NonBinary Review and 4LPH4NUM3R1C poetry podcast and is a guest poetry editor at Feathered Stag Press for the winter 2025 issue Thresholds. Bug her on Instagram @bugs.et.kisses 

POETRY AND PROSE

Emily is a bilingual Singaporean at Tsinghua International School, drawn to detective and dystopian literature and currently self-learning Spanish and Italian. Her recent work has been recognised by the River of Words, Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder, China Thinks Big, Marshall Society, and John Locke Institute. She takes editorial advice from her British Shorthair, BeiBei, whose feedback consists of purring and cuddling. When she is not writing, she composes music that blends classical, hip-hop, K-pop, J-pop, and R&B. She also enjoys biomimetic robotics, playing the piano, gardening, and creating eco-friendly perfumery.

POETRY

Suhana is a former English teacher turned part time Content Writer, Director and Editor, and full time literary detective. Her current address is now cloud 9 since she no longer has to grade 250 papers. 

POETRY

Sashi Tandon is a queer poet from Perth, Western Australia. Her work has been featured in The Pinnacle Review, The Eyre and Poetry On the Big Screens in 2025. She was also awarded an honourable for the Poetry D'Amour Prize this year. Her work is grounded and quietly playful, paying close attention to the poetry winking at us from the everyday. You can follow her on Substack at https://sashitandon.substack.com/

PROSE

Jessy (she/they) is a bookworm studying Creative Writing, English, and German. Their work has been published in The Messenger and Aphrodisia Journal (among others) and they read poetry for West Trade Review. In their free time, they like to translate and look for turtles.

PROSE

Chloe is a medial rarity - a person whose entire body is mirrored. Unlike people whose organs are on the opposite side of their bodies than is usual, Chloe’s internal organs, skeleton, musculature, etc., are all backward. To the outside observer, it might just look like she’s got her back turned, but from her perspective, she can see all she needs to. Dancing can be tough, though.

PROSE

Luke Utley’s height and weight can vary by as much as 300% from moment to moment. Like all humans, his body is normally about 60% water, but let him wash his hands, and not only does his body absorb all the water he uses, but it also leaves him with sticky soap on his hands. On a hot day, he can sweat away nearly his entire body weight, only to put it back on when he drinks water. It makes clothing a difficult proposition, so he usually just doesn’t bother.

POETRY

Lucy exists at all times and in all places, although it does wreak havoc with her wifi. On the plus side: unlimited knowledge of everyone’s secrets; foreknowledge of stock markets, horse races, and the winners of the Great British Bake Off; and being the first person to adopt every new fashion trend. On the down side: hair cuts are impossible; relationships hold no secrets; meeting deadlines is almost impossible - work is either turned in before it’s assigned or long after it’s due. But she’s making the best of it.