Contributors to Issue 05

Glen Armstrong holds an MFA in English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and teaches writing at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He edits a poetry journal called Cruel Garters and has three new chapbooks: Set List (Bitchin Kitsch), In Stone, and The Most Awkward Silence of All (both Cruel Garters Press). His work has appeared in Poetry NorthwestConduit and Cloudbank.

Morgan Blalock lives in the Appalachian Mountains, writes mostly about Greek mythology and daddy issues, and is working on finishing her BA in classical studies and creative writing. Her poetry and fiction can be found in Cargoes, Mistake House, The Blue Route, Collision, and is forthcoming in Prairie Margins.

Sam Borje spends a lot of her time making art, loving art, and being upset about art. She tries her best to use her powers for good. Usually she's somewhere around Vancouver and at untaintedtea.net.

Darren C. Demaree is the author of four poetry collections, most recently Not For Art Nor Prayer (8th House Publishing, 2015). He is the Managing Editor of the Best of the Net Anthology. He is currently living in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife and children.

Larry Eby is the author of two books of poetry, Flight of August, which won the 2013 Louise Bogan Award, and Machinist in the Snow (ELJ Publications, 2015). He is Editor-in-Chief of the poetry press, Orange Monkey Publishing. He is also Vice President of the Inland Empire’s writing collective, PoetrIE. larryeby.com

Chelsea Eckert is currently attending UNC Greensboro for her MFA in creative writing. Her fiction and poetry, both literary and genre, have appeared or will appear in over twenty print and online venues. Stalk her like a hungry catamount at chelseaeckert.me.

Marc J. Frazier has been widely published in journals. He is the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award for poetry. Marc is the author of The Way Here, a full-length poetry collection, and two chapbooks. His second full-length collection, Each Thing Touches, is now available. His website is marcfrazier.org.

Joe Jiménez is the author of The Possibilities of Mud (Kórima, 2014) and Brightest Noise (Arte Público 2016). Jiménez holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles and lives in San Antonio with his pit bull, mastiff, a xolo itzcuintli, and bf. For more, visit joejimenez.net.

Luís Lopez-Maldonado was born and raised in Orange County, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Riverside, majoring in creative writing and dance. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in dance from Florida State University. He is currently a candidate for the Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing at the University of Notre Dame.

Owen Lucas is a British writer living in Norwalk, Connecticut. His poetry, fiction and translations have been published in more than sixty journals in the U.S., Britain, and Canada. He is an editor-at-large at Potluck Magazine. Look for new work in upcoming issues of Big Lucks, Identity Theory, Plume Poetry and Small Po[r]tions. For more: owenlucaspoems.com.

Annalise Mabe is completing an MFA at the University of South Florida, where she writes poetry, nonfiction, and comics. She also works in mixed media. Her work has been featured in The Offing, Animal, Proximity, and elsewhere. She reads poetry for Sweet: A Literary Confection and is a poetry editor at Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art. She lives in Tampa, Florida, where she teaches composition and creative writing at USF.

Erick Mertz

is a writer and poet from Portland, Oregon. When he is not writing, he works with community-based adults with developmental disabilities. His first book of poetry, The Last New Year, is due out soon.

Joe Nicholas (AKA Dirty 4 String Orchestra) is an evolution of experiments and experiences. Their work can be found or is forthcoming in alien mouth, BOAAT, Found Poetry Review, Fruita Pulp, The Nervous Breakdown, and other wonderful publications. Their chapbook Street Monk can be found at Bottlecap Press. They can be found at 8rainCh1ld.tk.

Chloe Rae is an English major at the University of Alberta. Her writing has most recently appeared in The Casserole, text lit mag, and The Chappess Zine.

Shevaun Ruby

is currently a graduate student in Toronto, where she is studying to be an academic librarian. Her top favorite things are her husband, black coffee, dogs, and books. She is bad at talking about herself.

Jen Schalliol, a Chicago native and Pushcart nominee, received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her chapbook, Means of Access, was printed through The Kenyon Review, and her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Salt MagazineLandscapesdecomPGapers BlockRHINO, and elsewhere.

Sophia E. Terazawa is a poet and performance artist. Her work appears in The Fem, Project As[I]Am, Kalyani Magazine, As/Us, and other journals.

Sophie Tupholme is sometimes a writer, sometimes an editor, and is at home in both Toronto and Montreal. She is a lover of 70s films and local literature, and her work has appeared in Yiara Magazine, Slate Film Journal and F Word.