Contributors

Residing in Southern Ontario, Karolina Bednarek, also known as Sunset Queen on social media, is a poet, photographer, blogger, book and film reviewer, and is an aspiring novelist. She enjoys experimenting with language, painting with words and blending poetic form with emotional depth. With a deep connection to nature, relationships, and her inner voice, her work reflects an ongoing exploration of the world around and within.

Katey Taylor is a San Francisco Bay Area based writer. Her recent personal essay was an editor’s pick for SWAAY Women’s Magazine. She’s an author of two young adult novels and was featured in Young Entertainment Magazine. She’s represented by Serendipity Literary Agency. Visit her at www.kateytaylor.com.

Katherine Hunter is a Namibian illustrator, graphic designer and writer with an interest in fantasy-based creations that draw on southern African narratives and spaces. She loves stories that prompt questions with unclear answers. Katherine obtained her BA in Visual Communication (Illustration) from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography, then continued her studies by completing her Honours in Illustration and her Master’s in Art Education at the Stellenbosch University. Her artwork, published in Doek! Literary Magazine, was shortlisted in the 2021 and the 2023 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards. Her short story, Eat or be Eaten, appears in Now Now, the 2023 Doek Anthology. Katherine can be found at maan.atelier.na on Instagram.

Kathleen Chamberlin is a retired educator living in Albany, New York. Her writing has appeared in both print and online journals and in several print anthologies, the most recent of which is CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: Attitude of Gratitude. In addition to writing, she enjoys gardening, genealogy, and grandchildren.

Kathleen is currently a 7th-grade American history teacher. She obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Villanova University in 2000 and a Master's Degree in Education with a concentration in social studies from Monmouth University in 2007. When Kathleen is not working or writing, she spends her time on the Jersey Shore with her husband and two daughters.

Kathy Pawluk lives in the prairies and has a Bachelor of Arts from University of Saskatchewan.
She will be devoting more time to her writing now that she is retired. Kathy began writing in
her teens and writes mainly short stories. Her work is inspired by her favorite author Raymond
Carver.

Kati Bumbera is a video game writer who’s happiest in the mountains with a notebook in her backpack. Snow and ice are her favourite things to write about. She has short fiction published in The Fabulist, Roi Faineant, The Fantastic Other, The Disappointed Housewife and The Selkie. She lives in France and occasionally posts as @KatiBumbera.

Katie Cossette (she/her) was shortlisted for our 1st Anniversary Poetry Contest. She is a Montreal based writer pursuing her BA in Honours English Literature. Her work has appeared in Toil and Trouble Lit, DarkWinter Lit, Dollar Store Magazine, and elsewhere. Katie is also the co-founder/co-editor of Crab Apple Literary. You can find her on Instagram (nerd.i.am) and Twitter (cossette_katie).

Katie McCall writes uncanny, gothic fiction and her short stories have been published in Short Beasts, Flash Fiction North, Supernatural Tales, and Ghostlight, with more due to be published this year. Her first full-length novel is out on submission, and she has just finished writing her second book, a folk horror tale. Follow her on Instagram for further spooky musings @katiemccall_author

Kayleigh Kitt lives in the Midlands, UK with her husband and an ageing tabby cat who thinks it’s a dog. When she’s not writing, she knits novelty hats, or is lacing up her walking boots. Kayleigh’s had work published in Flash Fiction North, Bangor Literary Journal, Meditating Cat Zine, On The High journal, Active Muse, The Hooghly Review, Witcraft and CNF in Across the Margin.

Published in 100+ lit mags across five continents, Keith Hoerner (BS, MFA) is founding editor of the Webby Award recognized Microfiction e-zine/print anthology The Dribble Drabble Review as well as the author of two books. He lives in Southern Illinois.

Keith Nunes (Aotearoa-New Zealand) has had poetry, fiction, haiku and visuals published around the globe. He creates ethereal manifestations as a way of communicating with the outside world.

Kelleigh Cram resides in a small town near Savannah, Ga. Her work has been featured in Ponder Review.

Kendra Whitfield lives and writes on the southern edge of the northern boreal forest. When not writing, she can be found basking in sunbeams on the back deck or swimming laps at the local pool. Her poetry has been published by Beyond the Veil Press and Community Building Art Works.

Kenneth Pobo has two collections forthcoming: At The Window, Silence (Fernwood Press) and Raylene And Skip (Wolfson Press).

Kenneth Vincent Walker is a "New Formalist" poet, spoken word artist, performer and author of Borderline Absurd (An Exercise in Rhyme and Reason), published by Poem Sugar Press/ Community Arts Ink, 2015. Originally from Buffalo, NY, and completing his higher education in Canada, Kenneth currently resides in South Central Pennsylvania where he performs his eclectic brand of poetry throughout the region along with his many published pieces in various literary journals, webzines and blogs. Also one of Kenneth's specialties is dark poetry and his podcasts may be accessed on Spotify.

Kerstan Batchelor is poet and writer native to Tennessee.

Kevin’s work has appeared in a variety of anthologies, magazines, and e-zines, and he enjoys writing in multiple genres. You can learn more about Kevin by visiting his website at http://www.kmhopson.com.

Kevin Lynch is the author of “Tabloid Baby,” a fictionalized account of his experiences working as a staff reporter for The National Enquirer. He currently owns and operates a private investigation agency in Florida where he lives near the beach with his dog, Gonzo. He is currently working on a collection of short fiction.

K. R. Wilson’s debut novel An Idea About My Dead Uncle won the inaugural Guernica Prize in 2018 and was published in 2019. His latest novel Call Me Stan: A Tragedy in Three Millennia was longlisted for the Leacock Medal for Literary Humour. His work has also been published in The Temz Review, Syncopation Literary Journal, Bywords and the flash fiction anthology This Will Only Take a Minute. He lives in Toronto.

Kim Fahner lives and writes in Sudbury, Ontario. Her newest book of poems, Emptying the Ocean, will be published this October by Frontenac House. Kim is a member of the League of Canadian Poets, the Ontario Representative of The Writers' Union of Canada (2020-24), and a supporting member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada. Kim may be reached via her author website at www.kimfahner.com

Kim Morton is a fiction writer and reader from Delaware USA, small wonder of the world. She is currently typing away at a novel about Black women and the Great Migration. There might also be a cult. Find her on Twitter @superkimtendo.

Krista Kulisch is a writer living in Los Angeles. She recently completed her MA in English and now spends her free time reading the pile of books next to her bed. She is currently working on a collection of poetry and prose that examines childhood, trauma, motherhood, and joy.

Kristi Schirtzinger's work has been featured in The Black Fork Review, The International Feminism and Rhetoric Conference, Drunk Monkeys, Wild Greens Magazine, and Flash Fiction Magazine.

A writer and book artist working in both text and image, Kristy Bowen creates a regular series of chapbook, zine, and artist book projects. Since 2005, she has blogged about writing, art, and other creative pursuits at dulcetly: notes on a bookish life. She is the author of eleven full-length collections of poetry/prose/hybrid work, including the recent SEX & VIOLENCE (Black Lawrence Press, 2020), and the self-issued ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MONSTER, DARK COUNTRY and FEED.

Although Kushal Poddar has authored ten books, the latest being 'A White Can For The Blind Lane', and his works have been translated into twelve languages, and he has been a sub-editor of Outlook magazine and the editor of Words Surfacing, and he does some illustrations and sketches for various magazines if you ask him, he will say that he gardens a growing up daughter.
Twitter- https://twitter.com/Kushalpoe

At 39 years old, Langdon L. Lytle moved to St. Pete, Fl and went back to school for a Culinary degree. Four years later, he is currently on hiatus from the hospitality industry and focusing on his original collegiate pursuit and career passion of writing. He recently completed a feature-length script which is being read over by several people in the industry that he has hopes for. He additionally fills his time with a new blog on his personal development, travels, and culinary tastes.

Laura McPherson (she/they) is a multigenred writer based in Chicago. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Night Picnic Journal, Downstate Story, Cosmic Horror Monthly, The Hyacinth Review, and elsewhere. Her CNF chapbook, inVISIBLE, is forthcoming from Alien Buddha Press. Find her online at https://lauramcphersonwriter.com/ and on Twitter @silversatire.

Laura Stamps is the author of 51 novels, novellas, short story collections, and poetry books. Most recently: “The Good Dog” (Prolific Pulse Press 2023) and “Addicted to Dog Magazines” (Impspired, 2023). Recipient of 7 Pushcart Prize nominations. Lover of feral cats, Chihuahuas, and Yorkies. www.LauraStampsFiction.blogspot.com

Laura Stamps loves to play with words in her fiction and prose poetry. Author of 49 novels, novellas, short story collections, and poetry books. Forthcoming: “The Good Dog” (Prolific Pulse Press 2023) and “Addicted to Dog Magazines” (Impspired, 2023). Winner of the Muses Prize. Recipient of a Pulitzer Prize nomination and 7 Pushcart Prize nominations.

Lauren Farmer is a corporate fundraiser from Nottingham and lives in London. Her writing has been published in places such as City Lit’s 2020 Anthology with an extract from her in progress novel, ‘On Loan’, in Swoop Book’s Ordinary People anthology with the short story ‘I Should be Grateful’ and most recently in Cerasus Magazine with ‘Playing Along’.

Laurie Koensgen lives and writes in Ottawa, Canada. Her poetry appears internationally in journals, anthologies and online magazines. Recent publishers include The Ex-Puritan, The Madrigal, Stone Circle Review, The New Quarterly, and Twin Bird Review. She’s a founding member of the Ruby Tuesday Writing Group. Laurie’s fourth chapbook, this clingstone love, will be released by Pinhole Poetry this summer.

Laurie Kuntz has published two poetry collections (The Moon Over My Mother’s House, Finishing Line Press and Somewhere in the Telling, Mellen Press), and three chapbooks (Talking Me Off The Roof, Kelsay Books, Simple Gestures, Texas Review Press, and Women at the Onsen, Blue Light Press). Simple Gestures, won the Texas Review Poetry Chapbook Contest, and Women at the Onsen won the Blue Light Press Chapbook Contest. She has been nominated for three Pushcart Prizes and a Best of the Net Prize. She currently resides in Florida, where everyday is a political poem waiting to be written. Visit her at:

https://lauriekuntz.myportfolio.com/home-1

Lawrence Moore writes from a loft study overlooking the coastal city of Portsmouth where he lives with his husband Matt and nine mostly well behaved cats. He has poetry published at, among others, Sarasvati, Fevers of the Mind, Fahmidan Journal and The Madrigal. His debut chapbook, Aerial Sweetshop, was released by Alien Buddha Press in January 2022. His Twitter handle is @LawrenceMooreUK

Lawrence Winkler is a retired physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His métier has morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.

His writings have previously been published in The Montreal Review. Some of his other work can be found online at lawrencewinkler.com.

A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University's Film and English programs—Leah Mosier has been interested in film and art from girlhood and writing for as long as she's been able to capture their characteristics in technical and evocative terms. Her work centralizes political themes, often captured through the lens of feminism or coming-of-age pedagogy.

Leen Raats lives in Belgium. She runs a copywriting business, writing about nature, landscapes, and history. She self-published books in Dutch and won writing contests in Belgium and the Netherlands. Her work appeared in magazines such as Pleiades, 34 Orchard, Crannóg, and Rathalla Review. Find out more at leenwrites.com.

Leigh Therriault is a writer and researcher from Ottawa, Ontario. She is completing a MSc in Communication, Behaviour and Credibility Analysis at the Manchester Metropolitan University, and recently graduated from the Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) certificate program at Ramapo College of New Jersey. She currently volunteers on a team using IGG to help resolve Doe cases. Her poetry has appeared in Hearth & Coffin with another piece forthcoming in Polar Starlight. She also writes for children and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, and the Canadian Authors Association. Her poems and short stories for young readers are published or forthcoming in The Caterpillar, The Dirigible Balloon, The Toy, and Cricket.

Leigh-Anne Burley is published in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Leigh-Anne enjoys walking, reading, writing, knitting, and movies. Leigh-Anne Burley and her husband of 43 years live in Virginia.

Lene MacLeod writes dark fiction, suspense, quiet horror, and poetry in Ontario, Canada. She has had a few pieces published since finally deciding to send her work out into the world, after writing for many years. When not writing, she delves into artwork, watching films, or working on micro-publishing projects (she published a zine for two years, and one anthology), Twitter: @lenemacleod

Lesley Goldie trained and worked as a graphic designer until she moved to Portugal. This gave her the opportunity to develop her skill as a fine artist and time to work with words (although, until recently, she had never considered submitting her written work). One day she would love to combine the two. Find her at http://lesart61.wixsite.com/myportfolio

Leslie Cairns (She/her): Leslie Cairns holds an MA degree in English Rhetoric. She lives in Denver, Colorado. She loves her two dogs, especially the dramatics of her husky. She has upcoming flash, short stories, and poetry in various magazines, including Cerasus Magazine, Londemere Lit, and others. Twitter: starbucksgirly

Lilah Warren is a young poet living on the West Coast. She was raised on the shore and now returns to it whenever possible, finding the sea to be her best source of inspiration. That and the shifting nature of female adolescence, spirituality, life, and death. And flowers. At this moment she is likely reading, spending time with her family, or attending an open mic night.

Lillibit Ray has always written in her own personal journals, but began to create poetry and fictional writing in her 20s. She took several creative writing classes during this time which helped her to develop and evolve a story or poem. It assisted her in taking life experiences and developing deeper stories found there, as well as richer characters to bring the story or poetry to life. She has never been published, but she has never attempted to be published before. She writes on her own, for herself sometimes.

Linda Allison is a recovering banker, attempting to be what she always said she would be when she grew up: a writer. Linda lives in The Woodlands, Texas, with the love of her life, where together they’re trying to figure out this retired thing. Her work has appeared in McQueen’s Quinterly, Star 82 Review, and Pile Press. She recently took first place in the Creative Nonfiction Category of the League of Utah Writer’s annual Olive Woolley Burt writing contest. A life-long learner, Linda will be entering an MFA program at Lindenberg University in the fall.

Linda M. Crate (she/her) is a Pennsylvanian writer whose works have been published widely both online and in print. She has twelve published poetry chapbooks, the latest being: Searching Stained Glass Windows For An Answer (Alien Buddha Press, December 2022).

Lis Maestrelo is a Brazilian journalist and translator living in São Paulo, Brazil. When she's not listening to some questionable punk music, she tries to make sense of it all through writing and photography.

Lisa Borkovich was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario where she happily resides with her
family. She writes poetry and the occasional short fiction. The poem “photo synthesis: pictures
of candidate for memory consolidation” appears this June in issue 16-1 of Hamilton Arts and
Letters. The poem “For Les” will appear in the 2023 summer issue of Tower Poetry; the poem
“The Love Song of Grindstone Marsh” will appear in The New Quarterly’s fall issue. Her
memoir in verse, The Way Through awaits publishing.

Lois Anne DeLong is a freelance writer living in Queens, New York, and is an active member of Woodside Writers, a literary forum that meets weekly. Her story "White Noise and Warm Dogs" was published by DarkWinter Literary Journal in July of 2024, and her stories have also appeared in Dear Booze. In her free time, DeLong enjoys going to the theatre, singing show tunes in piano bars, and cheering her beloved New York Mets.

Lorette C. Luzajic reads, writes, publishes, edits, and teaches flash fiction and prose poetry. Dark stories have appeared in Eclectica, DarkWinter, Ghost Parachute, Centaur, and beyond. Her work has been widely nominated, anthologized, taught in writing courses from Tennessee to Egypt, and translated into Urdu and Spanish. Two of her stories have been selected for Best Small Fictions anthologies. She is the founding editor of The Ekphrastic Review and The Mackinaw: a journal of prose poetry.