Contributors

Michael Igoe, instructor at Boston University's Center for Psych Rehab. Neurodiverse, city boy, Chicago now Boston.. Numerous works appear in journals and anthologies(available at amazon.com, lulu.com, barnesandnoble.com). NationalLibrary of Poetry Editor's Choice Award 1997. Twitter: MichaelIgoe5; poetry-in-motion.org

Michael Lee Johnson lived ten years in Canada, during the Vietnam era. Today he is a poet in the greater Chicagoland area, IL. He has 264 YouTube poetry videos. Michael Lee Johnson is an internationally published poet in 44 countries, several published poetry books, nominated for 4 Pushcart Prize awards, and 6 Best of the Net nominations. He is editor-in-chief of 3 poetry anthologies, all available on Amazon, and has several poetry books and chapbooks. He has over 453 published poems. Michael is the administrator of 6 Facebook Poetry groups. Member Illinois State Poetry Society: http://www.illinoispoets.org/.

Michael Londra's poetry, fiction, and reviews have appeared in The Arts Fuse, Asian Review of Books, The Fortnightly Review, and The Blue Mountain Review, among others. He also contributed six essays and the introduction to New Studies in Delmore Schwartz, forthcoming from MadHat Press.

Michael Pendragon is an American writer, poet, editor, and publisher currently residing in New York State. He published a pair of small press literary magazines: "Penny Dreadful" and "Songs of Innocence & Experience" (1996-2005). His poems have appeared in "Terror Tales," "The Horror Zine," "Danse Macabre," "The Romantics Quarterly," "The Dream Zone," “TheHypertexts,” "The Raintown Review," "The Roswell Review," "Boston Poetry Magazine," and "Forge."

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Michael Roque discovered his love for poetry and prose amid friends on the bleachers of Pasadena City College. Now he currently lives outside of the US and is being inspired by the world around him. His poems have been published by literary Magazines like Aurora Quarterly, Veridian Review, and CascadeJournal.

Michael writes from a shack overlooking the ocean just south of the edge of the world. He has been published in several literary magazines and plans a short story collection sometime before the Andromeda Galaxy collides with ours and …

Michelle C Jacobs is of Kanien'kehaka First Nations and European descent. Creative artistry has always been her passion. Beadwork, painting, and writing have been her creative outlets since youth. She has recently taken time from travelling the Powwow Trail to focus more on her writing. While she misses the nomadic life and the people of the Powwow Trail, she is pleased with her choice. Her two fur babies and four scaly babies make excellent artistic companions. Michelle currently resides in the Similkameen Valley of British Columbia on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Similamix people.

Miguel Rodríguez Otero’s poems appear in The Lake, Book of Matches, Red Fern Review, Wilderness House Literary Review, Scapegoat Review, Last Leaves Magazine, The Bluebird Word, DarkWinter Literary Magazine, The Raven’s Perch and Feminine Collective. He likes walking country roads and is friends with a heron that lives in the marsh near his home.

Miriam Dieckmann is a twenty-year-old woman, writer, and undergraduate student studying Creative Writing and Sociology at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario. Her work has been published in Brock University’s Creative Writing Anthology, The Phoenix Rising.

Mitchel Montagna has worked as a special education teacher, radio journalist, and corporate communicator. He is married and lives in Florida.

Mona Mehas (she, her) writes from the perspective of a retired disabled teacher in Indiana USA. A Pushcart nominee, her work has appeared in over 70 journals, anthologies, and online museums. Mona’s chapbooks are forthcoming from LJMcD Communications in 2024: ‘Questions I Didn’t Know I’d Asked’ in March and ‘Hand-Me-Downs’ in July. Two of her poems received first place honors in her state contest in 2023. Tweets @Patienc77732097. Follow everywhere at https://linktr.ee/monaiv or https://monamehas.net.

Monica has been involved in Community Theatre since the age of ten. In 1995 she received her Diploma in Film and Theatre from William Davis Centre for Actor’s Study. Since then, she has worked in Film and Television in Vancouver and has continued her work in Theatre in Vancouver and on the Sunshine Coast, BC. In addition to her work in theatre arts, she has been writing since her early teens. She has worked for a variety of small town newspapers as a reporter and theatre critic and has had some of her poetry pieces featured in a variety of smalltown publications.

Monique Berkin is currently working on her debut novel Sacrifice. When she isn’t writing, Monique enjoys running on forest trails, boating, or watching a good movie. Monique’s home is in Canada on Vancouver Island, where she lives with her husband and two children.

Uchechukwu Onyedikam (mystic poet) is a creative artist based in Lagos, Nigeria. He’s been published in Amsterdam Quarterly and several print and online journals and magazines. With regards to the intense passion he nurtures for poetry, he’s open to work with other creatives from around the world. He looks forward to exploring all of humanity with words in a world where everyone else is hurting from bombs and guns. His poem, ‘Ten Years’, is on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rXxmuJseh8w

N.K. Rowe is Chair of Fosseway Writers in Newark, Nottinghamshire, and was instrumental in the development of the group’s recent books, Burning Old School Ties (a collaborative novel) and The Brinwade Chronicles (a Gothic collection), writing several short stories for the latter. He has just finished writing his first novel, an adventurous jape set just before the Trojan War.
Twitter: @phoenicks_uk
Wordpress: https://babbitman.wordpress.com/

Nancy Bell lives in an old river city in the midwestern U.S., where she makes theatre and teaches at Saint Louis University. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in StoryQuarterly, Shenandoah, Terrain, and Flyway Journal. More about her work as a theatre artist and writer can be found at www.NancyEllenBell.com.

Natalye Childress (she/her) is a Berlin-based editor, writer, translator, and sad punk. She has an MA in creative writing, and her first book, The Aftermath of Forever, was published by Microcosm Publishing. Find her on Twitter @deutschbitte, Instagram @natalyereads, or https://www.natalye.com.

Nate Ritchie is a journalist, transcriptionist, and poet. He also enjoys writing horror fiction and often roams the wilderness in search of inspiration.

Nathan Bateman is a graduate from Queen’s University with Master’s in English and History. Powerlifting, sumo, and arm wrestling are among his prized pastimes—that is, when he's not struggling under poverty and devaluing his own labor through participation in the gig economy.

Nathan Scott Herzog is a screenwriter and playwright who lives and plays in Burlington, VT. Some of his previous work has appeared in Neat magazine and Minnesota Monthly.

Nathaniel Krenkel lives in Portland, Maine. He is the host of Rhizome Radio at WMPG, and runs the record labels Team Love and Oystertones. He’s a graduate of Bowdoin College and grew up in small-town Utah. Published work can be found at nathanielkrenkel.com

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Navraj Goyal lives in New Delhi, India with his beautiful wife and two gorgeous boys. He works as a commissioner in Indian Revenue Services and writes poems as a hobby. For him, writing is something that brings joy, something that happens spontaneously and sometimes it is the fun of capturing a fleeting thought as sometimes an idea could be gone as soon as it comes. He enjoys sharing his thoughts and feelings in this form with his friends and family.

Nicholas, or Nick as many call him, is a creative writer based in Canada. He spends much of his free time immersed in the world of words, crafting stories that explore the depths of the human experience. A lover of fiction, he enjoys expressing his ideas through imaginative narratives. Inspired by his passion for storytelling, Nicholas began writing short stories, which he affectionately refers to as "flavors." Each piece offers a unique experience, much like the unexpected bursts of taste found in a variety pack of candy. As a writer, he thrives on the element of surprise and seeks to engage readers with unpredictable twists and turns.

Nick Caccamo is a lifelong resident of Illinois who lives in the Chicago area. He has a degree in Rhetoric/Creative Writing from University of Illinois. In his spare time Nick enjoys watching (bad) movies, drinking (good) beer, taking (long) road trips, listening to (loud, ear-bleeding) music, cheering on (hopeless) Chicago sports teams, and writing (hopefully interesting and engaging) short stories. Nick is not particularly talented at writing short biographical statements about himself in the third person. He's up too late, distracted by the TV, probably has to work in the morning, and just doesn’t have time for this sort of thing. His fiction has previously appeared in Midwestern Gothic, Random Sample Review, and The McNeese Review.

Nick Young is a retired award-winning CBS News Correspondent. His short story "Strop" appeared in Dark winter. In addition, his writing has appeared in dozens of reviews, journals and anthologies. His first novel, "Deadline," was published in 2023. He can be found on Bluesky @youngnick.bsky.social. He lives outside Chicago.

Nicole Winans is an elementary library media specialist living in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two kids. Though she loves books of all kinds she especially enjoys Gothic literature and all written works about the mysterious. When she’s not reading or writing, you’ll most likely find her stabbing fabric with a needle and thread.

Nicole Wylie’s poetry has been published in Bi All Accounts: An Anthology of Bi+ Voices, Volume 1. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing from York University, and writes fiction and poetry in her spare time. She currently lives in Sturgeon Falls, ON.

Nina Trifan is a Canadian writer based in Toronto, Ontario. She is the author of the novel "The Country That Lives Within Me", published in English and translated into Romanian. Inspired by her own experience as an immigrant, her writing explores themes of identity and belonging. Nina is a member of The Writers' Union of Canada and the Canadian Authors Association. She is fascinated by words, flamenco, and white-sand beaches.

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Noelle Brody is a writer, poet, and freelance editor. Her work has been published in Arc Magazine and Canadian Literature. She is also a professional psychic reader. She believes that these spiritual and literary pursuits work symbiotically. When all facets of the world are perceived deeply and intuitively, and the process of thought evokes all of the senses, the words come naturally. Noelle resides in Thornhill, ON.

Nolcha Fox has written all her life, starting with poop and crayons on the walls. Her poems have been published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Alien Buddha Zine, The Red Lemon Review, Gone Lawn, Dark Entries, Duck Head Journal, Medusa’s Kitchen and others. Her chapbook, “My Father’s Ghost Hates Cats,” is available on Amazon.

Nuala McEvoy is from North West England, but has lived abroad for many years. She is lucky enough to have called many places home, including the UK, Romania, Turkey, North Africa, Spain and now Germany. The pandemic era gave Nuala the time to experiment with writing poetry and painting scenery, both of which she continues to do. She is happy to have had some of her poems published in Lighten Up Online, Funny Pearls UK and Little Old Lady Comedy.

Nyx Lewis Schmidt is a queer, non-binary, disabled, autistic poet. Their debut book, Claimings and Other Wild Things was published in 2022 by Latitude 46 Publishing. When speaking fails them, poetry is their voice. They live in Sudbury, Ontario with their wife and three gremlins - I mean, cats.

Owolusi Lucky is a Nigerian, he writes poetry, fiction, and non fiction. He has published or has work forthcoming in Noctivagant press, Crosscurrent, America Diversity Report, Afrorep, Decolonial Passage, Zoeticpress, Hallowzine, Scars publication, Sweety Cat Press, Macromicrocosm, Dietmilkmag, Collegevilleinstitute, Overtly Lit, A Solarpunk anthology and others.He shares his thoughts at: Africanmighty.art.blog Twitter @mighty_scribe

Özge Lena has a published novella titled “Otopsi” and her poems have appeared in Ink Sweat & Tears, Green Ink Poetry, Red Ogre Review, Harana, Acropolis Journal, The Phare, After Poetry, and elsewhere, and are also forthcoming in iamb and in The Selkie. Her poetry was shortlisted for the Ralph Angel Poetry Prize and Oxford Brookes International Poetry Competition in 2021 and for The Plough Poetry Prize in 2023.

P. H. Oliver was born and raised in Abercraf, Wales where Faeries, ghosts and a sense of humour were part of everyday life - and still are in Cambridge! Her novel The Gynesaurs was longlisted for the 2018 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (top ten in Canada). Two Pearls (2023) a short story published in Dark Winter Literary Magazine. Life in a Nutshell (2018), a personal essay was published nationally in the Globe and Mail. She is a humour columnist for Cassmates Alumni Newsletter (2016 – present) Patricia Delicia’s Titbits and Tattles, was a member of the 2019 Eden Mills Festival opening night reading panel, adjudicates the Cambridge Festival of Literary Arts (2019 – 2023). In 2024 she was honoured to receive the 2023 Bernice Adams Award for the Literary Arts. She is currently compiling a short story collection entitled, “Shrouded in Laughter. Stories about the lighter side of death” and a novel entitled, “Don’t Forget The Faeries”, a tale about how a young girl brings The Faeries to Canada during the Irish Potato Famine.

Paden Smith is an American author, artist, and singer-songwriter. Raised on a ranch in Wyoming, his creative works are heavily inspired by his experience as a member of the queer community steeped in religion and cowboy culture. Initially billed as a gospel artist, he released his debut album in 2008. A proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Paden experienced pushback in gospel music and left the industry to artistically express himself freely and authentically. True to his roots, he pivoted to the country-pop genre in the hopes of spreading a message of inclusivity and helping to diversify the country music landscape. Still serving in the military as a naval officer, he focuses his free time on his creative outlets. He continues to write new music for an upcoming country-pop album. His music, writings, and artwork can be found on all social platforms (@pdnsmth) and on his official website (www.padensmithmusic.com).

Pam Avoledo's work can be found at pamavoledo.com

Patricia J. Esposito's fiction and poetry appear in numerous anthologies, including Main Street Rag’s Crossing Lines, Cohesion Press’s Blurring the Line, AnnaPurna’s Clarify, Timbre’s Stories of Music, and Undertow’s Apparitions, and in magazines, including Litro USA, Karamu, Rose and Thorn, Not One of Us, Midnight Street, and Clean Sheets. She has received honorable mentions in Datlow's Year's Best Fantasy and Horror collections, is a two-time winner of Rhino’s Reader=Writer award, and is a Pushcart Prize nominee. When not chasing the enticing muse of creativity, she works as an editor, spends time with family, and listens to music with a jigsaw puzzle at hand.

Patricia Wallesverd is an old poet living in the northwoods of Wisconsin with a husband and a dog named Dot. She finds much inspiration in the nature that surrounds her as well as everyday living. In previous lives, she has been a cocktail waitress, a mom and pop grocery store cashier, an emergency room clerk, as well as a high school English teacher. She has had poetry published in the Wisconsin Review, Barney Street, NOTA, among others.

Pat Connors first chapbook, Scarborough Songs, was released by Lyricalmyrical Press in
2013, and charted on the Toronto Poetry Map. Other publication credits include: The Toronto Quarterly; Spadina Literary Review; Sharing Spaces; Tamaracks; and Tending the Fire. His first full collection, The Other Life, is newly released by Mosaic Press.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.j.connors.3
Twitter: https://twitter.com/81912CON

Patrick Wright has a poetry collection, Full Sight Of Her, published by Eyewear (2020). He has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and teaches English Literature and Creative Writing at the Open University. He is also currently finishing a PhD in Creative Writing, on the ekphrasis of modern and contemporary art, supervised by Jane Yeh and Siobhan Campbell.

Paul Bavister has published three volumes of poetry, including The Prawn Season (Two Rivers Press). His work has appeared in numerous magazines.

Paul Brookes is a shop asst. Lives in a cat house full of teddy bears. First play performed at The Gulbenkian Theatre, Hull. His chapbooks include debut chapbook: The Fabulous Invention Of Barnsley, (Dearne Community Arts, 1993). Collections: A World Where and She Needs That Edge (Nixes Mate Press, 2017, 2018), The Spermbot Blues (OpPRESS, 2017) is Sci-Fi poetry, Please Take Change (Cyberwit.net, 2018), As Folk Over Yonder (Afterworld Books, 2019).
A poetry collaboration with artist Jane Cornwell resulted in “Wonderland in Alice, plus other ways of seeing”, (JC Studio Press, 2021). The beginning of the “Ganders” septology, whose other books are: “As Folktaleteller” (ImpSpired, 2022), “These Random Acts of Wildness, (Glass Head Press, 2023), “Othernesses”, (JC Studio Press, 2023), Wolf Eye (Red Ceilings Press, 2023), Wolf Eye Territory (ImpSpired, 2024), and Ever Striding Edge (DarkWinter Press, 2024).

Paul Edward Costa is a poet, spoken word artist, organiser, and teacher. He directs the Outer Haven Poetry Night series, is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets, and a former Poet Laureate for the City of Mississauga. He won the Mississauga Arts Council’s Emerging Literary Arts Award in 2019 and has published in many journals such as Purely Liminal Magazine, Locust Shells Journal, and Blank Spaces Magazine. He has recently published “Vigils of the Night Office” (DarkWinter Press) and “Some Half-Human Creature Thing” (Mosaic Press). He has featured at many poetry reading series across Canada.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PaulEdwardCosta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paul.edward.costa/
Twitter: @paul_e_costa

Paul Goudarzi-Fry is a poet and photographer from New Hampshire. He received his MFA at the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU.

Paul Hilding lives at the end of a lonely country road in Idaho. On the night of the Black Moon, and on other similarly auspicious occasions, he still indulges his appetite for flesh, usually paired with a fine French or Spanish wine. His other published short stories are collected at www.paulhilding.com

Paul Lee served as a columnist for a newspaper. His published short stories have appeared in Black Petals Magazine, Goats Milk Magazine, HST Magazine, and Grim & Gilded. Writing fiction has been his passion for most of his life. When not putting pen to paper, he enjoys reading, exploring nature, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Paul Lonardo is a freelance writer and author with numerous titles, both fiction and nonfiction books. Paul has placed short stories and nonfiction pieces in various genre magazines and ezines. He is a contributing writer for several publications, including Tales from the Moonlit Path, and an HWA member. His latest anthology, Dark Little Things, features 25 short tales of dark fantasy and horror. Visit Paul's author website www.thegoblinpitcher.com

Paul Marandina is British and lives in Somerset, England. He has stories and poetry published by AlienBuddha Press, Loft Books, BlackBough Poems, DarkWinter Literary Magazine and Paragraphplanet.
Paul is an editor at ABCTales.com and tutors students in economics, maths and english. He lives in a harmony of sorts with his wife, four cats and their tortoise.
Paul loves to write whilst drinking copious cups of coffee.
You can find him on Twitter PaulP@BeeRummie and SoundCloud http://soundcloud.com/user-62051685